Rural Health Transformation Program: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Initiatives

Summary

The Minnesota Department of Health is offering competitive grants under the Rural Health Transformation Program: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Initiatives. The initiative, funded by CMS/HHS, aims to expand and improve child and adolescent mental health systems in rural Minnesota through regional collaboration, workforce training, outreach, and service infrastructure for crisis services. Approximately $1,782,000 will be awarded this cycle to 5–10 regional collaborations. Eligible applicants are Child and Adolescent Mental Health Collaboratives (including Integrated Children’s Mental Health and Family Services Collaboratives), counties or consortia of counties/county health boards, consortia/regions serving Adult Mental Health Initiatives (strongly encouraged to apply as groups), and Tribal Nations. The program is 100% federally funded, with a total federal funding pool of $193,090,618.14 and no matching requirement. Applications close on June 15, 2026.

Eligibility

Applicants must be located in Minnesota and serve rural communities outside of the seven-county metropolitan area (Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka, Washington, Carver, and Scott counties). Eligible entities include: established Child and Adolescent Mental Health Collaboratives (including Integrated Children’s Mental Health and Family Services Collaboratives), counties or consortia of counties/county health boards, current consortia/regions serving Minnesota’s Adult Mental Health Initiatives (strongly encouraged to apply in the same group configuration), and Tribal Nations.

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