Rural Family Medicine Residency Grant
Forecasted
Rural Family Medicine Residency Grant supports family medicine residency programs, funding current and new training positions to address primary care physician shortages in rural Minnesota.
This grant was recently updated
Applications are now closed; the Rural Family Medicine Residency Grant was previously listed as open with an October 30 deadline. The next opening is anticipated in summer 2027.
Funder: Minnesota Department of Health
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Approximately $1,000,000 for 3–4 grantees; up to $400,000 per new residency position
Summary: Supports current and new family medicine residency positions to address primary care physician shortages in rural Minnesota.
Key Information: Existing nonprofit residency programs must demonstrate that at least 25% of recent graduates practice outside Minnesota’s seven-county metropolitan area.
Description
The Minnesota Department of Health’s Office of Rural Health and Primary Care (ORHPC) administers this grant to support existing, not-for-profit family medicine residency programs serving rural Minnesota. Created by the Minnesota Legislature and authorized under Minnesota Statutes section 144.1912, the program funds current and new residency positions, with priority given to new positions.
The program addresses rural primary care physician shortages by sustaining and expanding rural-focused residency training. It supports programs located outside the seven-county metropolitan area that prepare physicians to serve rural communities and have a demonstrated record of placing graduates in rural Minnesota. Training opportunities give residents experience and community connections intended to encourage them to remain in rural practice.
