Mental Health Safety Net Grant
Mental Health Safety Net Grant supports Minnesota mental health providers offering free or reduced-cost care to uninsured, low-income youth under 21 to strengthen the state's mental health safety net.
Funder: Minnesota Department of Health
Due Dates: August 27, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. Central Time (Letter of Intent) | October 23, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. Central Time (Full application)
Funding Amounts: Estimated $394,000 available this cycle, allocated annually in proportion to uninsured youth served
Summary: Supports eligible Minnesota mental health providers offering free or reduced-cost care to uninsured, low-income youth under age 21.
Key Information: A previously submitted Letter of Intent is required to submit a full application.
Description
The Mental Health Safety Net Grant is administered by the Minnesota Department of Health through its Office of Rural Health and Primary Care (ORHPC). Authorized by Minnesota Statute 145.929, it supports eligible mental health provider organizations serving uninsured youth under age 21. The program strengthens the mental health safety net through providers offering free or reduced-cost care to young people whose families have low incomes.
This is a service-delivery grant rather than a mental health research initiative. Funding is awarded annually and distributed proportionally among eligible programs based on the number of uninsured patients under age 21 served. The program therefore ties support to the volume of uninsured youth receiving care.
