ClosedOpportunity HRSA-25-068

Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Professionals

Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Professionals is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services). The application deadline was January 21, 2025. Individual awards are listed as up to $600K, with about 101 awards expected and $59.6M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts and 6 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.732 (Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Oct 22, 2024Posted
Jan 21, 2025Application deadline

Posted: Oct 22, 2024
Close date: Jan 21, 2025
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $600,000
Est. total funding: $59,600,000
Expected awards: 101
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public colleges & universities
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Accredited institutions of higher education or accredited professional training programs that are establishing or expanding internships or other field placement See other submissions for other time frames that may apply to this NOFO. programs in mental health in psychiatry, psychology, school psychology, behavioral pediatrics, psychiatric nursing (which may include masters and doctoral level programs), social work, school social work, Substance Use Disorder (SUD) prevention and treatment, marriage and family therapy, occupational therapy (which may include masters and doctoral level programs), school counseling, or professional counseling, including such programs with a focus on child and adolescent mental health, trauma, and transitional-age youth. Accredited doctoral, internship, and post-doctoral residency programs of health service psychology (including clinical psychology, counseling, and school psychology) for the development and implementation of interprofessional training of psychology graduate students for providing behavioral health services, including trauma-informed care and SUD prevention and treatment services, as well as the development of faculty in health service psychology. Accredited masters and doctoral degree programs of social work for the development and implementation of interprofessional training of social work graduate students for providing behavioral health services, including trauma-informed care and SUD prevention and treatment services, and the development of faculty in social work.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The purpose of the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals is to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals and improve the distribution of a well-trained behavioral health workforce. The program has a specific focus on understanding the needs of children, adolescents, and young adults at risk for mental health, trauma, and behavioral health disorders.
The BHWET Program for Professionals prepares the workforce by emphasizing interprofessional team-based models of care, integrating behavioral health training in primary care settings and recruiting a diverse workforce interested in serving high need and high demand areas.
The program also invests increasing the number and training of clinical supervisors.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

HRSA-25-068 Notice of Funding opportunityFull Announcement · HRSA-25-068 Final.pdfPDF · 1.4 MB

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.732Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training GrantsProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.732

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$87M

FY25

$90.5M

FY26

$62M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.732. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 93.732

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 586 grant awards had funding actions under Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants, with 98 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM$7.48M
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA$4.49M
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA$3.5M
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY$3.36M
AFFILIATED SERVICE PROVIDERS OF INDIANA INC$3.29M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Health Resources and Services Administration
BHWETPro25@hrsa.gov
301-443-7432

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Professionals”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public colleges & universities, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Professionals”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $600k, total estimated program funding is $59,600,000 and the agency expects to make about 101 awards.

How do I apply for “Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Professionals”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HRSA-25-068), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 93.690