Rural Community Toolbox: Funding & Resources for Rural Communities to Address Substance Misuse

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Fiscal Year 2024 Behavioral Health Service Expansion

Link

https://bphc.hrsa.gov/funding/funding-opportunities/behavioral-health-service-expansion

Additional Links

Notice of Funding Opportunity (Grants.gov)

Deadline

Application Deadline: May 22, 2024

Sponsor

Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC)

Purpose

Provides funding to health centers to establish or expand mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services, with the goal of increasing the number of patients receiving mental health and SUD services, including treatment with medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD).

Applicants should consider the following in their program design:

  • Higher rates of mental health conditions and SUDs and unique barriers to accessing treatment for rural populations, racial and ethnic minorities, people who are uninsured, people experiencing homelessness, and other underserved groups
  • Impact of stigma and discrimination on patients seeking and accessing treatment
  • Comprehensive approaches to behavioral health services that help more patients access treatment and recovery and support services that address their underlying needs
  • Increasing primary care providers' role in use of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications for treatment of OUD, such as buprenorphine
  • Social risk factors like food insecurity, unstable housing, lack of or limited health insurance, linguistic barriers, financial strain, broadband issues, and limited access to transportation
  • Existing treatment and recovery and support services in a service area, including Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) and opioid treatment programs (OTPs), and how a proposed project will coordinate with or complement those services

Amount of Funding

Award ceiling:

  • $600,000 in year 1
  • $500,000 in year 2

Project period: 2 years
Estimated number of awards: 400
Estimated total program funding: $240,000,000

The ratio of rural to urban awards for this opportunity will be 2 to 3, in accordance with ยง 330(e)(6)(B) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act.

Who Can Apply

Eligible applicants are Health Center Program award recipients with an active H80 grant award. Health centers that do not currently provide behavioral health services are encouraged to apply.

Geographic Coverage

Nationwide

What This Program Funds

Capacity Building • New Program • Operating Costs and Staffing

Application Process

Application instructions, requirements, and other information can be found in the funding announcement.

Applicants must complete a 2-phase application process:

  • Phase 1: Applications must be submitted and validated through grants.gov by May 22, 2024
  • Phase 2: Applicants must submit supplemental information through HRSA Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) by June 21, 2024

Applicant webinar
May 1, 2024
2:00 - 3:15 p.m. Eastern

Applicant frequently asked questions

Contact

For programmatic or technical questions:
Casey Thomas
301-549-4300
BPHC contact form

For grants management or budget questions:
Doris Layne-Sheffield
301-945-9881
dlayne-sheffield@hrsa.gov

India Blankenship
301-443-0687
iblankenship@hrsa.gov

Topics This Program Addresses

Community Planning and Coalition Building • Healthcare Facilities • Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) • Mental Health • Opioids • Recovery • Social Services • Substance Use Disorder • Treatment