Minnesota Family Support Grant
The Family Support Grant is a Minnesota cash grant that helps families of children with certified disabilities pay for extra costs related to the child's disability.
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Minnesota Family Support Grant
Last checked August 7, 2026
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The Family Support Grant is a Minnesota cash grant that helps families of children with certified disabilities pay for extra costs related to the child's disability. The state says its goal is to prevent or delay out-of-home placement and support family well-being. Money can go directly to a family, as a voucher, or as a payment to a vendor. Your county or tribal nation handles applications and can tell you if your family qualifies.
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- What is this?
- A Minnesota state cash grant program for families of children with certified disabilities, meant to prevent or delay out-of-home placement.
- Why does it matter?
- It gives families extra money to cover higher-than-average expenses tied to a child's disability that other funding sources don't cover.
- What should I do next?
- Contact your local county agency or tribal nation to ask about eligibility and start an application.
- How does this connect to the rest of the manual?
- Families who also use certain HCBS waivers, a Consumer Support Grant, or personal care assistance are not eligible for this grant at the same time, as published on the page.
Who it is for, as published
- Children who live in a licensed residential facility who would return to their family home if a grant were awarded.
- As of Oct. 1, 2019, families of children with a certified disability, under age 25, who live in their biological or adoptive home.
- As of Jan. 1, 2025, families with an annual adjusted gross income of $130,807 or less are eligible for the FSG, except in cases where extreme hardship is demonstrated.
- Children who receive home and community-based support services under the Brain Injury, Community Alternative Care, Community Access for Disability Inclusion or Developmental Disabilities waivers are not eligible to receive FSG at the same time.
- Children who receive a Consumer Support Grant or personal care assistance services are also ineligible to receive FSG at the same time.
What it can cover, as published
- Grants may not exceed $3,113.99 per calendar year for each eligible child.
- The grants offset the higher than average expenses directly related to a child's disability.
- It may not be used for purchases covered by other funding sources, such as private insurance and Medical Assistance.
- Grants are also intended to support transition-related activities for families with dependents between the ages of 14 and 24.
- Who runs it
- Minnesota Department of Human Services
- Where you apply
- Your local county agency or tribal nation
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