Primary Care Residency Expansion Grant
Primary Care Residency Expansion Grant supports Minnesota residency programs in creating programs and adding training positions to address physician shortages and improve rural and underserved access to care.
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Funder: Minnesota Department of Health
Due Dates: September 1, 2026 (Applications open) | October 12, 2026, 4:30 p.m. Central Time (Questions) | October 16, 2026, 4:30 p.m. Central Time (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $1,900,000 available; approximately 5–6 awards of $75,000–$400,000; agreements typically three years
Summary: Supports new Minnesota primary care residency programs and additional residency positions to improve rural and underserved access.
Key Information: Applicants must maintain existing resident numbers plus funded new positions and verify resident counts annually.
Description
The Minnesota Department of Health’s Office of Rural Health and Primary Care administers this program under Minnesota Statutes Section 144.1506. It funds planning and implementation of new primary care residency programs or newly created positions in existing Minnesota programs. The goal is to address physician shortages and increase access to primary care in rural and underserved communities, rather than support existing positions alone.
Eligible specialties include family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, psychiatry—including child psychiatry fellowships—geriatrics, and general surgery. Competitive priorities include rural or underserved training rotations, graduate placement in those Minnesota communities, and curricula preparing physicians to address health inequities and work cross-culturally. New programs may demonstrate a strong commitment and strategies for graduate placement instead of an existing placement record.
