The Rural Hospital Capital Improvement Grant Program awards grants to eligible rural hospitals for modernization projects to update, remodel or replace aging hospital facilities and equipment necessary to maintain the operations of a hospital.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/31/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 4 Years
Details:
Health Equity Priorities
It is the policy of the State of Minnesota to ensure fairness, precision, equity, and consistency in competitive grant awards. This includes implementing diversity and inclusion in grant-making.
This program serves diverse communities in rural areas of Minnesota and promotes equitable access to health care by supporting capital improvements that small rural hospitals need to maintain operations.
Grant outcomes will include:
- Hospitals will update, remodel, or replace aging facilities and equipment necessary to maintain operations.
- Access to hospital services will be preserved and improved for rural Minnesota communities.
Eligible Projects
The Rural Hospital Capital Improvement Grant Program funds modernization projects to update, remodel, or replace aging hospital facilities and equipment necessary to maintain the operations of a hospital. There are two categories of eligible projects:
- Purchase and installation of new hospital equipment (including establishing an electronic health records system)
- Construction work on new or existing hospital spaces
Funding Information
- Estimated Amount to Grant: $1,755,000
- Estimated Award Maximum: $125,000
- Estimated Award Minimum: $45,000
Project Period
June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2028
Eligibility Criteria
An eligible applicant for this grant program is a non-federal, general acute care hospital in Minnesota that:
- Is located in a rural area, as defined in federal Medicare regulations, or in a community with a population of less than 15,000 according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, outside the seven-county metropolitan area,
- Has 50 or fewer beds, and
- Is not for profit.
For more information, visit MDH.