Health at Home Challenge
Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
A three-phase prize competition to scale advanced community care networks led by community care hubs that integrate health care and community services for people dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, with measurable implementation progress required at each phase.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)Each phase carries a prize pool of up to $2 million, shared among up to 10 teams in Phase 1, up to 5 in Phase 2 and up to 3 in Phase 3. Per-team amounts are not published. Meritorious prizes of up to $50,000 each are available to three teams in Phases 2 and 3.
- Timing
- Periodic callsPeriodic calls · Apr, May, Jul, AugNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Phase 1 ran April to July 2026 with an optional intent to apply by 15 May 2026 and is now closed to new entrants. Phase 2 runs August 2026 to July 2027 and Phase 3 August 2027 to July 2028, both restricted to prior-phase winners. Priority geographies: AL, CA, MD, MA, MI, OH, OR, TX, VA and Western N
- Who can apply
- Community organisation, Practitioner, Mid-career & senior
- Eligibility
- Entrants must be a partnership between an advanced community care network and at least one health care organization, with commitment letters from both. The entity must be U.S.-incorporated and the team lead a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Phases 2 and 3 are open only to winners of the preceding phase.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- community care hubs · dually eligible beneficiaries · health and social care integration · home and community based services
- Apply at
- https://acl.gov/health-at-home-challenge
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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