# Michigan Rural Mental Health Care Expansion - 2027

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.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: GRANT
- Issued by: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services — Policy Planning and Access (Michigan)
- Posted: 2026-07-27
- Application due: 2026-08-24
- Eligible applicants: Nonprofits, Public Agencies, Local Governments, Tribal Governments, Health Providers, Community Organizations
- How to apply: Online submission through the EGrAMS portal (https://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs/). Paper or email submissions are not accepted.
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs/user/searchgrants.aspx

## 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

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.

## Required attachments

- Application Form
- Project Narrative
- Budget/Budget Narrative
- Assurances and Certifications
- Organizational Chart
- List of Key Staff/Resumes
- Indirect Cost Proposal (if applicable)

## Application package and source documents

- [MI - 2027 - Rural Mental Health Care Expansion - 2027 — Application Form (Application Form)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/f10b283e-a673-44d5-bf3f-c73ada6c97d4/file) (primary) — official: https://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs/designer/viewPDF.aspx?DownLdCat=PP&DownLdPgmId=4709
- [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 Mental Health Care Expansion - 2027 — Attachment C - Performance/Progress Report Requirements (Attachment C - Performance/Progress Report Requirements)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/6f0364c6-19a2-462b-8cfb-8d36c16b1d6d/file) — official: https://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs/designer/OpenAttachment.aspx?FileName=RHMHC-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-mental-health-care-expansion-2027--d462969cc7 — data as of 2026-08-25.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.