UpcomingAtlas Opportunity Score 96/100
31 days leftVerified August 29, 2026
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Minnesota Department of Health will open the Rural Family Medicine Residency Grant letter-of-intent window September 1, with approximately $1 million available and up to $400,000 for each new residency position. The LOI is due September 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT and full applications are due October 30.
Required next actionPrepare for the September 1 LOI opening by confirming the family medicine residency is outside Minnesota's seven-county metropolitan area, documents a rural training focus, meets the three-year rural graduate placement threshold, and has current ACGME accreditation or candidacy. Define any new residency positions, preserve the required baseline resident count, and submit the LOI through the ORHPC Grants Portal by 4:30 PM CT on September 30.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 96/100
15 days leftVerified August 30, 2026
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Minnesota Department of Health is seeking a qualified vendor to assess rural telehealth gaps and design options for a statewide Rural Telehealth Services Center or alternative model. Responses are due September 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM CT through the Minnesota Supplier Portal.
Required next actionConfirm the bidder has substantial experience in rural healthcare, telehealth needs assessments, program evaluation and stakeholder engagement; register or verify access in the Minnesota Supplier Portal; retrieve SWIFT Event 2000018606 and all current attachments; define the needs-assessment methodology, rural-provider and patient stakeholder plan, gap analysis, specialty-access priorities, organizational models, sustainability framework and design deliverables; complete the official cost proposal; submit questions by September 2 if needed; and submit the complete response by noon CT on September 14.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 95/100
4 days leftVerified August 29, 2026
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Minnesota Department of Health has an estimated $1.122 million available for 10 to 13 awards supporting innovative clinical dental education and expanded dental access for underserved populations. Applications are due September 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT.
Required next actionConfirm the applicant is an eligible teaching institution or clinical dental training site providing accredited training, or actively seeking accreditation with a reasonable expectation of success; document the policy ensuring patients are not denied services because of inability to pay; finalize the project, budget and due-diligence materials; and submit through the ORHPC Grants Portal by 4:30 PM CT on September 3.
UpcomingAtlas Opportunity Score 95/100
47 days leftVerified August 29, 2026
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Minnesota Department of Health will open a $1.9 million primary care residency expansion cycle on September 1, 2026, with approximately five to six awards from $75,000 to $400,000. Applications close October 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT.
Required next actionPrepare now for the September 1 opening by confirming the residency program, sponsor or potential sponsor is located in Minnesota and serves an eligible primary care specialty, document accreditation or sponsorship readiness and the new program or new residency positions to be supported, complete budget and due-diligence materials, and submit through the ORHPC Grants Portal by 4:30 PM CT on October 16.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 95/100
2 days leftVerified August 30, 2026
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Minnesota Department of Health is seeking one statewide organization to administer the Pediatric Hearing Device Loan Program. Estimated funding is $69,000 per year, up to $345,000 over five years. A mandatory Notice of Intent is due September 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT, with the full application due September 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT.
Required next actionAct before the September 1 Notice of Intent deadline. Confirm the organization has statewide capacity and demonstrated knowledge of best practices for fitting children from birth through age ten with hearing devices; email the required Notice of Intent to MDH by 4:30 PM CT on September 1; create or confirm the Foundant account; build the project narrative, five-year work plan, budget, due-diligence package and indirect-cost documentation; and submit the full application through Foundant by 4:30 PM CT on September 14.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 94/100
12 days leftVerified August 30, 2026
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Minnesota Department of Health is seeking an experienced vendor to analyze the financial and operational sustainability of rural maternity care and develop recommendations that will inform future pilot grants for hospitals and health systems. Responses are due September 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM CT.
Required next actionMove immediately if questions remain because the question deadline is August 31 at noon CT. Confirm at least five years of relevant experience in stakeholder facilitation, health services research, hospital finance or cost accounting, and rural healthcare; document experience with state policy-development research and broad stakeholder-informed study design; retrieve SWIFT Event 2000018576 and all attachments; build the financial-analysis, service-capacity, stakeholder-engagement and recommendation methodology; complete the official cost proposal; and submit the full response through the Minnesota Supplier Portal by noon CT on September 11.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 94/100
31 days leftVerified August 29, 2026
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Minnesota Department of Health has $3.451 million available for site-based clinical training, with FY2027 priorities focused on rural primary care and oral health. Applications are due September 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT.
Required next actionConfirm the clinical training site is actively enrolled in the Minnesota Health Care Program and has a valid NPI, verify the site's fiscal-year 2025 clinical training data and alignment with the rural primary care or oral-health priorities, review the MERC application workflow and SBCT guidance, and complete the application in the MERC Online Portal by 4:30 PM CT on September 30.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 93/100
4 days leftVerified August 29, 2026
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Minnesota Department of Health is offering $348,000 for culturally informed clinical health services for American Indian people living off reservations, with an estimated four to five awards up to $100,000. Applications close September 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT.
Required next actionConfirm the applicant is a Tribal Nation or qualifying nonprofit providing clinical health services to American Indian people residing off reservations, define the culturally informed preventive, medical, dental or mental-health service model and target population, complete MDH due-diligence and budget materials, and submit through the ORHPC Grants Portal by 4:30 PM CT on September 3.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 92/100
Verified August 29, 2026
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Minnesota Department of Health is accepting Round 4 applications for new Public Health Infrastructure Fund innovation projects from Community Health Boards and Tribal Nations through September 30, 2026. New projects are generally expected to receive $100,000 to $400,000 per year.
Required next actionConfirm the applicant is a Minnesota Community Health Board or Tribal Nation, define a new innovation project within the Foundational Public Health Responsibilities Framework, build the required cross-jurisdiction collaboration and partner buy-in, document the benefit to Minnesota's public-health system, and submit the Round 4 application through the state REDCap process by September 30. Verify the exact closing time in the application system because the public page does not state one.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 91/100
22 days leftVerified August 29, 2026
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Minnesota Department of Health expects to award $400,000 to $500,000 to nonprofit or postsecondary organizations helping immigrant international medical graduates enter the Minnesota healthcare workforce. Applications are due September 21, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT.
Required next actionConfirm the organization is a Minnesota nonprofit or postsecondary educational institution in good financial standing with strong experience serving immigrants and refugees, working with international medical graduates, and providing healthcare career guidance and support. Build the service model, outcomes, budget and due-diligence package and submit through the ORHPC Grants Portal by 4:30 PM CT on September 21.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 91/100
Verified August 30, 2026
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
Minnesota DEED is accepting Partnership and Pathways workforce-training grant applications through September 14, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. CT, with grants of up to $500,000 for eligible education or workforce intermediaries partnering with Minnesota businesses. Short-form and pre-development applications are due October 5, 2026.
Required next actionIdentify a Minnesota accredited educational institution or eligible workforce intermediary and a participating Minnesota business with a defined training need; choose Partnership or Pathways; confirm the required business match, training scope, budget and forms; and submit the complete application as one PDF to deed.mjsp@state.mn.us by the applicable deadline.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 86/100
Verified August 30, 2026
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Minnesota's 2026/2027 State Loan Repayment Program is open through September 9, 2026 for eligible primary-care clinicians who commit to at least two years at a program-approved site in a federally designated Minnesota Health Professional Shortage Area.
Required next actionConfirm the clinician is an eligible licensed professional and can practice full-time or part-time as a primary care clinician for at least two years at a program-approved Minnesota site located in a federally designated HPSA; review the current 2026/2027 Program Information Notice and loan-eligibility rules; verify the site's program approval and service commitment; and submit through the MDH process by September 9, 2026.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 82/100
38 days leftVerified August 30, 2026
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Required next actionConfirm the applicant is a licensed Minnesota RN, or will be licensed and working by March following the application deadline, has at least $6,000 in eligible educational debt, and will provide direct patient care at least 30 hours per week for at least 45 weeks per year at a Minnesota nonprofit or public hospital. Submit the individual application through the MDH Online Grants Portal by October 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM CT.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 79/100
Verified August 30, 2026
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
Minnesota DEED State Services for the Blind is accepting qualified providers through November 30, 2026 for multiple Disability Innovation Fund contracts covering adjustment-to-blindness, rehabilitation training, Progressive Employment and related employment services for blind, low-vision and DeafBlind customers.
Required next actionReview the current SSB DIF RFP and online application, verify provider qualifications and service capacity, and submit the required online application plus instructed response email before the November 30, 2026 close date.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 78/100
26 days leftVerified August 30, 2026
Minnesota Department of Education
Minnesota Department of Education funding for student-led school health and wellbeing projects using the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model.
Required next actionConfirm applicant eligibility as a Minnesota public school district, charter school, or Tribally controlled school; organize a representative student-led planning group; select one or more WSCC focus areas; develop the required narrative and Excel budget; obtain the required authorized signature; and email the complete application package to MDE by September 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM CT.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 78/100
Verified August 30, 2026
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
Minnesota DEED State Services for the Blind is accepting qualified providers through November 30, 2026 for multiple contracts covering adjustment-to-blindness, rehabilitation training, employment services and pre-employment transition services for applicants and eligible blind, low-vision and DeafBlind customers.
Required next actionReview the current SSB services RFP and online application, verify provider qualifications and service capacity, and submit the required online application plus instructed response email before the November 30, 2026 close date.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 76/100
Verified August 30, 2026
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
Minnesota DEED Disability Determination Services maintains an ongoing FY2023-FY2027 solicitation for medical contractors to review Social Security disability claims on the secured SSA network. The state anticipates multiple contracts, with applications continuing to be accepted as needed through the FY2027 solicitation period.
Required next actionReview the current RFP professional qualification requirements and proposal instructions, verify responder eligibility, and submit through the DEED Disability Determination Services process while the ongoing solicitation remains open.
Active — application phase limited to timely LOI submittersAtlas Opportunity Score 72/100
54 days leftVerified August 30, 2026
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Minnesota is accepting full Mental Health Safety Net Grant applications through October 23, 2026 from eligible community mental health providers that submitted the required Letter of Intent by August 27. Approximately $394,000 is available and will be distributed proportionally among eligible programs serving uninsured youth under age 21.
Required next actionFor organizations that timely submitted the required Letter of Intent, confirm statutory provider designation and Safety Net eligibility, complete the qualifying-data attestation and budget, and submit through the ORHPC Online Grants Portal by October 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT. Organizations that did not submit the required Letter of Intent by August 27 are not newly eligible to enter this cycle.
