Rural Hospital Capital Improvement Grant
Rural Hospital Capital Improvement Grant supports Minnesota rural hospitals in updating, remodeling, or replacing aging facilities and equipment to maintain hospital operations.
Funder: Minnesota Department of Health
Due Dates: October 19, 2026 (Applications open) | November 10, 2026 (Informational webinar) | December 11, 2026, 4:30 p.m. Central Time (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $45,000–$125,000 per award; $1,755,000 available for an anticipated 18 grants
Summary: Supports Minnesota rural hospitals in updating, remodeling, or replacing aging facilities and equipment necessary to maintain hospital operations.
Key Information: Applicants must be non-federal, not-for-profit general acute care hospitals with 50 or fewer beds meeting the rural location requirements.
Description
The Rural Hospital Capital Improvement Grant supports modernization projects at eligible rural hospitals in Minnesota. Administered by the Minnesota Department of Health’s Office of Rural Health and Primary Care (ORHPC), the program funds work to update, remodel, or replace aging hospital facilities and equipment necessary to maintain hospital operations.
The program focuses on the physical infrastructure and equipment on which continued hospital operations depend. Supported projects may address existing facilities and equipment through updates or remodeling, or replace aging infrastructure. The grant is authorized by Minnesota Statutes, Section 144.148.
