What are considered appropriate “step-down services”?
Please refer to the ASAM Treatment Criteria to determine the appropriate level of care across the behavioral health continuum. https://www.asam.org/asam-criteria/about-the-asam-criteria
Form 5: Applicant’s Certification of Prevailing Wage states that the applicant must be registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations. What registration is required?
In order for a general construction company to bid the project, the general contractor must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). Upon execution of the grant program funding agreement, sponsors must register their project with the DIR. Each sponsor must register their own project, separate from the contractor registration. https://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/Contractor-Registration.html
Is a tribal council resolution equivalent to a letter of support?
As indicated in the BHCIP Round 5 RFA, if a tribal entity, a letter of support from the tribal board at the time of application is required. A tribal council resolution may suffice as an acceptable letter of support.
We are planning to acquire a building that has already been completely built and would use it for a behavioral health clinic space instead of its original intent, an office building. Do DIR prevailing wage rules still apply?
Department of Industrial Relations rules and prevailing wages apply to any engineering or construction work you perform on the site. If you are acquiring a turnkey or move-in ready building that does not require any rehabilitation or remodeling, there is no construction workforce to be hired. Therefore, there is no need to register with the […]
Are the BHCIP Round 5: Crisis and Behavioral Health continuum funds exclusively for capital project costs or are operational expenses also allowable?
These funds are only for capital expansion through acquisition and construction. BHCIP funding may not be used to cover operational expenses.
If the proposed project is part of a larger project, should we submit the full budget of the larger project but identify the allowed items for the proposed project?
You may only request BHCIP Round 5: Crisis and Behavioral Health Continuum funds for your behavioral health expansion project. Your budget should only relate to your behavioral health-specific project, not your full construction project. Additionally, your application narrative should describe the overall project, with specific details on the portion of the project that BHCIP funding […]
Are mobile crisis units eligible for this funding or does it need to be a physical facility?
Mobile crisis units are not eligible for BHCIP Round 5: Crisis and Behavioral Health Continuum funding. Please see list for eligible facility types in Section 3.3 of the RFA.
