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Request for Application (RFA) for 0-5/Maternal Behavioral Health Initiative

Grantor:
Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission
Departmental Grant ID:
RFA 0-5/MBH-001
Portal ID:
97142
Status:
Active
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The purpose of this Request for Application is to award $18 million in available Mental Health Wellness Act funds to reduce out-of-home placements, improve educational outcomes, identify developmental delays, and otherwise serve the behavioral health needs of the Population.  It is expected that the CBOs will create partnerships at the local level to improve the system of care for behavioral health and development needs of the population.

Description:

The Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (BHSOAC or Commission), also known as the Commission for Behavioral Health (CBH), is awarding grants to local Community Based Organizations (CBO) that meet the behavioral health needs of birthing people and children aged 0-5/Maternal Behavioral Health population. The term Population used herein is inclusive of birthing people, children aged 0-5 and their parents and caregivers.  

Awardees will be responsible for providing support services to this population and connecting them to other available services through a partnership approach. Awardees will enhance available systems of care for birthing people and children aged 0-5. The CBOs will be required to partner with various other CBOs and organizations to enhance the local system of care with the goal of reducing out-of-home placement, improving educational outcomes, identifying developmental delays, and behavioral health risks. This approach offers a wide range of opportunities informed by organizations who understand the nuanced needs of their specific communities and incentivizes the formation of partnerships with local child and birthing people serving agencies to implement a multi-faceted approach to supporting this population. The Applicant will be the lead and is responsible for initiating and developing the partnerships as required in this RFA as well as entering into subcontract agreements and/or Memorandums of Understanding with the partner organizations.

Six (6) grants are available as follows:

Small County – 2 Grants – $2,000,000 each
Medium County – 2 Grants – $3,000,000 each
Large County – 2 Grants – $4,000,000 each

Allowable Costs

Grant funds must be used as proposed in the application and subsequent grant agreement approved by the Commission.

1)       Allowable costs include:

a)       Personnel costs.

b)       Program costs including, but not limited to, services, training, technology, data collection, capital outlay, and supplies and goods that pertain to providing services under this grant.

c)        Administration costs, limited to 15% of the total grant.

d)       All costs must be directly related to supporting the proposed program as outlined in the application.

2)        Grant funds may be used to supplement, but not supplant, existing financial and resource commitments of the applicant for their proposed program unit.

3)       Grant funds cannot be used for or transferred to any other purposes other than the stated purpose of the grant.

4)       All expenditures may only be used to support the proposed program funded by the grant.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit
  • Public Agency

Be an established CBO which has been in operation for at least two (2) years and has experience providing services that reduce out-of-home placement or other negative outcomes of behavioral health illness for birthing people and children ages 0-5.

OR

Be a non-profit organization, registered to do business in California. 

Eligible Geographies:

The Commission will apportion the funds based on county population. Populations are designated into three (3) sizes: Small, Medium, and Large.

Population Designations

Population is per county based on headquarters/main location of the Applicant, as follows:

1)       Small (Less than, or equal to 200,000)

2)       Medium (Greater than 200,000 – 750,000)

3)       Large (Greater than 750,000)

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
4/24/2025
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
42 months

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$18,000,000
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
6
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
$2,000,000 – $4,000,000
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State
The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

Funds will be allocated during the planning phase in two (2) installments, $100,000 at contract execution and $100,000 mid-way through the planning phase. The remaining funds will be allocated in quarterly payments for the program operations phase. Grant disbursements will be subject to the Grantee’s compliance with the RFA requirements as submitted through their application, which will be incorporated into the contract. 

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
1-916-500-0577, procurements@bhsoac.ca.gov

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