CALIFORNIA ANNOUNCES NEW FUNDING TO STRENGTHEN THE STATE’S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE​​ 

SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) today released the Proposition 1 Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 1: Launch Ready Request for Application (RFA) announcing the availability of up to $3.3 billion in competitive grant funding. These funds will expand the behavioral health continuum and provide appropriate care to individuals experiencing mental health conditions and substance use disorders.​​ 

“With this funding, we are taking a crucial step forward in strengthening California’s behavioral health system,” said DHCS Director Michelle Baass. “This funding will enable organizations statewide to build and expand essential services, moving California’s Behavioral Health Transformation forward.”​​ 

Funding from Proposition 1 bonds will support even more behavioral health facilities in 2025 and 2026. Bond BHCIP funding is estimated to create 6,800 residential treatment beds and 26,700 outpatient treatment slots for behavioral health and will build on other major behavioral health initiatives in California. Please see the initial guidance about Proposition 1 bond construction funding.​​ 

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT: Through BHCIP, DHCS has already competitively awarded $1.7 billion in grants to construct, acquire, and expand properties and invest in mobile crisis infrastructure for behavioral health. Proposition 1, passed in March 2024, increases funding opportunities to expand BHCIP to serve even more Californians with mental health and substance use disorders.​​ 

BIGGER PICTURE: California is modernizing the behavioral health delivery system to improve accountability, increase transparency, and expand the capacity of behavioral health care facilities for Californians.​​ 

ລັດຍັງໄດ້ອອກກົດ ໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍການບໍລິການສຸຂະພາບທາງດ້ານພຶດຕິກຳ ຂໍ້ສະເໜີທີ 1: ເອກະສານແນະນຳການສະໜັບສະໜູນທີ່ຢູ່ອາໄສ ສຳລັບເຂດປົກຄອງຕ່າງໆທີ່ອະທິບາຍວິທີການໃຊ້ຈ່າຍລາຍຮັບຂອງກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍການບໍລິການສຸຂະພາບທາງດ້ານພຶດຕິກຳທີ່ກຳລັງດຳເນີນຢູ່ ສຳລັບການແຊກແຊງດ້ານທີ່ຢູ່ອາໄສ. ຕາມຂໍ້ສະເໜີທີ 1, 30 ເປີເຊັນຂອງເງິນທຶນກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍການບໍລິການສຸຂະພາບທາງດ້ານພຶດຕິກຳຂອງເຂດປົກຄອງໃນແຕ່ລະປີຕ້ອງໄດ້ນຳໄປສູ່ການສະໜັບສະໜູນທີ່ຢູ່ອາໄສສຳລັບຜູ້ທີ່ມີຄວາມຕ້ອງການດ້ານສຸຂະພາບທາງດ້ານພຶດຕິກຳທີ່ຮ້າຍແຮງ, ລວມທັງທຶນທີ່ອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ມີຢ່າງຕໍ່ເນື່ອງເພື່ອສ້າງທາງເລືອກທີ່ຢູ່ອາໄສເພີ່ມເຕີມ. ອີງຕາມການຄາດຄະເນສຳລັບປີງົບປະມານ 2026-2027, ເງິນທຶນທັງໝົດສຳລັບທີ່ຢູ່ອາໄສຂອງລັດຈະຢູ່ທີ່ປະມານ 950 ລ້ານໂດລາຕໍ່ປີເພື່ອຊ່ວຍຮັບປະກັນຄວາມຍືນຍົງຂອງໂຄງການເຫຼົ່ານີ້. ເອກະສານຂໍ້ເທັດຈິງ ນີ້ໃຫ້ຂໍ້ມູນພື້ນຖານກ່ຽວກັບການສະໜອງທຶນທີ່ຢູ່ອາໄສ ແລະ ໂອກາດຕ່າງໆທີ່ເປັນໄປໄດ້ໂດຍກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍການບໍລິການສຸຂະພາບທາງດ້ານພຶດຕິກຳ/ກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍການບໍລິການສຸຂະພາບຈິດ.​​ 

Additionally, the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in collaboration with the California Department of Veterans Affairs, will oversee up to $2 billion in Proposition 1 funds to build permanent supportive housing for veterans and others who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and have mental health or substance use disorder challenges. HCD is expected to provide guidance for potential grantees by late 2024.​​ 

DHCS also plans to release the RFA for the remaining bond funding, totaling up to $1.1 billion, for Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs, in May 2025, with all funds awarded by 2026.​​ 

LEARN MORE: Interested applicants can view the RFA for more details about eligibility requirements. To be considered “launch ready,” eligible entities must meet the criteria specified in the RFA. For more information about Bond BHCIP Round 1: Launch Ready, please visit the BHCIP website.​​ 

ນີ້ແມ່ນຂໍ້ມູນເພີ່ມເຕີມກ່ຽວກັບ ການສະໜັບສະໜູນດ້ານທີ່ຢູ່ອາໄສທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງກັບກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍການບໍລິການສຸຂະພາບທາງດ້ານພຶດຕິກຳ ຂໍ້ສະເໜີທີ 1. ສຳລັບການສອບຖາມທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງກັບການຫັນປ່ຽນສຸຂະພາບທາງດ້ານພຶດຕິກຳ, ກະລຸນາສົ່ງອີເມວຫາ BHTinfo@dhcs.ca.gov. ເຂົ້າເບິ່ງ ໜ້າເວັບການຫັນປ່ຽນສຸຂະພາບດ້ານພຶດຕິກຳ ສຳລັບການອັບເດດ ແລະ ຊັບພະຍາກອນຕ່າງໆ, ລວມທັງການບັນທຶກສຽງຂອງກອງປະຊຸມຮັບຟັງສາທາລະນະເປັນປະຈຳ. ເພື່ອຮັບການອັບເດດເປັນປະຈຳ, ກະລຸນາລົງທະບຽນສຳລັບ listserv ໃນ ເວັບໄຊທ໌ DHCS.​​ 

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