Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH)

About this grant

The Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model (the “Model”) for Cohort II Recipients is a seven-year, voluntary service delivery and payment model promoting integrated care in behavioral health (BH) settings. The IBH Model will test the impact of a value-based payment (VBP) model aligned across Medicaid and Medicare that supports an integrated care delivery framework in specialty BH organizations and settings for adult Medicaid, Medicare, and dually eligible beneficiaries with moderate to seve Grant Number: CMS-2Q2-26-001. Expected awards: 5.

Eligibility requirements

All of the following criteria must be met:

• Eligible applicants are state Medicaid agencies (SMAs) with the authority and capacity to accept the Cooperative Agreement award funding. Eligible applicants are all 50 states, Washington DC, and U.S. territories. Eligible U.S. territories include American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. Applicants may select to participate at the state
• Grant Number: CMS-2Q2-26-001

What the funding covers

• Award Maximum: $75,00,000
• Expected Number of Awards: 5
• Total Program Funding: $3,75,00,000

How to apply

1. 1Applications must be submitted through grants.gov
2. 2Grant Number: CMS-2Q2-26-001
3. 3Posted: 2025-10-16

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