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Open Funding Rounds
Bond BHCIP Round 1: Launch Ready
RFA Release: July 2024
Eligible entities may apply and receive funding support to construct, acquire, and rehabilitate real estate assets in behavioral health settings that serve Medi-Cal members.
DHCS will award up to $3.3 billion in grant funds to Bond BHCIP Round 1: Launch Ready projects that expand the community-based continuum of behavioral health treatment infrastructure by building facilities and expanding services. DHCS is developing plans for distribution of up to $4.4 billion in BHIBA bond funding for BHCIP competitive grants.
Please visit the Bond BHCIP Rounds page to review the Request for Applications (RFA) and related materials and complete a Pre-Application Consultation (PAC) Request form. After you’ve submitted the form, you will receive an email with instructions for next steps, including booking your PAC and preparing to apply for Bond BHCIP Round 1: Launch Ready funds.
Frequently Asked Questions and a Help Desk are available for applicants as you move through the process.
Closed Funding Rounds
The Crisis Care Mobile Units (CCMU) program grants were awarded to California county, city, or tribal entity behavioral health authorities to implement or expand Crisis Care Mobile Units (CCMUs).
Utilizing funding received from BHCIP and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Appropriations Act (CRRSAA), the CCMU Program provides funding for infrastructure and some limited direct services to expand mobile behavioral health crisis services.
Learn more on the CCMU Grant page.
BHCIP Round 1: CCMU Tribal Crisis and Non-Crisis Vehicle Funding RFA
California tribes and tribal entities (as defined in Section 1603 of Title 25 of the US Code) were awarded funds to purchase and maintain vehicles to provide mobile crisis and noncrisis behavioral health services through a simple application process. Click HERE to learn more!
Behavioral Health County and Tribal Planning grants were awarded to California county, tribes, or tribal entity behavioral health authorities to plan for expansion of behavioral health infrastructure capacity, targeting state-level priorities. Learn more on the Round 2 Grant page.
DHCS is awarding BHCIP Round 3 Launch Ready grants to:
- counties, cities, tribal entities (including 638s and urban clinics)
- nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations
- other private organizations, including private real estate developers
To expand community capacity for serving the behavioral health (mental health and substance use disorder/SUD) population and must make a commitment to serve Medi-Cal beneficiaries.
Learn more about Launch Ready here.
DHCS will award BHCIP Round 4: Children and Youth grants to expand community capacity for serving the behavioral health (mental health and substance use disorder/SUD) needs of Californians ages 25 and younger, including pregnant and postpartum women and their children, and transition-age youth, along with their families. Successful applicants must make a commitment to serve Medi-Cal beneficiaries.
Eligible entitles include:
- Counties, cities, tribal entities (including 638s and urban clinics)
- Nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations
- Other private organizations, including private real estate developers
More information regarding funding for Round 4: Children and Youth, including the RFA, application instructions, and links to apply, can be found on the Children and Youth Grant webpage.
Eligible applicants for BHCIP Round 5: Crisis and Behavioral Health Continuum funds include counties, cities, tribal entities (including 638s and urban clinics), nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations, and other for-profit organizations, including private real estate developers, whose projects reflect the state’s priorities and serve the targeted population. In the interest of encouraging innovative projects that take both local and regional approaches, eligible entities are invited to apply independently or with partners or co-applicants.
For more information and to view the RFA, please visit the Round 5 page.