News & Updates
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...
Status Update: Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program and Community Care Expansion Program
A status update for Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program and Community Care Expansion funding was recently provided to the California State Legislature. You can read the update here.
Round 2B Behavioral Health County and Tribal Planning Grant Awards
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Behavioral Health County and Tribal Planning Request for Application (RFA) funding opportunity from the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP)....
Needs Assessment and Data Driven Planning webinar for BHCIP Round 2 Planning Grantees
On Wednesday, March 30th was the Needs Assessment and Data Driven Planning webinar for BHCIP Round 2 Planning Grantees. Presenters discussed the DHCS Behavioral Health Needs Assessment, the RAND report on psychiatric bed capacity, local data sources, and program...
What counts as matching funds?
Match in the form of cash and in-kind contributions—such as equity amount in land and existing structures—to the real costs previously incurred by the project will be allowed. Cash is the strongest form of match. The state must approve all match sources. Cash match...
FAQ Update: Search our FAQ Page for BHCIP Launch Ready and CCE Capital Expansion Joint RFA
A compilation of questions about BHCIP Launch Ready and CCE Capital Expansion funding through the Joint RFA is now available. Use our FAQ search feature to help find topics related to the funding round you are pursuing. When viewing search results, please be sure to...
Slides and Recording from Small Licensed Facilities Informational Webinar
DSS was pleased to host an informational webinar specifically for licensees of facilities with 15 and fewer beds. The joint RFA, which was released January 31, 2022, encompasses CCE Capital Expansion grant funding and BHCIP Round 3 funding for launch ready projects....