Active — ongoing, noncompetitive, quarterly application cyclesAtlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Minnesota Regional Data Models Funding
Minnesota Department of Health funding for collaborating Community Health Boards and Tribes to build and sustain regional public-health data infrastructure.
FundingUp to $1.6 million annually for regional data models; up to 8 regions; up to $200,000 per region per year; five-year grant agreement.
DeadlineQuarterly at 11:59 PM. Next deadline: September 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM for projects beginning January 1, 2027; subsequent listed deadlines include December 31, 2026 and March 30, 2027. MDH does not publish a time zone for these cutoffs on the current funding page.
Last verifiedSeptember 29, 2026
Required next actionConfirm a legitimate collaborating region of Minnesota Community Health Boards and/or Tribes and verify that proposed participating jurisdictions are not already committed to another funded regional application. Define the shared regional data model, governance, capacity gaps and fiscal-host approach; prepare the first-year budget estimate and proposed subcontract information; enter all required responses directly in REDCap because attachments are not accepted; and submit by September 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM for the January 1, 2027 start cycle. Do not infer the cutoff time zone. Costs incurred before a fully executed grant agreement are not reimbursable.
Broad Eligibility
Minnesota Community Health Boards and Tribes may apply collaboratively, with one application per region. A participating Community Health Board or Tribe cannot remain in more than one funded regional application. The model must create or sustain shared regional public-health assessment and surveillance capacity; a fiscal host is determined through contract negotiation. Four regional models were active as of July 2026: Northwest 8, Southwest, South Central, and Southeast.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 88/100. Minnesota public-health infrastructure funding for collaborative regional data models that increase assessment and surveillance capacity through shared staffing, knowledge, skills, governance, data access, collection, management, use, and sharing. Up to $1.6 million is available annually for up to eight regions, with up to $200,000 per region per year. Community Health Boards and Tribes apply collaboratively; one form is submitted per region.
The Minnesota Department of Health accepts ongoing quarterly applications for Regional Data Models Funding through the Minnesota Public Health Infrastructure Fund. The program supports collaborative regional public-health assessment and surveillance capacity among Minnesota Community Health Boards and Tribes through shared staffing, knowledge, skills, data access, collection, analysis, management, sharing and use.
MDH states that up to $1.6 million annually may support regional data models, with up to eight regions funded and up to $200,000 per region per year. The next listed application cutoff is September 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM for projects beginning January 1, 2027; subsequent listed cutoffs include December 31, 2026 and March 30, 2027. MDH does not publish a time zone for these cutoffs on the current funding page, so Atlas does not infer one.
One collaborative REDCap application is submitted per region. A participating Community Health Board or Tribe cannot remain in more than one funded regional application, and the fiscal host is determined during contract negotiation. No match is required. Applicants provide a first-year budget estimate and proposed subcontract information when applicable. The current application instructions do not permit attachments in REDCap; required responses must be entered in the application text fields.
MDH describes the funding as ongoing and noncompetitive. Four regional data models were active as of July 2026: Northwest 8, Southwest, South Central, and Southeast. Applicant-level outreach therefore requires confirmation that the proposed participating jurisdictions are not already committed to a funded regional model and that the collaboration is legitimate. Work performed before a fully executed grant agreement is not reimbursable.
Atlas Opportunity Score: 88/100. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 5/100. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. This is a strong public-health data-infrastructure opportunity, but its core purpose is regional public-health capacity rather than remote physical examination, clinical technology, diagnostics, RPM, or physician services. Atlas should not force N9+ or QC Healthcare into the project.
Source verificationOfficial government source · www.health.mn.govAtlas last verified this record September 29, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
