Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act of 2024
Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act of 2024: Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program Round 1 (2024): Launch Ready and Round 2 (2025): Unmet Needs
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.
For information and funding for supportive housing for veterans and others, please visit the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) website.
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is pleased to announce the release of its Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 2: Unmet Needs grant Request for Applications (RFA). Through this final round of Bond BHCIP funding, DHCS will award $800+ million statewide.
DHCS aims to distribute grant funds to rural or remote areas with outstanding behavioral health needs or insufficient behavioral health infrastructure, projects with a campus model and regional collaborations, and geographic areas with no prior BHCIP infrastructure award. Eligible entities include counties, cities, Tribal entities, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit organizations whose projects reflect the state’s priorities and align with the facility types listed in the RFA.
All applicants must complete a pre-application consultation (PAC) before submitting an application. The application portal is open as of June 2, 2025; the PAC request form is also accessible on the portal. The PAC is an opportunity for prospective applicants to describe proposed projects and discuss their plans for the use of grant funds, as well as ask general questions about the application and where to locate resources for use while completing and submitting the application.
Upon completion of the applicant’s PAC, the full application will be available. For a preview of the application questions, please see Form 1: Application Questions. (Please note: Form 1 is intended as a guide; final questions in the application portal may differ slightly.) The deadline for applications is October 28, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT).
To schedule a required PAC, please submit the PAC request form no later than August 29, 2025. Prospective applicants that plan to submit applications for more than one project are welcome to address all projects in one PAC session, but must submit a separate PAC request form for each proposed project. PACs will be scheduled between June 26 and October 1, 2025.
- Request for Applications
- Form 1: Application Questions Guide (coming soon)
- Form 2: Budget Template (coming soon)*
- Form 3: Development Team Information
- Form 4: Design, Acquisition, and Construction Milestone Schedule
- Form 5: Applicant’s Certification of Prevailing Wage
- Form 6: Applicant’s Certification of Funding Terms
- Form 7: Community Engagement
- Form 8: Schematic Design Checklist
- Form 9: Facility Financial Operating Pro Forma Template
- Form 10: Board Authorizing Resolution (BAR) Template
- Attachment A: Pre-Application Consultation Process
- Attachment B: Allowable and Not Allowable Equipment
- Attachment C: Letters of Support Guidelines
- Attachment D: Budget Glossary of Terms
- Attachment E: Glossary of Terms (coming soon)
* Form 2: Budget Template is locked to ensure no unintentional changes are made to the worksheet. Applicants who would like a copy in an alternate, accessible format should contact AHP at BR2@ahpnet.com.
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is no longer accepting applications for the Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 1: Launch Ready grant. The deadline for applications was on December 13, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT).
Through this funding round, DHCS will award up to $3.3 billion statewide to eligible counties, cities, Tribal entities, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit organizations whose projects reflect the state’s priorities and serve the targeted populations. 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 that collocate multiple levels of care on the continuum, with a focus on residential treatment facilities.
Award announcements for Bond BHCIP Round 1: Launch Ready grant funding are expected in May 2025. All applicants will be informed in writing of DHCS’s final decision regarding their application.
The Request for Applications (RFA) for Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs is currently scheduled for release in May 2025. For information related to that round, please see the Program Update. Additional information will be posted here as it becomes available.
- Request for Applications
- Form 1: Application Questions Guide
- Form 2: Budget Template *
- Form 3: Development Team Information
- Form 4: Design, Acquisition, and Construction Milestone Schedule
- Form 5: Applicant’s Certification of Prevailing Wage
- Form 6: Applicant’s Certification of Funding Terms
- Form 7: Community Engagement
- Form 8: Schematic Design Checklist
- Form 9: Facility Financial Operating Pro Forma Template
- Form 10: Board Authorizing Resolution (BAR) Template
- Attachment A: Pre-Application Consultation Process
- Attachment B: Allowable and Not Allowable Equipment
- Attachment C: Letters of Support Guidelines
- Attachment D: Budget Glossary of Terms
- Attachment E: Glossary of Terms
* Form 2: Budget Template is locked to ensure no unintentional changes are made to the worksheet. Applicants who would like a copy in an alternate, accessible format should contact AHP at bondbhcipround1@ahpnet.com.
Helpful Links
Information About Bond BHCIP Rounds 1 and 2
Office Hours Introduction to Real Estate Recording
After completing a PAC, prospective applicants are able to sign up for Office Hours with the Advocates for Human Potential (AHP) team of Real Estate Subject Matter Experts. Before each Office Hour session begins, the following Introduction to Real Estate recording is played.
Self-Paced Training
Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs General Informational Webinar
June 23, 2025, 1:00 – 2:00 pm PT
Register Here
All prospective applicants are invited to join DHCS and Advocates for Human Potential (AHP), the BHCIP administrative entity, for a general informational webinar on June 23, 2025, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. PT. The webinar will review this funding opportunity and the application and award processes.
Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs Tribal Informational Webinar
June 24, 2025, 2:00 – 3:00 pm PT
Register Here
All prospective applicants representing Native American projects and Tribes and Tribal entities are invited to join DHCS and Advocates for Human Potential (AHP), the BHCIP administrative entity, for an informational webinar on June 24, 2025, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. PT. This webinar will review this funding opportunity and the application and award processes in the context of Tribal-specific concerns.
Bond BHCIP Round 1: Launch Ready Tribal Informational Webinar
DHCS and Advocates for Human Potential (AHP), the BHCIP administrative entity, hosted an informational webinar for all prospective applicants representing Native American projects, tribes, and tribal entities on August 8, 2024. The webinar provided an overview of the funding opportunity and information related to the application and award processes in the context of tribal-specific concerns.
Bond BHCIP Round 1: Launch Ready Informational Webinar
DHCS and Advocates for Human Potential (AHP), the BHCIP administrative entity, hosted an informational webinar for all prospective applicants on August 7, 2024. The webinar offered an overview of the funding opportunity and information related to the application and award processes.
Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act of 2024 BHCIP Round 1 (2024): Launch Ready and Round 2 (2025): Unmet Needs Public Listening Session
On April 19, 2024, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) hosted a Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act of 2024 BHCIP Round 1 (2024): Launch Ready and Round 2 (2025): Unmet Needs Public Listening Session. This session was open to the public, including city, county, tribal entities, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations.
In March, California voters passed Proposition 1, a two-bill package including the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) (Senate Bill 326) and the Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act (BHIBA) (Assembly Bill 531). The BHIBA portion is a $6.38B general obligation bond to develop an array of behavioral health treatment, residential care settings, and supportive housing to help provide appropriate care facilities for Californians experiencing mental health conditions and substance use disorders.
DHCS is developing plans for distribution of up to $4.4 billion in BHIBA funds for BHCIP competitive grants. During this public listening session, input can be provided directly to DHCS on BHCIP bond funding.