DHCS Release of Request for Applications for Behavioral Health Infrastructure Grants
| Date: | August 14, 2024 |
| From: | Health Plan |
| To: | Health Plan of San Joaquin/Mountain Valley Health Plan (“Health Plan”) Providers |
| Type: | Informational |
| Subject: | DHCS Release of Request for Applications for Behavioral Health Infrastructure Grants |
| Business: | Medi-Cal Managed Care |
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has released the Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 1: Launch Ready Request for applications (RFA). For more detail, please see the following link: https://www.infrastructure.buildingcalhhs.com/
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.
The deadline to apply is December 13, 2024. Entities interested in applying can find instructions here: https://www.infrastructure.buildingcalhhs.com/grantees/bond-bhcip-rounds/
This funding is a vital part of the larger Behavioral Health Transformation efforts, which aim to strengthen California’s approach to providing services for mental health and substance use disorders by focusing on community-based care and support. For more information on Behavioral Health Transformation please visit: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/BHT/Pages/home.aspx
If you have any further questions, please contact your Provider Services Representative, or call our Customer Service Department at 1-888-936-PLAN (7526). You may also visit https://www.hpsj.com/alerts/ for online access to the documents shared. The most recent information about Health Plan and our services is always available on our website WWW.HPSJ-MVHP.ORG
