AASD and DSD eList announcement

Date: Nov. 12, 2024
To: 501c3 and other non-profit social service organizations
From: DHS Aging and Adult Services and Disability Services divisions
Purpose: To announce a grant opportunity for 501c3 and other non-profit organizations to improve access to home and community-based services (HCBS) for people in rural and underserved racial, cultural and ethnic communities
Submission deadline: 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024
Contact: MN.GEAR.DHS@state.mn.us

Grant opportunity for 501c3 and other non-profit social service organizations to support rural and underserved communities

DHS is accepting applications from 501c3 and other non-profit social service organizations for grants to improve access to HCBS for Medicaid-eligible people in rural and underserved racial, cultural and ethnic communities. Grantees will be responsible to:

· Engage with people through outreach and service development activities.

· Connect people to qualified HCBS providers.

Application details

Use the following information to apply:

· Deadline: 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.

· Application: To apply, refer to “DHS is seeking to connect people who are eligible for home and community culturally specific and responsive services that serve historically underserved communities throughout the state” on DHS – Open grants, RFPs and RFIs.

· Number of grantees: Up to 20 grants.

· Amount: Up to $125,000 for each grantee.

Eligibility

Eligible grant applicants include 501c3 and other non-profit organizations with expertise in connecting people to HCBS services.

DHS encourages applications from bilingual and culturally specific community-based organizations with extensive experience supporting the following people:

· New Americans (i.e., people born abroad and their children).

· LGBTQ+ populations.

· American Indian populations located outside of tribal nations.

· People whose primary language is not English.

· People who live outside the Twin Cities seven-county metro area (i.e., Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington counties).

· People from other historically marginalized communities.

Previous eList announcements

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