health · HHS-SAMHS-SAMHSA
Cooperative Agreements for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Planning Grants
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis · SM-26-016
Award Range
$0 – $1.0M
Total Program Funding
$12.0M
Expected Awards
12
Deadline
August 17, 2026
GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview
SAMHSA is funding 12 grants (up to $1M each, $12M total) for organizations to become NEW Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics. Unlike the Improvement grants (for existing CCBHCs), these help clinics ACHIEVE certification — building the infrastructure to provide all 9 required CCBHC services and meet federal certification standards.
Who Should Apply
Community behavioral health providers, FQHCs, community mental health centers, or substance use treatment organizations that want to become CCBHCs but haven't yet achieved certification. Must be ready to implement the full CCBHC model.
Who Should NOT Apply
Organizations already certified as CCBHCs (use Improvement grants), providers not planning to offer comprehensive behavioral health services, or organizations without behavioral health treatment capacity.
Key Requirements (Plain English)
- •Must be seeking CCBHC certification (not yet certified)
- •Must implement all 9 required CCBHC service categories
- •12 awards up to $1M each
- •Must develop 24/7 crisis services, outpatient, SUD treatment, etc.
- •Must serve anyone regardless of ability to pay
- •No cost-sharing required
💡 GrantQuick Tip
CCBHC certification is transformative — it typically unlocks Medicaid prospective payment that can double your reimbursement rates. This $1M grant funds your certification journey. The key requirement: you must provide ALL 9 service categories (crisis 24/7, outpatient, peer support, SUD, etc.). If you're a community mental health center that doesn't do SUD treatment, you'll need to add it. Plan carefully — don't promise services you can't realistically deliver within the grant period.
Competitiveness: Moderate — 12 awards for clinics seeking certification. Many behavioral health providers want CCBHC status, creating competition.
What This Grant Funds
The purpose of the CCBHC State Planning Grants is to support states in: developing and implementing certification systems for CCBHCs; establishing Prospective Payment Systems (PPS) for Medicaid reimbursable behavioral health services; and preparing an application to participate in a four-year Section 223 CCBHC Demonstration program.
Who Can Apply
Eligible Applicant Types
Funding Details
- Maximum Award
- $1.0M
- Total Program Funding
- $12.0M
- Expected Number of Awards
- 12
- Cost Sharing Required?
- No
- Funding Instrument
- cooperative_agreement
Key Dates
Agency Contact
Office of Financial Resources Division of Grants Management 240-276-1940 NOFOBudget.CMHS@samhsa.hhs.gov
NOFOBudget.CMHS@samhsa.hhs.govReady to apply?
View the full NOFO and submit your application on Grants.gov