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. Read more about the Governor’s announcement.

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 activities to plan for the acquisition and expansion of behavioral health infrastructure throughout the state.   This grant funding […]

Joint RFA Informational Webinar – Slides and Recording Now Available

On Thursday, February 10, The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Department of Social Services (DSS) held a webinar to share information about the Joint RFA. Over 1400 attendees from across the state of California attended. Highlights included opening remarks from Secretary Ghaly, California Health & Human Services, as well as welcoming remarks […]

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.

Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program Established Through California’s 2021 Budget

As part of California’s 2021 budget, the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program provided the Department of Health Care Services $2.2 billion in funding to award competitive grants to qualified entities to construct, acquire, and rehabilitate real estate assets or to invest in mobile crisis infrastructure to expand the community continuum of behavioral health treatment resources. […]