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Previous Competitive Grant Programs

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The following competitive grant programs were previously offered by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education but are no longer active. 

Concurrent Enrollment Grant Program

The Concurrent Enrollment Grant Program (CEGP) aimed to increase access to postsecondary education for Minnesota high school students by providing funds to postsecondary institutions for the development of new concurrent enrollment courses and the expansion of existing concurrent enrollment programs. The Minnesota Office of Higher Education administered CEGP per Minnesota Statutes 136A.91, which was established by the Minnesota Legislature in 2015 and repealed by the legislature in 2025.

FY25 Concurrent Enrollment Program Grantees were announced in February 2025. Funding for this program is no longer available. 

Concurrent Enrollment Grant Program Information:

Grants and Workforce Initiatives
Competitive Grants
David J. Tomassoni ALS Research Grant Program

The David J. Tomassoni ALS Research Grant Program (ALS Grant), named after the late Minnesota Senator, provided funding for translational research leading to the prevention, functional improvement, and curative efforts for people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

Tomassoni, who was born in Bemidji, Minnesota, was a professional hockey player turned lawmaker. He served in the Minnesota legislature, representing District 5B in the Iron Range, from 1993 until his passing in 2022. He was diagnosed with ALS in 2021 and passionately advocated for research into the rare disease.

In his final term as a Senator, he successfully authored and passed the legislation that provided $25 million in one-time funding to support ALS research and caregiver resources. Funding for this program was established under 2022 Minnesota Session Laws, Chapter 42, Section 2.

This program ends on June 30, 2026. This was a one-time grant.

David J. Tomassoni ALS Research Grant Program Information:

ICAP: Formerly Incarcerated Students

The Intervention for College Attendance Program: Formerly Incarcerated Students Grants program was established by the 2023 Minnesota Legislature with a one-time funding appropriation through Minnesota Statutes 136A.861. The intent of the program was to foster postsecondary attendance and retention by providing outreach services to students who have formerly been incarcerated. Grant funds are awarded to programs providing significant opportunities for formerly incarcerated students to have available resources, skills, and guidance to enter and succeed in postsecondary education.

Grants were awarded in 2024. Funding for this program is no longer available. 

ICAP Program information:

Student Loan Debt Counseling Grant Program

This grant provided individual students with loan repayment counseling.

The 2023 Minnesota Legislature allocated $200,000 per year in the 2024-25 biennium for the Student Loan Debt Counseling Grant Program. The grant is available to eligible Minnesota-based nonprofit qualified debt counseling organizations to provide individual student loan debt repayment counseling to borrowers who are Minnesota residents concerning loans obtained to attend a postsecondary institution. 

This program is inactive as of July 1, 2025.

Student Loan Debt Counseling Grant Program Information: