Last week, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) released
a
Program Update for the Behavioral Health Continuum
Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 6, Part I: Unmet Needs. A
total of $240.4 million in funding will be made available through
a Request for Applications (RFA) that will be released in January
2024. Eligible applicants, including counties, cities, tribal
entities, and non-profit organizations and for-profit
organizations, are encouraged to apply to fund programs that
expand the continuum of behavioral health infrastructure, such as
crisis stabilization units, residential substance use disorder
treatment facilities, psychiatric residential treatment
facilities, and more. Awarded projects are anticipated to be
announced in July 2024.
Authorized through the 2021-22 state budget, BHCIP provides $2.1
billion to construct, acquire, and expand properties and invest
in mobile crisis infrastructure related to behavioral health.
Since 2021, the state has issued funding for the first five
rounds of BHCIP to fund various projects to expand the state’s
behavioral health infrastructure. BHCIP Round 6, Part I is the
first half of the final round of BHCIP funding. The RFA for Round
6, Part II is expected to be released in January 2025. Additional
information on BHCIP, including previously awarded projects, can
be found on the BHCIP
webpage.
