# Michigan Rural Behavioral Health Intellectual and Development Disabilities Pilot - 2027

As part of RHTP's Care Closer to Home Blueprint Initiative, the Advancing Rural Behavioral Health Blueprint aims to transform access to care in rural communities by creating sustainable, community-based pathways that bring health services closer to where people live and work. By connecting partners across health and social sectors, the initiative reimagines care delivery, improves transportation access, and simplifies access to primary and behavioral health. The initiative will support innovative behavioral health models that increase access in rural areas, reduce unnecessary hospitalizations and reliance on law enforcement, and improve services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The initiative will also support efforts to establish and maintain accurate data on the prevalence of I/DD in rural communities to inform planning and improve service delivery.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: GRANT
- Issued by: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services — Policy Planning and Access (Michigan)
- Posted: 2026-08-10
- Application due: 2026-08-31
- Eligible applicants: Nonprofit Organizations, Local Public Health Departments, Community Mental Health Agencies, Other Eligible Entities Serving Rural Communities
- How to apply: Applications must be submitted electronically through the EGrAMS portal (https://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs/user/searchgrants.aspx) no later than 5:00 PM ET on August 31, 2026.
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs/user/searchgrants.aspx

## Eligibility

Eligible applicants include local public health departments, nonprofit organizations, community mental health agencies, and other entities capable of providing behavioral health and intellectual/developmental disability services in rural Michigan communities.

## Requirements

Applicants must demonstrate capacity to implement innovative, sustainable models for behavioral health and I/DD service delivery in rural areas; partnerships with local stakeholders are strongly encouraged. Funded projects must include mechanisms to collect and report prevalence data for I/DD in the service area, and support improvements in transportation and access to care.

## Required attachments

- Application Form
- Budget Worksheet
- Cost Allocation Plan (if indirect costs are claimed)
- Letters of Support from Partner Agencies

## Application package and source documents

- [MI - 2027 - Rural Behavioral Health Intellectual and Development Disabilities Pilot - 2027 — Application Form (Application Form)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/3ecd592c-3214-46ca-a2b6-06e2f56a76c7/file) (primary) — official: https://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs/designer/viewPDF.aspx?DownLdCat=PP&DownLdPgmId=4715
- [MI - 2027 - Standard Agreement Language (Standard Agreement Language)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/d590a1ed-177a-47a9-bab2-e0eacb65d7e5/file) — official: https://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs/designer/OpenAttachment.aspx?FileName=STD-SB27%20-%20Stnd%20FY27%20Single-%20Bureau%20Agmt.pdf&PublishLoc=Y
- [MI - 2027 - Attachment B3 - Equipment Inventory Schedule (Attachment B3 - Equipment Inventory Schedule)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/521a8d70-7578-4b23-833b-b4a005b43f75/file) — official: https://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs/designer/OpenAttachment.aspx?FileName=Att_B3_FY27.pdf&PublishLoc=Y
- [MI - 2027 - Attachment B4 - Indirect Cost De Minimis Rate Calculation Form (Attachment B4 - Indirect Cost De Minimis Rate Calculation Form)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/599f5a8c-77a9-4038-9e72-274499222fc1/file) — official: https://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs/designer/OpenAttachment.aspx?FileName=Att_B4_FY27%20Budget%20DeMinimis%20Calculator.xlsx&PublishLoc=Y
- [MI - 2027 - Rural Behavioral Health Intellectual and Development Disabilities Pilot - 2027 — Attachment C - Performance/Progress Report Requirements (Attachment C - Performance/Progress Report Requirements)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/df06ded8-cd80-484a-b5d2-9cdb1b9c0e0c/file) — official: https://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs/designer/OpenAttachment.aspx?FileName=RHIDD-2027+ATT+C.pdf&PublishLoc=Y
- [MI - 2027 - Attachment F - Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) Reporting (Attachment F - Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) Reporting)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/050c8a90-d2da-4345-89bb-53db50f24f37/file) — official: https://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs/designer/OpenAttachment.aspx?FileName=Att_F%20FFATA27_UEI.docx&PublishLoc=Y
- [MI - 2027 - Fiscal Review Questionnaire (Fiscal Review Questionnaire)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/ea758d23-43fe-4e0e-bcd6-da495c05714c/file) — official: https://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs/designer/OpenAttachment.aspx?FileName=Fiscal%20Questionnaire%20FY%202027_4.28.26.docx&PublishLoc=Y
- [MI - 2027 - Indirect Costs and Cost Allocation Plan Instructions (Indirect Costs and Cost Allocation Plan Instructions)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/dd835fbc-1894-4524-afe9-18a4cbb7bc4c/file) — official: https://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs/designer/OpenAttachment.aspx?FileName=FY_27_INDCA_Instr.pdf&PublishLoc=Y
- [MI - 2027 - Pre-Award Risk Assessment Questionnaire (Pre-Award Risk Assessment Questionnaire)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/5321959e-0195-45dc-880a-3c5aa367afa2/file) — official: https://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs/designer/OpenAttachment.aspx?FileName=Pre-Award%20Questionnaire.docx&PublishLoc=Y

More Michigan RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/mi (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/mi.md)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/michigan-rural-behavioral-health-intellectual-and-development-disabilities-pilot--eca8be7453 — data as of 2026-09-02.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.