Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Paraprofessionals
ID: HRSA-21-090 • Type: Posted
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Overview
Category of Funding
Health
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 1/12/21 Health Resources and Services Administration posted grant opportunity HRSA-21-090 for Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Paraprofessionals with funding of $24.3 million.
The grant will be issued under grant program 93.732 Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants.
It is expected that 43 total grants will be made.
Timing
Posted Date
Jan. 12, 2021, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
April 12, 2021, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Last Updated
Jan. 12, 2021, 2:38 p.m. EST
Version
1
Archive Date
June 11, 2021
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
For the purposes of this program, eligible applicants include:
• State-licensed mental health nonprofit and for-profit organizations (see definition in Section VII). These organizations must be able to support programs for Level I pre-service, and Level II in-service, as applicable, training of peer support specialists and other behavioral health-related paraprofessionals.
• For the purposes of this NOFO, these organizations may include academic institutions, including universities, community colleges, and technical schools. Native American tribal organizations may meet this definition if appropriately licensed by an applicable Tribal government or political subdivision.
Note: Individuals are not eligible to apply under this NOFO.
In addition to the 50 states, eligible entities include the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the
U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations may also apply for these funds, if otherwise eligible.
Current BHWET award recipients whose grants are scheduled to end on August 31, 2021 are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity.
If funded, for-profit organizations are prohibited from earning profit from the federal award (45 CFR part 75.216(b)).
Award Sizing
Ceiling
Not Listed
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$24,300,000
Estimated Number of Grants
43
Contacts
Contact
Health Resources and Services Administration
Contact Email
Email Description
Contact Nicole M. Wilkerson at (301)443-7759 or email BHWET-Para@hrsa.gov
Contact Phone
(301) 443-7432
Documents
Posted documents for HRSA-21-090
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