Live Well at Home® State Fiscal Year 2026 Request for Proposals Issued

Posted on January 16, 2025 by Bobbie Guidry

Applications are now being accepted for the State Live Well at Home Grants. Amongst eligible applicants are providers of Adult Day Services and Assisted Living. A Responders’ Conference will be offered January 27, with an application deadline of April 4, 2025.

Grant Project Details

The Minnesota Department of Human Services, through its Aging and Disability Services Division, is seeking Live Well at Home® State Fiscal Year 2026 Request for Proposals from qualified Responders. The RFP opened on January 13, 2025.

Grant projects are intended to:

• Develop and/or provide services for older Minnesotans to live and age in the community of their choice
• Improve their community’s capacity to develop, strengthen, integrate, and maintain culturally competent home and community-based services (HCBS) for individuals aged 65 and older who are at-risk of long-term nursing facility use and/or spending down into Medical Assistance
• Strengthening services for supporting solo agers, family, friends, and neighbors’ caregiving      

The term of any resulting contract is anticipated to be for six to twenty-four months (6 to 24 months), from July 1, 2025 until June 30, 2027.

The goal of the Live Well at Home® program is “to help older adults live well at home by focusing strategic investments to prepare Minnesotans for 2030.” The grants in this RFP are intended to stimulate innovation by providing one-time, start-up funds to test new approaches in housing and home and community-based services development, and to develop and support core home and community-based service providers. 

Request for proposal (RFP) information:

• State fiscal year (SFY) 2026 RFP: Live Well at Home grant RFP - SFY 2026 (DOCX)
• How to apply: Visit our grant application service webpage

Key dates: State Fiscal Year 2026 (July 1, 2025 — June 30, 2026)

• Jan. 13, 2025, 8 a.m. Central Standard Time
  Live Well at Home Request for Proposals Application Opens
   
• Jan. 27, 2025, 1 p.m. — 2:30 p.m. Central Standard Time
  Responders’ Conference call in information (PDF)
   
• Feb. 7, 2025
  Responders’ questions submission deadline
  Email questions to Andrea.Lingl@state.mn.us by 4 p.m. Central Standard Time
   
• Feb. 21, 2025, 4 p.m.
  RFP Frequently Asked Questions Document Post Date
   
• April 4, 2025
  Applications due 4 p.m.
   
• April 14, 2025
  Phase I Denial Notices sent to Responders
   
• April and May, 2025
  Review of Applications
   
• May and June, 2025
  Contract Negotiations
   
• July 1, 2025
  State Fiscal Year 2026 grantee anticipated start date

For RFP Development assistance, contact your local area agency on aging (AAA) ElderCare Development Partnership for technical assistance.

 

For more information, visit the DHS apply / Minnesota Department of Human Services.