Behavioral Health Integration Initiative

The Behavioral Health Integration Initiative is a forecasted federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Indian Health Service. The opportunity number is HHS-2027-IHS-BH2I-0001, and the Assistance Listing is 93.979, Behavioral Health Integration Initiative. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and uses a grant funding instrument within the Health funding activity category. The Indian Health Service forecasts approximately $5,000,000 in total program funding and expects to make 15 awards. The forecast does not state an award floor or award ceiling. The purpose of the Behavioral Health Integration Initiative is to improve the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indian and Alaska Native individuals by expanding integrated and coordinated behavioral health care. The program is intended to support Tribal and Urban Indian Organization health systems in delivering culturally responsive and trauma-informed services. Supported approaches integrate behavioral health with primary care, nutrition, exercise, and social, spiritual, and cultural supports. The program seeks to improve access to comprehensive behavioral health services while strengthening the overall integration of care. Program goals include promoting the early identification and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders, strengthening care coordination, and improving overall health outcomes and quality of life. The forecast does not provide detailed allowable and unallowable cost categories, indirect cost limitations, subaward limitations, or a stated period of performance. It also does not identify award amounts for individual recipients. Cost sharing or matching is explicitly identified as not required. Eligible applicants include federally recognized Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Urban Indian organizations. The forecast defines these groups by reference to federal law. A federally recognized Tribe must meet the definition in 25 U.S.C. 1603 (14), a Tribal organization must meet the definition in 25 U.S.C. 1603 (26), and an Urban Indian organization must meet the definition in 25 U.S.C. 1603 (29). The listed Grants.gov applicant categories include Native American tribal governments that are federally recognized, Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments, and other applicants as clarified by the additional eligibility information. This opportunity remains in forecast status rather than being an open funding announcement. The forecast was issued on August 18, 2026, and was last updated on August 18, 2026. The estimated posting date is January 1, 2027. The estimated application due date is March 1, 2027. Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the listed application due date. The provided forecast does not identify a letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, notice of intent, or other pre-application gating requirement. It also does not provide detailed application questions, required attachments, or evaluation criteria. The estimated award date is April 1, 2027, and the estimated project start date is also April 1, 2027. Because this is a forecasted opportunity, the posting date, application deadline, award date, funding information, and other details remain estimated based on the source provided. No recurring annual, biennial, quarterly, or other repeating application schedule is stated. Applicants should therefore rely on the subsequently posted funding announcement for final application requirements and dates. The listed grantor contact is the Indian Health Service Division of Grants Management. The contact email is dgm@ihs.gov, and the telephone number is 301-443-5204. No individual grantor contact person is identified. The provided source does not contain a valid direct PDF URL for a NOFO, RFP, application package, or guidelines document.

Align the proposed work with integrated, coordinated, culturally responsive, trauma-informed behavioral health care and the stated goals of access, early identification and treatment, care coordination, and improved health outcomes and quality of life.