Proposition 1 – Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program Round 2: Unmet Needs

Purpose: Passed in March 2024, Proposition 1 includes Behavioral Health Services Act (SB 326) and the Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act of 2024 (BHIBA) (AB 531). BHIBA is a $6.38B general obligation bond to develop behavioral health treatment facilities and supportive housing for individuals experiencing mental health and substance use disorders. Of the total amount, DHCS will award up to $4.4 billion in bond funding for BHCIP competitive grants. Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs grant funding of over $800 million will be available to construct, acquire, and rehabilitate real estate assets to expand the continuum of behavioral health treatment and service resources for Californians in this round of Bond BHCIP funding. Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs funds are not intended to preserve existing service capacity. Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs grantees must commit to serving Medi-Cal members and vulnerable populations, including unhoused people, veterans, older adults, adults with disabilities, and children and youth. For purposes of Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs funding, DHCS will focus on the remaining gaps in the statewide behavioral health continuum and prioritize mental health community residential beds and crisis settings. DHCS also aims to distribute grant funds to rural/remote areas with outstanding behavioral health needs or insufficient behavioral health infrastructure, and geographic areas with no prior BHCIP infrastructure projects. In addition, DHCS is prioritizing regional models aimed at constructing, renovating, and/or expanding community-based services. *Refer to the RFA for more details on the Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs grant funding. Eligible Applicants: Counties, cities, Tribal entities (“Tribal entity” shall mean a federally recognized Indian tribe, Tribal organization, or urban Indian organization, as defined in Section 1603 of Title 25 of the United States Code), nonprofit organizations, and for-profit organizations. *Refer to the RFA for more eligibility requirements. Eligible Geographies: Bond BHCIP funding will allow eligible entities in any regions of California. *Refer to the RFA for more eligibility requirements. Matching Funding: Local government and non profit organizations require 10% match while for-profit organizations require 25% match. Tribal entities require 5% match. *Refer to RFA for additional match requirements.

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