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The Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) was awarded a $136,470 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under the Occupational Safety and Health Susan Harwood Training Grants program (CFDA 17.502). The grant, awarded on September 30, 2023, will fund the delivery of targeted occupational safety and health training to the healthcare industry in Minnesota from September 2023 through September 2024. The training aims to address workplace...

Wayne State University will receive $5.2 million over three years from the Health Resources and Services Administration under the Public Health Training Centers Program (CFDA 93.516) to launch the Community Health Worker Academy workforce development project. The project will certify 140 trainees as community health workers through comprehensive foundational and specialized trainings, and place them in registered apprenticeships and internships on integrated care teams. At least 60% of...

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Minnesota State Colleges & Universities, operating as Dakota County Technical College, under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027, will support the development and implementation of an Interprofessional Healthcare Simulation program at the college's Rosemount, Minnesota campus. This...

This $875,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) supports workforce development and community enhancement initiatives delivered by Children's Health Care, doing business as Children's Minnesota. The award period runs from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028. As a prominent pediatric healthcare system, Children's Minnesota will leverage this funding...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living has awarded a $1,212,291 Cooperative Agreement to the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Minnesota Board on Aging to provide statewide Medicare counseling and support services through the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (CFDA 93.324). This five-year award, running from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2030, will fund one-on-one Medicare enrollment assistance, community outreach, educational programs,...

This $979,062 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Registered Apprenticeship program (CFDA 17.285) will support the State of Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry in expanding and diversifying apprenticeship opportunities across the state. The grant funding will be used to develop new registered apprenticeship programs and pre-apprenticeship initiatives in critical industries such as healthcare, IT, clean energy, and...

The Saint Paul College Four Directions Pathway Program for Native Student Success received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education. The grant was awarded under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies designed to improve postsecondary instruction, quality, and expand postsecondary opportunities. Specifically, the Three-Year Project Grant...

The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration's Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $1,198,750 project grant to West Side Community Health Services, Inc. (doing business as Minnesota Community Care) to expand behavioral health services in their service area. The funding will allow Minnesota Community Care, a federally qualified health center, to increase the number of patients receiving mental health and substance use disorder...

This Project Grant award, with a total funding amount of $391,538.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732). The award, effective from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2030, supports the Regents of the University of Minnesota in developing and expanding the behavioral health workforce across the United States, with a focus on...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation was awarded a $172,480 Project Grant from the Federal Highway Administration on July 27, 2022 under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The grant will fund the creation of a statewide heavy construction training program in northern Minnesota targeting minorities, women, and disadvantaged individuals. The Highway Planning and Construction program aims to assist states in providing for construction, preservation, and improvement...