Mental health support in construction grant

Award amount

The available funding is up to $750,000.

Grant timeline

• Oct. 10, 2025:  The request for proposals (RFP) (application) period opens.

• Oct. 22, 2025 at 1 p.m.:  Webinar about the RFP and application process. View a recording of the webinar. Download a transcript.

• Nov. 7, 2025:  Last day to submit questions.

• Nov. 14, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. Central Time:  Application deadline.

• Dec. 31, 2025:  Grant recipients announced.

• Feb. 1, 2026 – Dec. 31, 2027:  Grant period of performance.

Objective

The purpose of this grant is to create outreach and engagement programming and develop resources and worksite strategies to promote mental health and prevent suicide in the construction industry.

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the minimum requirements 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 an organization that can demonstrate the ability to implement programming to support mental health in the construction industry. Eligible applicants must be organizations that are registered and in good standing with the Internal Revenue Service and Minnesota Secretary of State.  

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 populations listed for this grant program; and

4. be an eligible applicant.

RFP and application materials

• Request for proposals

• Application

• Exhibit A – Performance capacity

• Exhibit B – Certification of non-suspended or debarred

• Exhibit C – Evidence of good standing

• Exhibit D – Nonprofit grantee documents

• Exhibit E – For-profit required documents, lien disclosure and certification

• Exhibit F – Certification - no conviction of felony financial crime by a principal

• Affidavit of non-collusion

• Questions and answers as of Oct. 28, 2025

Webinar

An informational webinar about the RFP and application was Oct. 22, 2025, at 1 p.m. View a recording of the webinar. Download a transcript.

Questions?

Contact Kelly Cooper, DLI, at kelly.cooper@state.mn.us with questions or for technical assistance.