DHCS Announces the Passage of Proposition 1
UPDATE: On March 5, 2024, California voters passed Proposition 1, a two-bill package to include: Behavioral Health Services Act (Senate Bill 326) and the Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act (BHIBA) (Assembly Bill 531). The BHIBA portion is a $6.38B general obligation bond to develop an array of behavioral health treatment, residential care settings, and supportive […]
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 funding to construct new facilities and expand existing facilities that help children, youth, transition-age youth, and perinatal individuals with […]
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 materials will be different. If you were in the process of submitting an application, you […]
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). This round of funding is intended to support preparation activities to plan for the acquisition and expansion of behavioral […]
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 note whether they apply to BHCIP Launch Ready, CCE Capital […]
Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Launch Ready and Community Care Expansion (CCE) Program Capital Expansion Grant Funding
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Department of Social Services (CDSS) are pleased to announce the release of a Joint Request for Applications (RFA). This joint RFA encompasses BHCIP Round 3 funding for launch ready projects and CCE Capital Expansion program funding. Visit the Joint RFA page to learn more. The first step […]
BHCIP and CCE Program Update Released
A program update of the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) and Community Care Expansion (CCE) Program was published on 1/05/22 to provide supplemental information on the upcoming release of the joint Request for Applications (RFA) for BHCIP Round 3: Launch Ready and CCE program capital expansion projects. Read the program update here.
BHCIP Round 2B County and Tribal Planning Grant RFA Now Open
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is pleased to announce the re-release of the Request for Applications (RFA) for its Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) County and Tribal Planning Grant, which will help county agencies and Tribal entities across California to initiate and support behavioral health facility planning efforts in their communities. Grants will […]
Now Available: Planning Grants FAQs
BHCIP County and Tribal Planning Grants FAQs have been compiled and are now available. View and download the document here. You can also access this document on the County and Tribal Planning Grant page, along with other forms and templates specific to this grant.
