A Request for Proposal has been posted to the MDH Grants and Loan page.

Request for Proposal: Rural Primary Care Residency Training Grant Program

Intent to Apply deadline: Wednesday, July 30, 2025, 4:30 P.M. CT
Application deadline: Friday, September 5, 2025, 4:30 P.M. CT

Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants are programs, sponsors, and potential sponsors of rural primary care residency programs located in Minnesota. Program partners such as clinical training sites are eligible applicants for program sustainability funds. Eligible programs fulfill all the following criteria:

• Train, or propose to train, medical residents in:
   o     A new rural residency training program,
   o     A new rural residency training track within an existing residency                         program, or
   o     A community-based ambulatory care center that primarily serves the               underserved and is proposing to add a rural residency training                           program or track.
• Train, or propose to train, medical residents in the following primary care specialties:
    o     Family medicine,
    o     General internal medicine,
    o     General pediatrics,
    o     General surgery,
    o     Geriatrics, or
    o     Psychiatry.
• Are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or present a credible plan to obtain accreditation.

Learn more at Rural Primary Care Residency Training Grant Program.

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