Rural mental health works better when it works together.
A four-week virtual accelerator for innovative technologies serving rural communities.
The need
The seams between organizations are where people get lost.
AscendRural brings promising technology to central Minnesota, where rural stakeholders are actively looking for solutions.
The mental health ecosystem is deeply fragmented. Triage, referrals, timely care, and coordination are all difficult. Rural care in particular is delivered by many organizations at once, and smaller centers often cannot afford the platforms that would let their systems talk to each other.
This fall accelerator is built to close those gaps. Like our other programs, it sources technology against a real rural need, with a curriculum designed to improve the odds of partnership.
What we looked for
Innovation solution categories.
Plus other tools that reduce fragmentation.
The curriculum
Inside the four weeks.
Each 60-minute session pairs practical learning with applied work on your own solution.
Understanding the rural ecosystem
Rural operating realities in Region 5.
Clarifying your rural use case
Where your solution fits, who uses it, and what it solves.
Implementation readiness
The people, workflows, data, and partners a rollout needs.
Value and sustainability
Sharpen your value proposition and map funding pathways.
Applications are now closed.
Interested in future cohorts? Learn how our accelerators work, or see what’s open now.