Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH)
Posted by Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) — is cataloged under number CMS-2Q2-26-001 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 93.610, posted by Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as open, first posted on October 16, 2025. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $7,500,000. The agency has projected $37.5 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 5 awards. If the agency funds the expected 5 awards from the $37.5 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $7.5 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. Applications close on June 3, 2026. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.
Award Range
Up to $7,500,000
Close Date
June 3, 2026
Posted
October 16, 2025
Est. Total Funding
$37,500,000
Expected Awards
5
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model (the “Model”) for Cohort II Recipients is a seven-year, voluntary service delivery and payment model promoting integrated care in behavioral health (BH) settings. The IBH Model will test the impact of a value-based payment (VBP) model aligned across Medicaid and Medicare that supports an integrated care delivery framework in specialty BH organizations and settings for adult Medicaid, Medicare, and dually eligible beneficiaries with moderate to severe mental health conditions and/or substance use disorders (SUDs).The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), through its Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (Innovation Center), will select up to five state Medicaid agencies (SMAs) to participate in the Model. The Model will have a seven-year performance period, which will be comprised of a two-year Pre-Implementation Period (beginning January 2027 and ending December 2028) along with a five-year Implementation Period (beginning January 2029 and ending December 2033). Up to $7.5 million dollars in cooperative agreement award funding will be available to each selected Recipient over the course of the seven years.
Eligibility
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Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
IBHModel@cms.hhs.gov
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