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.
Are private (not nonprofit or nongovernmental) organizations eligible to apply for BHCIP Children and Youth grants?
Yes. For-profit organizations and other private organizations—including private real estate developers—whose projects reflect the state priorities are eligible to apply for these funds.
When is the application due?
The completed application and budget, along with all required attachments, are due no later than August 31, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. PT.
Whom do I contact with questions?
Send all questions to BHCIP@dhcs.ca.gov. Please use the subject line BHCIP Children and Youth RFA question. Send all questions to bhcip@dhcs.ca.gov. Please use the subject line BHCIP Children and Youth RFA question.
Perinatal facilities are included among the eligible facility types. How do you define “perinatal”?
Perinatal means pregnant and postpartum women and their children. Perinatal facilities that are publicly funded must adhere to DHCS Perinatal Practice Guidelines.
What is the target population, specifically?
Children and youth ages 25 and younger, including pregnant and postpartum women and their children, children, and transition-age youth (TAY), along with their families.
Who is eligible for round 4 BHCIP funding?
“Counties, cities, tribal entities (including 638s and urban clinics), nonprofit organizations, and for-profit organizations whose projects reflect the state’s priorities and also: • expand community capacity to serve Californians ages 25 and younger, and • make a commitment to serve Medi-Cal beneficiaries. In addition, for-profit organizations, including private real estate developers, with related prior development […]
