Request for Application (RFA) for 0-5/Maternal Behavioral Health Initiative

Purpose

The purpose of this Request for Application is to award $18 million in available Mental Health Wellness Act funds to reduce out-of-home placements, improve educational outcomes, identify developmental delays, and otherwise serve the behavioral health needs of the Population. It is expected that the CBOs will create partnerships at the local level to improve the system of care for behavioral health and development needs of the population.

Description

The Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (BHSOAC or Commission), also known as the Commission for Behavioral Health (CBH), is awarding grants to local Community Based Organizations (CBO) that meet the behavioral health needs of birthing people and children aged 0-5/Maternal Behavioral Health population. The term Population used herein is inclusive of birthing people, children aged 0-5 and their parents and caregivers. Awardees will be responsible for providing support services to this population and connecting them to other available services through a partnership approach. Awardees will enhance available systems of care for birthing people and children aged 0-5. The CBOs will be required to partner with various other CBOs and organizations to enhance the local system of care with the goal of reducing out-of-home placement, improving educational outcomes, identifying developmental delays, and behavioral health risks. This approach offers a wide range of opportunities informed by organizations who understand the nuanced needs of their specific communities and incentivizes the formation of partnerships with local child and birthing people serving agencies to implement a multi-faceted approach to supporting this population. The Applicant will be the lead and is responsible for initiating and developing the partnerships as required in this RFA as well as entering into subcontract agreements and/or Memorandums of Understanding with the partner organizations. Six (6) grants are available as follows: Small County – 2 Grants – $2,000,000 eachMedium County – 2 Grants – $3,000,000 eachLarge County – 2 Grants – $4,000,000 each Allowable Costs Grant funds must be used as proposed in the application and subsequent grant agreement approved by the Commission. 1) Allowable costs include: a) Personnel costs. b) Program costs including, but not limited to, services, training, technology, data collection, capital outlay, and supplies and goods that pertain to providing services under this grant. c) Administration costs, limited to 15% of the total grant. d) All costs must be directly related to supporting the proposed program as outlined in the application. 2) Grant funds may be used to supplement, but not supplant, existing financial and resource commitments of the applicant for their proposed program unit. 3) Grant funds cannot be used for or transferred to any other purposes other than the stated purpose of the grant. 4) All expenditures may only be used to support the proposed program funded by the grant.