Make America Healthy Again – Enhancing Lifestyle and Evaluating Value-based Approaches Through Evidence (MAHA ELEVATE)

Make America Healthy Again – Enhancing Lifestyle and Evaluating Value-based Approaches Through Evidence (MAHA ELEVATE) is sponsored by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. A three-year service delivery model testing evidence-based, whole-person functional or lifestyle medicine approaches to care.

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gov Maintenance Calendar Make America Healthy Again – Enhancing Lifestyle and Evaluating Value-based Approaches Through Evidence Department of Health and Human Services Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:CMS-2W2-27-001 Funding Opportunity Title:Make America Healthy Again – Enhancing Lifestyle and Evaluating Value-based Approaches Through Evidence Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity:Health Expected Number of Awards:15 Assistance Listings:93.

460 -- Make America Healthy Again: Enhancing Lifestyle and Evaluating Value-based Approaches Through Evidence (“MAHA ELEVATE”) Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Last Updated Date:Mar 18, 2026 Original Closing Date for Applications:May 15, 2026 Current Closing Date for Applications:May 15, 2026 Archive Date:Jun 14, 2026 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 100,000,000 Eligible Applicants:Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" Additional Information on Eligibility:Eligible applicants include any organization that meets the requirements outlined in this NOFO.

Individuals are not eligible to apply. Examples of eligible applicants may include, but are not limited to: • Private medical practices. • Health systems and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).

• Academic organizations. • Functional, lifestyle, preventive, and integrative medicine centers. • Community-based organizations (CBOs).

• Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). • Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). • Indian Health Service/Tribal Services/Urban Indian Programs (ITUs).

• Local and state governments. Organizations spanning multiple states are eligible to apply.

## Additional Information Agency Name:Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Description:The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), through its Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI or Innovation Center), is soliciting applications for the Make America Healthy Again: Enhancing Lifestyle &Evaluating Value-based Approaches Through Evidence (MAHA ELEVATE)Model.

This voluntary, three-year service delivery model is designed to test evidence-based, whole-person functional or lifestyle medicine (“whole-person FLM”) approaches to care. Rather than treating diseases separately after they develop, MAHA ELEVATE takes a proactive, comprehensive approach that combines psychological, nutritional, and physical interventions with personalized, lifestyle-based strategies for prevention and early treatment.

Throughout this NOFO, we use the term “whole-person FLM” to represent a range of services or approaches often incorporated in lifestyle and functional medicine that are not currently covered under Medicare. It is important to clarify that CMS is not establishing a new industry standard through the use of this terminology.

The term “whole-person FLM” as used in this NOFO does not represent an attempt by CMS to create, define, or establish any new industry-wide standard, practice guideline(s), or healthcare delivery model beyond the scope of this specific Innovation Center model and funding opportunity. Similarly, through this funding opportunity, CMS is not creating a new category of covered services for Medicare purposes.

This term serves solely as a descriptive reference within this document to facilitate clear communication about the non-covered services being tested in this model and should not be interpreted as having any regulatory, coverage, or policy implications beyond the context of this specific Innovation Center model. CMS will select a total of up to 30 Recipients to participate in MAHA ELEVATE.

The model will be split into two cohorts, one year apart (years 2026 and 2027). CMS will select recipients based on five key criteria: • Whole-person FLM intervention design, including cost savings. • Beneficiary recruitment and study design.

• Organizational and administrative capacity. • Data management capabilities. Highly competitive applicants must demonstrate several important strengths: • Strong, evidence-based support for your proposed intervention(s) and proof of your own successful history of implementation of the intervention and cost savings.

• Ability to recruit large numbers of participants with a clear randomization plan and advanced data management capabilities. Given the model’s minimum beneficiary targets and extensive data management requirements, applicants who do not directly provide clinical care are strongly encouraged to form partnerships with care entities or organizations that deliver clinical care.

This collaboration helps ensure you can meet the full operational requirements of the program. Link to Additional Information:[](https://grants. gov/search-results-detail/361494) Grantor Contact Information:If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: #### Health & Human Services * Frequently Asked Questions ## Your session will expire in 3 minutes.

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