These grants are for Home and Community-Based Service (HCBS) providers serving older adults and people with disabilities. Grants can go to new organizations looking to become an HCBS provider or to existing providers wanting to expand their services or the number of people they serve.
Grants can support:
- Enrollment to the Medical Assistance Waiver programs
- Expansion of culturally-specific service delivery
- Translation or interpretation services
- Developing a new HCBS service line
- Expanding access to an underserved population or geographic region
- Establishing a billing system to bill Medical Assistance
- Rural and regional centers outside the seven-county metro area
Grants funds are available:
- Rural and regional centers outside the seven-county metro area
- American Indian and indigenous people
- Asian and Pacific Islander
- Black and African-born
- Latine
- LGBTQ+
Connections to HCBS
Additional grant funds have been awarded to agencies with demonstrated experience to connect older adults and people with disabilities in underserved communities to culturally specific and culturally responsive home and community-based services (HCBS).
View a list of organizations who have been awarded grants:
Request for proposal
There are no current HCBS Provider Capacity Building Requests for Proposals at this time.
Previous grant applications
Examples of grant applications that have closed may be accessed below.
Home and Community-based Services (HCBS) Provider Capacity Grants for Rural and Underserved Communities
Selected grantees
List of organizations currently receiving funds through Provider Capacity Grants for Rural and Underserved Communities.
HCBS Provider Capacity guidebook
What is the GEAR Guidebook?
This guidebook was developed by the Minnesota Department of Human Services’ GEAR Division (Grants, Equity, Access and Research) to provide clear, step-by-step, guidance that is rooted in provider experience. It includes tools, templates, tips, and wisdom from the field contributed to by grantees, community experts and DHS staff.
Who is it for?
This resource is for anyone looking to become a 245D provider, expand into a new service line—or anyone supporting providers—especially in underserved and rural communities. It’s also a useful tool for mentors, technical assistance providers and partners who are building capacity in the HCBS sector.