Michigan Rural Mental Health Care Expansion - 2027

Summary

Synopsis 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, improve transportation access, and simplify access to primary and behavioral health. Through innovative approaches to chronic disease management, maternal and child health, and behavioral health, it seeks to improve outcomes while making care more efficient, coordinated, and person-centered. This funding opportunity supports innovative adaptations of traditional care models to expand access to community-based behavioral health services in rural areas while reducing costs by avoiding unnecessary hospitalizations and limiting reliance on law enforcement.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants include public and private non-profit organizations, units of local government, federally recognized tribal governments, health care providers, community health organizations, and other entities that can demonstrate capacity to serve rural populations in Michigan. For-profit entities are not eligible.

Requirements Checklist

• Applicants must submit a complete application via the EGrAMS portal, including narratives, budgets, required assurances, and all supporting documents outlined in the application form. Proposals should demonstrate experience with rural behavioral health, capacity for sustainable service expansion, and alignment with RHTP Care Closer to Home Blueprint Initiative goals.