The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is pleased to announce the release of its Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 1: Launch Ready grant Request for Applications (RFA). Through this RFA, DHCS will award up to $3.3 billion statewide. 

Eligible applicants for Bond BHCIP Round 1: Launch Ready grants include counties, cities, tribal entities (including 638s and urban clinics), nonprofit organizations, and for-profit organizations 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 that collocate multiple levels of care on the continuum, with a focus on residential treatment facilities. 

The application portal will open July 23, 2024. At that time, a link to the portal will be provided on this page. For a preview of the application questions, please see Form 1: Application Questions. (Please note: Form 1 is intended to be used as a guide; final questions in the application portal may differ slightly.) The deadline for applications is November 22, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT). 

In addition, all applicants are required to complete a pre-application consultation (PAC) before submitting an application. The PAC will allow the prospective applicant to describe their proposed project and discuss their vision for the use of grant funds, as well as ask general questions about how to complete a quality application and where to locate available resources for reference while completing and submitting the application. To schedule a required PAC, please submit the PAC request form no later than September 30, 2024. Pre-application consultations will be scheduled between July 23 and October 31, 2024.