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Mental Health Training for Apprentices in the Building and Construction Trades Industry Grant

Available funding

Total amount of funds available is up to $150,000. The maximum amount of funding that can be requested by any single applicant is $49,999.

Grant Timeline

The dates below are to provide an estimated timeline for the grant and may change:

  • May 4, 2026:  RFP posted on the DLI website

  • May 15, 2026:  Virtual information session on Teams at 2 p.m. CDT (Register to attend.)

  • May 22, 2026:  Questions due no later than 4:30 p.m. CDT

  • May 29, 2026:  Applications due no later than 4:30 p.m. CDT

  • June 4, 2026:  Committee begins review of applications

  • June 19, 2026:  Selected grantee announced; grant contract agreement negotiations begin

  • July 1, 2026:  Grant contract agreement signed, and grant begins

Objective

This grant opportunity is intended to support registered apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades in developing initiatives that improve mental health outcomes for apprentices and journey workers through informed, need based, and industry specific strategies. Eligible activities include but are not limited to developing or enhancing internal mental health programs and policies; providing mental health literacy and suicide prevention training; establishing crisis response protocols, including on site procedures; delivering harm reduction education; and developing partnerships with community organizations.
 
This grant is fully funded through a $4.7 million State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula Grant (Award # 24A60AP000057) that DLI received from the U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration. ALN/CFDA number 17.285. All grant awardees will need to comply with the requirements in 2 CFR 200 and 2 CFR 2900, including but not limited to the provisions required by eCFR:: Appendix II to Part 200– Contract Provisions for Non-Federal Entity Contracts under Federal Awards.

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the minimum requirements in order to be considered for this grant opportunity. If an application does not fully meet these requirements it will not be further reviewed. 

An eligible applicant must be a registered apprenticeship program in the building and construction trades industries that can demonstrate the ability to implement programming to support apprentice and journey worker mental health. Eligible applicants must be organizations that are registered and in good standing with the Internal Revenue Service and Minnesota Secretary of State.

In addition, to be eligible for funding, applicants must:

  1. meet the application deadline;

  2. submit a complete application with supporting documents as appropriate; 

  3. serve the focus population listed for this grant program; and

  4. meet all eligibility requirements outlined in this RFP.

Award amount

Total amount of funds available is up to $150,000. Maximum $49,999 per applicant. Estimated number of awards: 3-4.

Application materials

Questions?

Contact Mahdi Surosh at mahdi.surosh@state.mn.us with questions or for technical assistance.