# PATH 1.5: Rural Behavioral Health Integration Grant

Grant opportunity through Utah Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) PATH Initiative 1.5 for rural and frontier Utah health facilities to implement evidence-based behavioral health and primary care integration models. Emphasis areas include collaborative care, workforce and training support, EMR enhancement, and sustainable billing workflows. Program is 100% CMS funded with strict eligibility verification and structured, multi-phase review process as outlined in the RFGA.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: GRANT
- Issued by: Utah DHHS — Office of Rural Health (Utah)
- Posted: 2026-04-25
- Questions due: 2026-06-22
- Application due: 2026-06-23
- Funding: $1.0M
- Eligible applicants: Healthcare Providers, Rural Health Facilities, Frontier Health Facilities
- How to apply: Online submission via the Utah DHHS rural funding portal. Application must be received by 5:00 p.m. MT on deadline date.
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://dhhs.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/Utah-RHTP-RFGA-BHI-1.5.pdf

## Eligibility

Eligible applicants are rural and frontier Utah health facilities. All applicants must meet minimum mandatory eligibility requirements as outlined in Section 1 and 2 of the RFGA, including state purchasing vendor registration. Full eligibility criteria and pass/fail requirements are detailed in the official RFGA.

## Requirements

Applicants must (1) implement approved evidence-based models for integrating behavioral health and primary care, (2) participate in workforce development and required EMR enhancement activities, and (3) provide proof of sustainable billing workflows. All specific requirements, deliverables, and mandatory attachments are outlined in the RFGA Section 3. See RFGA for full details.

## Required attachments

- Evidence of eligibility
- Project narrative
- Workplan
- Budget
- Letters of support

## Application package and source documents

- [UT - 2026 - Utah RHTP | RFGA Behavioral Health Integration (BHI 1.5 RFGA PDF)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/3044c5ed-95df-4b70-9a30-153f7d3afd0c/file) (primary) — official: https://dhhs.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/Utah-RHTP-RFGA-BHI-1.5.pdf
- [UT - 2026 - funding opportunities (Utah DHHS funding opportunities page (deadline update))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/a437348c-cd37-4c10-837f-bc1bd9f46aa8/file) — official: https://dhhs.utah.gov/ruralhealth/funding-opportunities
- [UT - 2026 - PATH 1.5: Rural Behavioral Health Integration Grant](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/e79ce5db-b785-4012-a12f-ba651d1a05de/file) — official: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sEWyuz3cSegEJNSSWoGy7bzMbAQdECt1uTr6bL18lnc/export/pptx

More Utah RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/ut (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/ut.md)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/path-1-5-rural-behavioral-health-integration-grant--07445f86db — data as of 2026-08-18.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.