Past Applications
Elevate Youth California (EYC) Capacity Building Track, Round II
Due Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 5 p.m. PST
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is looking for nonprofit 501(c)(3) behavioral health provider organizations, tribal organizations, and county-operated providers for the EYC Capacity Building Track, Round II. Awarded funds will be used to strengthen the capacity of emerging grassroots community-based organizations, and Tribal organizations throughout California to use evidence-based or community-driven practices for substance use disorder prevention among youth and young adults ages 12-26. These programs/practices must be healing-centered, trauma-informed, culturally, and linguistically appropriate, and use a social justice youth development approach. For this funding opportunity, capacity building is defined as the investment in the effectiveness and future sustainability of an organization. Capacity-building activities or projects aim to build on the operational, programmatic, financial, or organizational infrastructure. Grants will cover activities for the following time period: May 16, 2023, to November 15, 2025.
Application Materials:
SHF will be holding RFA office hours February 14, from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. PST, to learn more about the EYC Capacity Building Track, Round II RFA. Please
register here.
If you are unable to submit your application online or need help, please contact
elevateyouthca@shfcenter.org with the subject line: Application Online Help.
Youth Opioid Response California 3 (YOR CA 3)
Due Date: Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 5 p.m. PST
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is releasing a Request for Applications (RFA) to strengthen capacity and access to prevention, treatment, and recovery services, as well as access points to Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), for youth (ages 12-24) and their families. This opportunity is also designed to foster the coordination and strengthening of existing multi-system networks and encourage the development of new partnerships between agencies that touch youth.
The YOR CA 3 is administered by the California Institute of Behavioral Health Solutions (CIBHS) in partnership with Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP). This project is funded by State Opioid Response (SOR) III monies through the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Expansion Project. While current YOR CA 2 grantees are eligible to apply, new applicants will have equal opportunity in being awarded grant funding.
Application Information:
An informational webinar will be hosted on December 21, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. PST, to learn more about the RFA and ask questions. Please register here.
All questions must be received by December 29, 2022, and should be sent to YORCalifornia@ahpnet.com. Answers to all questions received by then will be sent to all applicants as well as anyone who participated in the informational webinar.
For more information, please contact YORCalifornia@ahpnet.com.
Behavioral Health Response and Rescue Project
Behavioral Health Mentored Internship Program
Due Date: Friday, February 18, 2022 at 5 p.m. PST
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is looking for nonprofits and county-operated providers who offer behavioral health services and care deeply about mentoring the next generation of behavioral health professionals. Funding is now available for such organizations to develop and implement an in-house mentored internship program (MIP) to assist in the treatment of patients with behavioral health disorders.
The MIP funding is part of the Behavioral Health Workforce Development efforts of DHCS.
Application Materials:
An informational webinar will be hosted on January 20, 2022, from 12 p.m.-1 p.m. PST, to learn more about the MIP RFA and ask questions. Please register here.
All questions must be received by February 11, 2022. Answers to all questions received by then will be sent to all applicants in the online system as well as anyone who participated in the informational webinar.
For more information, please contact CA_BHW D@ahpnet.com.
Opioid Use and Stimulant Use Prevention and Recovery Services in the LGBTQ2S+ Community
Due date: January 28th, 2022 at 1 p.m. PST
Project start date: March 1, 2022
This funding opportunity is part of the Department of Health Care Services' Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT) Access Points Projects, which aims to address the opioid and stimulant use crises by supporting prevention, education, stigma reduction, harm reduction, treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder, stimulant use disorder, and substance use disorder. This opportunity will support LGBTQ2S+ organizations to develop or expand upon prevention, education, and recovery services for opioid use disorder and stimulant use disorders while creating tangible links to treatment services and providers. Send questions related to this funding opportunity to mataccesspoints@shfcenter.org with the subject line “LGBTQ2S+ RFA Question."
Application Materials:
Crisis Care Mobile Units (CCMU) Program
Due Date: January 4, 2022 at 4:00 pm PST
California county, city, and tribal entity behavioral health authorities, are encouraged to apply for the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) re-release of the Crisis Care Mobile Units (CCMU) Program. Utilizing funding received from the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Appropriations Act, the CCMU Program provides funding for infrastructure and some limited direct services to expand mobile behavioral health crisis services. Awards are subject to the availability of funding not obligated in the first RFA. CCMU Round 1 awardees are eligible to apply, however, priority will be placed on new applicants.
Apply today for either Track 1 or Track 2 funding:
- Track 1: Planning grant to assess the need and develop an Action Plan to address the need for mobile crisis programs.
- Track 2: Implementation grant to implement a new, or expand an existing CCMU program.
For more information, please visit the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program website to review the RFA, or contact us at CCMU@ahpnet.com.
Behavioral Health Justice Intervention Services (BHJIS)
Due Date: December 22, 2021 at 4:00pm PST
BHJIS provides funding to help local communities address critical intervention points through which individuals with mental and substance use disorders can be diverted from criminal justice involvement. Funds may be used for a wide array of collaborative planning and development activities and training. Funds may also be used for first-year implementation, including hiring or contracting with behavioral health clinicians and/or peers to be embedded with law enforcement, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), or other first responders when responding to community situations, or integration of harm reduction, reentry support, and diversion strategies.
Any public or private nonprofit entity in good standing and authorized to do business in California, as well as any tribal entity, state or local government entity, or school district is eligible to apply. This includes law enforcement agencies, fire departments, community behavioral health agencies, and community-based or other qualified organizations. “Tribal entity" is defined as a federally recognized Indian tribe, tribal organization, or urban Indian organization, as defined in Section 1603 of Title 25 of the United States Code. Applicants must demonstrate the ability to improve partnerships/collaboration, address structural inequities, and implement specific projects that will meet the BHJIS goal.
DHCS is looking for agencies in the law enforcement, first responder, and behavioral health communities that will:
- Implement innovative solutions to problems and connect people experiencing mental or substance use crises with services at the right time in the right environment;
- Utilize best practices of SAMHSA, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), and Crisis Now, including co-responder models and/or the Memphis Model Curriculum or a Crisis Intervention Team-Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (CIT-POST) certified curriculum;
- Demonstrate collaboration between system partners and communities; and
- Adopt policies and practices to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion and establish culturally and linguistically appropriate services.
Projects must be doable within approximately one year. Funds must be used to build capacity. DHCS is also making funding available to support some initial implementation of direct services.
Please visit Co-Responding.BuildingCalHHS.com to view the RFA and learn more, or contact BHJIS@ahpnet.com.
Consulting Services - Recovery Services Project Administrator
Due date: September 30, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. PST
DHCS is releasing a funding opportunity to solicit responses from organizations to serve as an Administrative Entity that can oversee and manage the administrative components, as well as provide technical assistance services, for the implementation of a statewide behavioral health project focused on recovery services for individuals with serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbances, and substance use disorders.
The total funding allocated to this project is $77,255,609. The Contractor will re-grant $73,505,609 in subawards to applicants of the Recovery Services funding opportunity. The Contractor may utilize up to $3,750,000 for costs incurred to complete performance of the contracted services. The performance period of the contract will be from November 1, 2021 through June 30, 2025.
The application due date is September 30, 2021 and questions are due by September 23, 2021. Questions and application submissions should be sent to BHRRP@dhcs.ca.gov.
Application Materials:
Expanding Peer Organization Capacity (EPOC)
Due date: August 25, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. PST
DHCS is excited to release a second peer workforce RFA, focused on elevating peer organizations that are either currently operating under a fiscal agent and wish to establish themselves as an independent non-profit organization, or are still relatively new as an organization and are looking for supports in their growth. This grant provides a rare opportunity to build emerging peer organizations' infrastructure and capacity to deliver peer recovery supports for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders. Through selective funding, DHCS will help grow the potential and preparedness of emerging peer service providers to become thriving peer-run organizations, ready to deliver services under the upcoming Medi-Cal Peer Services benefit to every California community.
To be eligible for funding, an emerging behavioral health peer-run organization must meet all of the criteria described below.
- Are located and will provide peer services in the state of California.
- Meet the definition of an Emerging Peer Organization. Are either a newly formed nonprofit established after July 1, 2019 or are operating under the auspices of a nonprofit fiscal agent authorized to operate in California. (Information from the fiscal agent is required.)
- Are peer-run. For purposes of this RFA “peer-run" is defined as an organization where at least fifty-one percent (51%) full-time equivalent (FTE) of staff are peers, at least 51% FTE of management are peers, and, if a 501(c)(3), at least 51% of board members are peers. If operating under a fiscal agent, the board requirement is waived.
A webinar is being developed to provide an overview for interested applicants scheduled for Thursday, July 29th, registration has been set-up . Both the RFA and webinar registration link will be available on the DHCS “peers" webpage early next week.
The application due date is August 25, 2021 and questions are due by August 9, 2021. Please send all questions and RFA submissions to BHRRP@dhcs.ca.gov.
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Crisis Care Mobile Units (CCMU) Program
Due date: August 23, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. PST
DHCS is releasing a funding opportunity to solicit responses from California county or city behavioral health agencies, or joint applications of city or county behavioral health agencies to support and expand behavioral health mobile crisis and non-crisis services through the CCMU Program. A CCMU program must:
- Provide services to individuals experiencing behavioral health crises, including mental health crises, substance use crises, or co-occurring mental health and substance use crises;
- Prioritize services to individuals 25 and younger, which may include activities such as conducting needs assessments for youth services; placing mobile units near schools and universities, outreach, public education campaigns, and taking measurable steps towards addressing the youth and young adult crisis needs within the community;
- Include appropriate staff, acting within their scope, who can assess the needs of individuals within the region of operation and provide direct treatment services, and a licensed mental health professional to oversee the program, in accordance with Welfare and Institutions Code § 5848.7;
- Develop mobile crisis services available to reach any person in the service area in a home, school, workplace, or any other community-based location in a timely manner; and
- Connect individuals to facility-based, or other follow-up care as needed through warm hand-offs and coordinating transportation when and only if situations warrant transition to other locations.
DHCS is offering two separate tracks of funding. Applicants may apply for either Track 1 or Track 2 funding, but not both:
- Track 1 – Planning grants for up to $200,000 to assess the need, and develop an action plan to address the need of mobile crisis and non-crisis programs; and
- Track 2 – Implementation grants for up to $1 million for each new or expanded CCMU team.
The total funding amount available for this project is $205 million. $150 million will be available for Infrastructure development and support, which is funded by the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program, from September 15, 2021 through June 30, 2025 and $55 million will be available for direct services or infrastructure, which is funded by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, from September 15, 2021 through February 14, 2023.
Frequently Asked Questions about the CCMU Program and RFA
The application due date is August 23, 2021 and questions are due by August 16, 2021. Questions and RFA submissions should be sent to BHRRP@dhcs.ca.gov.
Application Materials:
Access the Request for Application
CCMU Grantee - Budget Template
Consulting Services - Mobile Crisis and Justice Intervention Projects Administrator
Due date: August 6, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. PST
On July 7, 2021, DHCS is releasing a Request for Application (RFA) to solicit responses from organizations to serve as an Administrative Entity that oversees, manages, and provides technical assistance services for the implementation of two statewide behavioral health projects:
- Behavioral Health Mobile Crisis and Non-Crisis Services
- Behavioral Health Justice Intervention Services
The total funding amount available for this project is $225,000,000 from September 1, 2021 through June 30, 2025. A total of $205,000,000 will be allocated to the Behavioral Health Mobile Crisis and Non-Crisis Services project and $20,000,000 will be allocated to the Behavioral Health Justice Intervention Services project.
The application due date is August 6, 2021 and questions are due by July 30, 2021. Please send all questions and RFA submissions to BHRRP@dhcs.ca.gov.
Application Materials:
Peer Workforce Investment
Due date: July 2, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. PST
The Peer Workforce Investment (PWI) Request for Applications (RFA) was released on June 3, 2021, to expand behavioral health peer-run programs. Grants will be awarded to:
- Expand peer-run behavioral health program staffing and capacity to assist people;
- Elevate the profile of behavioral health peer-run programs with other entities in their communities and statewide through outreach and collaboration;
- Enhance the quality of peer-run programming statewide through education, training, and improved monitoring and supervision; and
- Empower peer-run programs to realize their full potential, including through strategic planning, and management support.
This RFA is part of the California Department of Health Care Services' (DHCS') Behavioral Health Workforce Development Project to expand, elevate, enhance, and empower behavioral health peer-run programs in every California community. DHCS has contracted with Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP) to implement this project.
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COVID-19 Mitigation Program
COVID-19 Mitigation Project for Behavioral Health Systems Request for Application
Due Date: February 11, 2022 1 p.m. PST
DHCS has released a Request for Application for $11,829,138 to public and private nonprofit organizations to implement the COVID-19 Mitigation Project for Behavioral Health Systems project from March 1, 2022 through March 31, 2025. Entities may apply for up to $100,000 each to support COVID-19 testing education and access, expand COVID-19 response services, and support the maintenance of healthy environments for behavioral health treatment and recovery service providers. This project is funded by the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant and Community Mental Health Services Block Grant, awarded to DHCS by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and is administered by DHCS in partnership with the Sierra Health Foundation: Center for Health Program Management. The RFA deadline is February 11, 2022. For more information and to apply for this funding opportunity, please visit The Center's webpage.
Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program
Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program & Community Care Expansion Program
Due Date: January 4, 2022 at 4:00 pm PST
California county, city, and tribal entity behavioral health authorities, are encouraged to apply for the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) re-release of the Crisis Care Mobile Units (CCMU) Program. Utilizing funding received from the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Appropriations Act, the CCMU Program provides funding for infrastructure and some limited direct services to expand mobile behavioral health crisis services. Awards are subject to the availability of funding not obligated in the first RFA. CCMU Round 1 awardees are eligible to apply, however, priority will be placed on new applicants.
Apply today for either Track 1 or Track 2 funding:
- Track 1: Planning grant to assess the need and develop an Action Plan to address the need for mobile crisis programs.
- Track 2: Implementation grant to implement a new, or expand an existing CCMU program.
For more information, please visit the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program website to review the RFA, or contact us at CCMU@ahpnet.com.
Behavioral Health County and Tribal Planning Grants
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is pleased to announce the release of the Request for Applications (RFA) for its Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) County and Tribal Planning Gra nt, which will help county agencies and tribal entities across California to initiate and support behavioral health facility planning efforts in their communities. Grants will be for up to $150,000. With the BHCIP goal to expand behavioral health infrastructure capacity statewide, this grant is the second in a series of six rounds of funding available to applicants.
BHCIP is a joint effort with the California Department of Social Services Community of Care Expansion (CCE) program, which will provide infrastructure funding for the acquisition, construction, and rehabilitation of adult and senior care facilities.
Whether you are a county agency, a tribal 638, or an urban clinic, these grant funds will allow you and your community partners to begin planning how best to address local behavioral health facility needs, along with developing strategies and action steps to meet these needs.
