Foundation Career Ladder Mini Grants

Care Providers of Minnesota Foundation (CPM Foundation) is pleased to make funding available for career ladder “mini grants” as a complement to its successful scholarship program. The intent of the Career Ladder Mini Grant program is to assist long-term care staff with expenses for accredited certification programs or testing expenses that may lead to long-term care career promotions or job advancements in a flexible manner.

Eligibility requirements

• Currently employed (full-time or part-time), working for a facility, housing, home care, or community member of Care Providers of Minnesota  
• Eligible expenses can include course fees, book fees, seminar fees, and/or testing fees that contribute to professional development & may lead to career advancement in long-term care; examples (not all inclusive) of eligible career ladder expenses:
  • Infection control preventionist
  • Diversity & equity inclusion certificate
  • Wound care certification
  • HSE exam
  • MDH training
  • Gerontology nurse prep program
• Mini grants  cannot be used for past education or continuing education to maintain one's license
• Applicants are only eligible to apply for one mini grant per year
• As we want to ensure these grants will be available for staff working at a variety of member locations, we may limit the number of recipients from one organization

Submission requirements

• Application form & supporting documentation
• Attestation signature from applicant & supervisor
• Application is available on the Care Providers of Minnesota website—no fax or phone call applications will be accepted