The Health Professionals Clinical Training Expansion (HPCE) grant program support the establishment or expansion of clinical training for eligible health professional training programs.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/09/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Providing funding opportunities for clinical training programs will strengthen Minnesota’s health care workforce and increase access to primary care and mental health services for rural and underserved urban communities. This grant program funds activities associated with planning and implementing new clinical training programs and expanding the number of professionals trained through existing clinical training programs in rural and underserved urban areas in Minnesota.
Priorities

Health Equity Priorities

The Health Professionals Clinical Training Expansion Grant seeks to expand Minnesota’s health care workforce by establishing and expanding clinical training opportunities, with a particular focus on increasing the number of health professionals serving in rural and underserved urban communities in Minnesota. Clinical training is a necessary component of health professional education, but capacity for clinical training is limited and barriers to expansion exist. 
This grant will serve:

Rural and underserved urban communities by strengthening Minnesota’s health care workforce and improving access to health care.
Eligible health professional programs and students by expanding clinical training opportunities.

Grant outcomes will include:

Greater access to health care in rural and underserved urban Minnesota communities.
An increase in the number of clinical training opportunities for health professionals.

Other Competitive Priorities

Program advances health equity.
Program incorporates strong model of team-based primary care.
Program is likely to be sustainable after the grant period.

Funding Information
The Minnesota Legislature has appropriated $500,000 annually for this program.
Distribution of Funding:

Eligible clinical training programs may receive up to $75,000 for a one-year planning project.
Eligible clinical training programs may receive up to $300,000 for a three-year expansion project.

Eligible Expenses 
Grant funds awarded may only be spent to cover the costs of:

Establishing or expanding clinical training for physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, pharmacists, dental therapists, advanced dental therapists, and mental health professionals in Minnesota. 
Recruitment, training, and retention of students and faculty. 
Connecting students with appropriate clinical training sites, internships, practicums, or externship activities. 
Development and implementation of health equity and cultural responsiveness training. 
Supporting clinical education in which trainees are part of a team-based primary care model. 
Travel and lodging for students. 
Faculty, student and preceptor salaries, incentives, or other financial support. 
Training site improvements, fees, equipment, and supplies required to establish, maintain, or expand an eligible training program. 
Evaluations of the clinical training program(s).

Eligibility Criteria 
Eligible applicants are programs that fulfill the following criteria:

Are located in Minnesota and train, or propose to train, students residing and working in Minnesota. 
Plan to establish or expand clinical training for students in the following health professional programs:

Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Program 

Must be accredited as a master’s, doctoral, or postgraduate level advanced practice registered nursing program by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education or by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, or be a candidate for accreditation.

Dental Therapy Program or Advanced Dental Therapy Program 

Must be approved by the Minnesota Board of Dentistry or currently accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. 

Mental Health Professional Program 

Must be accredited by the appropriate accrediting body for clinical social work, psychology, marriage and family therapy, or licensed professional clinical counseling, or be a candidate for accreditation. 
A mental health professional is defined as an individual providing clinical services in the treatment of mental illness who meets one of the qualifications under MN Statutes

Pharmacy Program 

Must be accredited as a Doctor of Pharmacy program by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education. 

Physician Assistant Program

Must be accredited as a physician assistant program by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant or be a candidate for accreditation. 

Applicants must be able to demonstrate membership and compliance with the corresponding accrediting bodies. 
Applicants from the same organization may hold two grants as long as they are providing clinical training program planning or expansion in two different departments.

For more information, visit MDH.