Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) Planning, Development, and Implementation Grant

SM-26-014 · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis

mental behavioral health social services public health Health

Closes: 2026-08-17 · 41 d
Award ceiling: $1,000,000
Award floor: —
Program funding: $94,000,000
Expected awards: 94
Cost sharing: No
Posted: 2026-06-17
Instrument: Grant

Characterization · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-07-07

Funds planning, development, and implementation of new Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics to expand behavioral health service access for people with mental health and substance use disorders.

Funds: service delivery
University: ineligible
social behavioral: substantial
life biomedical: substantial
computational data: minor

RESTRICTED TO: NONPROFITS · STATE LOCAL GOV · TRIBAL ENTITIES

⚑ Statutorily limited applicant pool; public universities are not eligible to apply directly. · Funds clinic development/implementation rather than research. · Behavioral health service delivery focus.

Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules

IPPRA	15 none	university cannot apply directly (ineligible)
Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo)	15 none	university cannot apply directly (ineligible)
Tom Love Innovation Hub	10 none	deep-tech content; no commercialization signal

Description

The purpose of this program is to develop and establish new Community Behavioral Health Clinics to address gaps in behavioral health services and improve the wellbeing of persons with mental health and substance use disorders.

Eligibility

Eligibility is statutorily limited to community-based behavioral health non-profit organizations; organizations that are either (a) part of a local government behavioral health authority; or (b) operated under the authority of the Indian Health Service, an Indian tribe, or tribal organization; or (c) an Urban Indian Organization pursuant to a grant or contract with the Indian Health Service under Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).

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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Maria Aspiazu Digital Media Branch Chief <NOFOBudget.CMHS@samhsa.hhs.gov>

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