Primary Care Residency Expansion Grant
Forecasted
Primary Care Residency Expansion Grant supports Minnesota residency programs with funding for new programs and training positions to address physician shortages and improve rural and underserved care access.
This grant was recently updated
Applications are now closed; the previous open listing showed an extended October 30 deadline. The next opening is anticipated in fall 2027.
Funder: Minnesota Department of Health
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $75,000–$400,000 per award; estimated $1,900,000 total for approximately 5–6 awards
Summary: Supports new Minnesota primary care residency programs and newly created residency positions to improve access to care in rural and underserved communities.
Key Information: Funding focuses on residency expansion, rather than supporting existing residency positions alone.
Description
The Primary Care Residency Expansion Grant is administered by the Minnesota Department of Health through its Office of Rural Health and Primary Care (ORHPC). Authorized by Minnesota Statutes Section 144.1506, it supports the establishment of new primary care residency programs and the training of eligible residents in newly created positions within existing Minnesota programs.
The program addresses primary care physician shortages by expanding residency training capacity, with the goal of increasing access to primary care for rural and underserved communities. Its specialty scope includes family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, psychiatry—including child psychiatry fellowships—geriatrics, and general surgery. The focus is on adding programs or training positions, rather than supporting existing positions alone.
