Why are school-based health centers not eligible for Round 4, even though school-linked health centers are? School-linked health centers are a type of school-based health center.
The difference for purposes of determining eligibility is the facility’s location. Unlike school-based health centers, which are located on school property, school-linked health centers are located off school property.
The Round 4 RFA states that schools are not eligible for Round 4, yet one of the facility types listed is school-linked health center. Can you explain what a school-linked health center is?
A school-linked health center is a specific type of school-based health center that is located off campus and has a formal operating agreement with the partnering school. School-linked health centers are operated by a community health center, a federally qualified health center, or other community-based provider and offers a wide variety of services such as […]
Would an adult residential facility for SUD treatment that serves 18- to 25-year-olds qualify for BHCIP Round 4 funding?
No. Adult SUD residential facilities are not an eligible facility type.
Can these funds be used to build professional parent housing for intensive services and therapeutic foster care?
No. the facilities to be funded in BHCIP Round 4: Children and Youth are listed in the Program Update.
Our facility provides substance use disorder treatment for all ages, with a large percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds. Are we eligible to apply for BHCIP Round 4 funding?
Yes. BHCIP Round 4 will only fund facility expansion projects for youth age 25 and younger. The application must clearly explain how the infrastructure project will expand services for youth age 25 and younger exclusively.
Will there be funding for pre-development activities, such as feasibility studies, environmental impact studies, and engineering plans?
Funding for pre-development activities is included in the overall budget for the proposed project. Pre-development activities may include but are not limited to funds to hire an architect to draw construction plans, working with a financial advisor to develop a business plan, and other activities required to reach the minimum threshold for project readiness.
For Round 4, would a mental health rehabilitation center serving TAY be an eligible use of funds?
No. The eligible facilities to be funded in BHCIP Round 4: Children and Youth include the following: community mental health clinics, community treatment facilities, community wellness/prevention centers, outpatient treatment for SUD, school-linked health centers, adolescent residential treatment facilities for youth with SUD, children’s crisis residential programs, crisis stabilization units, perinatal residential SUD facilities, psychiatric acute […]
Can the BHCIP Children and Youth funds be used for the purchase of a building for transitional housing programming or permanent supportive housing for youth ages 18 through 25?
No. The facilities to be funded in BHCIP Round 4 Children and Youth are specific to the expansion of behavioral health services in community mental health clinics, community treatment facilities, community wellness/prevention centers, outpatient treatment for SUD, school linked health centers, adolescent residential treatment facilities for youth with SUD, children’s crisis residential programs, crisis stabilization […]
How will funds for Round 4 be released to awardees? Will they be given reimbursement as they expend funds or will funds be released immediately and proof of expenditure to be submitted later?
Disbursement of funds will follow a standard 30-day draw period and 45-day payment cycle for work completed. The grantee will submit to the draw authority invoices for work completed over the previous 30 days. The draw authority will review the draw request, approve the invoices for work completed, and issue approval for disbursement of funds […]
We are a behavioral health care organization for children and youth and applied for BHCIP Launch Ready funds. Should we also apply for Youth and Children funds, or will DHCS consider our application in the round in which it fits best?
BHCIP Round 4 Children and Youth is a separate and distinct application from Round 3 Launch Ready. Applicants who are not awarded funding in Round 3 are encouraged to apply for Round 4 if their proposal will expand behavioral health services for children and youth age 25 and younger and/or pregnant/postpartum women and their children.
