Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program: Mental Health Initiative
Forecasted
Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program: Mental Health Initiative supports rural communities through school-based services and behavioral health clinic work to advance sustainable mental health care.
Funder: Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: No minimum or maximum request specified; funding awarded annually
Summary: Supports mental health work within Alabama’s rural health transformation effort, including public K–12 school-based services.
Key Information: Projects must primarily serve rural Alabama populations; school-based partnerships are limited to public K–12 schools.
Description
The Mental Health Initiative is a dedicated funding opportunity administered by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) within the Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program (ARHTP). ARHTP implements the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Rural Health Transformation Program in Alabama, with eleven initiatives addressing rural healthcare modernization, provider sustainability, workforce development, expanded care delivery, and technology-based solutions.
This initiative includes school-based mental health services and opportunities involving Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs). School-based services are limited to public K–12 schools. Projects must directly benefit rural Alabama communities and demonstrate a sustainable operating model beyond the grant period. Prior federal CCBHC funding does not automatically disqualify an applicant, but proposed activities cannot duplicate work already funded.
