Greater MN Programs Eligibility

Updated Eligibility Rules

All interpreters living in Greater Minnesota (anywhere in MN outside the 7-county metro area) are automatically eligible to participate in Greater Minnesota grant programs.

If you are an interpreter who lives in the seven-county metro area (Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties), you can become eligible for free programs under ASLIS’s Greater Minnesota Interpreter Access grant from the State of Minnesota.

ASLIS has a grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division to improve access to quality interpreting services in Greater MN. Programs provided under this grant include workshops, online training classes, and Mentoring to Excellence (M2E). Historically, programs have been primarily focused on interpreters who live in Greater MN.

Guess what? The eligibility rules have changed!

If you complete at least 25 hours of interpreting work in Greater MN locations, such as St. Cloud, Rochester, Duluth, and Moorhead in one quarter, you’ll be eligible to enroll in grant programs during the following quarter. Eligibility for metro interpreters will be determined quarterly.

For Example...

Sarah lives within the seven-county metro and loves the North Shore. She takes work up there several times a month so she can work and visit the area to hike and explore. In the second quarter of this year (April-June) Sarah did 40 hours of work in Greater Minnesota. This means that in the next quarter (July-Sept), Sarah will be eligible for M2E, as well as all the other programs available through the grant. She plans to participate to improve her interpreting skills. If Sarah does at least 25 hours of work in Greater MN during the third quarter, she’ll continue to be eligible in the last quarter of 2022 (Oct-Dec). She knows a few workshops are coming up and keeping up her eligibility means she’ll be able to attend them for free.

If you complete 25 hours of work in Greater MN with ASLIS

We will email you at the beginning of every quarter in which you are eligible to participate.

If you complete 25 hours of work in Greater MN, but not with ASLIS

You can fill out a form documenting your hours. Once you submit it, we’ll review it and let you know if you are eligible to participate in our programs for the requested quarter. Once you receive confirmation, you’ll be able to sign up for any of the programs available to Greater MN interpreters!

All above Greater MN programs are provided by ASLIS and supported by grant funding from the Minnesota Department of Human Services: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division.