TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Jennifer Yasumoto, Director of Health and Human Services Agency
REPORT BY: Summer Isham, Contracts Supervisor
SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing Application to and Participation in the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program Round 2: Unmet Needs Program
RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt a Resolution authorizing Director of Health and Human Services Agency to execute the formal application and program documents related to the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program Round 2: Unmet Needs Program pursuant to the Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act of 2024. (Fiscal Impact: $4,711,294 Revenue; Health and Human Services Agency Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
Passed in March 2024, Proposition 1 is a two-bill package including the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) (Senate Bill 326) and the Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act of 2024 (BHIBA) (Assembly Bill 531). The BHIBA portion is a $6.38 billion general obligation bond to develop an array of behavioral health treatment, residential care settings, and supportive housing to help provide appropriate care facilities for individuals experiencing mental health and substance use disorders. Of the total amount, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will distribute up to $4.4 billion in bond funding for BHCIP competitive grants.
DHCS announced the release of its Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP)
Round 2: Unmet Needs Request for Applications (RFA). Through this RFA, DHCS will award up to
$800 million statewide. Eligible applicants for Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs grants include counties whose projects reflect the state's priorities and serve the targeted population. DHCS is prioritizing regional models or collaborative partnerships, including public-private partnerships, aimed at constructing, renovating, and/or expanding community-based services, as well as projects using a campus-type model t...
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