Social and health services need stable funding to meet community members’ changing needs and remain sustainable for future generations. Grants are sources of funding that help long-term services and supports (LTSS) achieve these goals.
Disability services innovation grants promote new ideas to achieve positive outcomes for people with disabilities. It is also important to maximize the capacity, strengths and unique abilities of families to best support their family members with a disability. All of them require grantees to use new ways to help people with disabilities in Minnesota:
Work and earn money
Live in housing of their choice
Choose their care providers, their friends and social activities.
Live Well at Home grants aim to strengthen a community’s ability to provide affordable Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) for older persons. They are available to public and private for-profit and non-profit agencies. The funds are for projects that expand, integrate and sustain the services and infrastructure that enable older adults to remain in their own homes and communities. Grantees may use the funds to support family, friends and neighbors in caregiving.
Age-Friendly Minnesota (AFMN) Council, in cooperation with the MN Department of Human Services, is launching the AFMN Grants Program to help communities work on age-friendly projects and become better places for all Minnesotans to grow older.
The CL QI grant program supports provider-initiated projects to improve quality of services for people receiving Customized Living services. The grant program focuses on the following policy objectives:
Providing more efficient, higher quality services
Encouraging home and community-based services (HCBS) providers to innovate
Equipping HCBS providers with organizational tools and expertise to improve their quality
Incentivizing HCBS providers to invest in better services
The Minnesota Board on Aging administers a competitive grant program focusing on dementia and its impact on caregivers. Grants are intended to:
Increase awareness of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
Promote the benefits of screening for early identification of dementias
Increase the rate of cognitive testing in the population at risk for dementias, and/or
Connect family, friends and neighbors who are caregiving to education, support and resources
Increase the availability of respite for family, friends and neighbors caring for people with dementia, and provide information, education, and training to respite caregivers and volunteers
The Family Support Grant program provides state cash grants to families of children with certified disabilities. The goal is to prevent or delay out-of-home placement of children with disabilities and promote family health and social well-being by providing access to family-centered services and supports.
The 2023-2024 Mental Health Grants report evaluates the programs that are funded under Minnesota Statutes and includes both adult and children's mental health state grant funded services. This report includes for each grant an explanation of the program, an overview of the activities that the grants funded between fiscal years 2023 and 2024 and outcomes data for the programs in either fiscal year or calendar year, depending upon how specific grant data are collected.
These grants are for Home and Community-Based Service (HCBS) providers serving older adults and people with disabilities. Grants can go to new organizations looking to become an HCBS provider or to existing providers wanting to expand their services or the number of people they serve. Additionally, there are grants for non-profit social services organizations, religious organizations, or other non-profit agencies to connect Medicaid eligible people to HCBS providers who provide culturally specific and culturally responsive available services to historically underserved communities throughout Minnesota.
Supporting New Americans in the Long-Term Care (LTC) Workforce Grants aim to support New Americans and their employers to enter, maintain and grow in the long-term care workforce. Grant funding supports activities including but not limited to:
Developing connections to employment with LTC employers and potential employees.
Providing recruitment, training, guidance, mentorship, and other support services necessary to encourage employment, employee retention, and successful community integration.
Providing career education, wraparound support services, and job skills training in high-demand health care and LTC fields.
Paying for program expenses related to LTC professions, including supportive services to help participants attend classes, such as childcare, transportation, and mental health supports.
Supporting LTC employers who are eager to prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in their workplace but may have faced limitations due to funding constraints. Employers committed to enhancing cultural competency through initiatives like on-site continuing education or training programs tailored to support New American employees are encouraged to apply.
Technology for HOME offers at-home, in-person assistive technology (AT) consultation and technical assistance to help people with disabilities live more independently. People who want to stay in their own home or move to their own home direct the outcome, and technology for HOME helps with the AT resources. The grant is awarded to one contractor in Minnesota.
