News & Updates
NEW RFA! Tribal Behavioral Health Crisis and Non-Crisis Vehicles and Vehicle-Related Costs
CCMU will award up to $1 million to any Tribe or Tribal entity in California for the purpose of purchasing and maintaining vehicles to provide crisis and non-crisis behavioral health services. Applications must be submitted by February 28, 2023. Click HERE to access...
Governor Newsom Announces $480.5 Million in BHCIP Round 4: Children and Youth Grants
Governor Gavin Newsom today announced $480.5 million in awards for 54 projects to improve California’s behavioral health infrastructure for children and youth. As part of Governor Newsom’s Master Plan for Kids’ Mental Health, this historic investment provides grant...
Community Care Expansion Program – Preservation Grant Update October 5, 2022
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is pleased to announce that award letters have been issued for over $186 million in funds for the Community Care Expansion (CCE) Preservation program, with funds awarded to 34 participating counties. The CCE...
Community Care Expansion Program – Capital Expansion Grant Outreach
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is in the process of reviewing applications received to date for its Community Care Expansion (CCE) program Capital Expansion funds. Together with Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP), the CCE third-party...
BHCIP: Crisis and Behavioral Health Continuum Listening Session
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is preparing for its fifth round of Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) grant funding, which will provide $480 million for crisis-focused behavioral health infrastructure projects....
Community Care Expansion Program – Capital Expansion Grant Update
California is making significant investments in supporting seniors and adults with disabilities to live safely in the community. Earlier this year, the California Department of Social Services announced $805 million available through its Community Care Expansion...
Governor Newsom Announces BHCIP Round 3: Launch Ready Grants
$518.5 million in funding will add treatment beds for more than 1,000 people at a time, plus behavioral health services for many more – providing mental health and substance use services for Californians experiencing severe behavioral health issues who are homeless....
Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 3: Launch Ready Grant Awards
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 3: Launch Ready funding opportunity. This round of funding is intended to support preparation...
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Change in Community Care Expansion Program Application Portal on June 13
The application portal for the Community Care Expansion (CCE) Capital Expansion grants program will be changing on Monday, June 13, 2022. The CCE application will not change, but the portal that applicants use to submit their application responses and corresponding...
Round 3: Launch Ready Status Update
DHCS received a total of 148 applications for Round 3: Launch Ready funding before the Part 1 deadline and will share award announcements in June. DHCS has closed the application portal for Round 3 due to the response received in Part 1. There will not be a BHCIP...