Mental Health Cultural Community Continuing Education (MHCCCE)

Mental Health Cultural Community Continuing Education (MHCCCE)

Website: ; https://www.health.state.mn.us/facilities/ruralhealth/funding/grants/docs/mhccceirfp.pdf#page=7 

Overview

The Mental Health Cultural Community Continuing Education (MHCCCE) Grant Program, authorized by Minnesota Statutes Sec. 144.1511, was established to assist mental health professionals from communities of color, Indigenous communities, and other underrepresented communities to become qualified to serve as supervisors for individuals pursuing licensure in mental health professions. This request seeks grant applications from individual mental health professionals pursuing a course of study that is expected to fulfill their continuing education requirements to become recognized as board-approved supervisors. Individual grant recipients will receive tuition reimbursement and a support stipend upon completion of the approved course of study. The maximum grant award amount is $7,500.

Status (Profit/Nonprofit): Nonprofit

Eligibility Criteria/General Requirement:

To be eligible for this grant funding, an individual must: 

• Be a resident of the state of Minnesota 

• Be a mental health professional who is licensed to work in the State of Minnesota as one of the following: o LP: Licensed Clinical or Counseling Psychologist o LICSW: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (note that Licensed Graduate Social Workers are not eligible) o LPCC: Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (note that Licensed Professional Counselors are not eligible) o LMFT: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (note that Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapists are not eligible) 

• Be a member of an Indigenous community, a community of color, and/or another underrepresented community as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Sec. 148E.010, subd. 20: “Underrepresented community” means a group that is not represented in the majority with respect to race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or physical ability. 

• Work for a community mental health provider and agree to deliver at least 25 percent of their yearly patient encounters to state public program enrollees or patients receiving sliding fee schedule discounts through a formal sliding fee schedule meeting the standards established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, Part 51c, chapter 303.

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed and awarded on a quarterly basis, until all funds have been dispersed. Applications will be reviewed on the following dates:  

August 1, 2024 

November 1, 2024 

February 1, 2025 

April 1, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. 

Central Time (final application deadline)

Grant/Bid Amount: $150,000

Focus Area/Areas of Expertise: USA

Contact Information: 

Minnesota Department of Health 

PO Box 64975 St. Paul, MN 55164-0975

651-201-3895 

Health.ORHPC.WorkForceGrants@state.mn.us