Sole Source Approval - Marion County Signed.pdf

This is a Sole Source Approval document from Marion County related to the Oregon Health Authority's Request for Grant Proposal for the Behavioral Health Workforce Initiative (BHWI) Clinical Supervision Expansion Round 2. The procurement seeks grants to support licensed behavioral health professionals—including psychologists, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, and clinical social workers—in providing supervised clinical experience to associates. The RFGP was posted on October 4, 2022, with informational webinars held on October 10 and 13, 2022. The proposal submission deadline was November 4, 2022, at 3:00 PM PST, with an anticipated award notice issued on November 30, 2022. The grant period extends up to two years from the award date. Eligible applicants include private non-profit and for-profit behavioral health sites, tribal behavioral health programs, and urban Indian health programs operating in Marion County and the City of Salem.

Grant award amounts are tiered based on organizational size: up to $300,000 for large employers with 50 or more clinicians, $200,000 for other behavioral health organizations, and $150,000 for individual clinical supervisors. Funding is derived from federal sources through the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund and is designated to compensate new supervisors who are bicultural, bilingual, or provide culturally specific services, as well as to fund training for clinical staff to become supervisors or build clinical competencies. The evaluation criteria prioritize alignment with BHWI values, addressing social determinants of health, program narrative quality, fund oversight, sustainability, and budget effectiveness. Preference is given to proposals demonstrating increased diversity of the behavioral health workforce and serving historically underserved communities. Selected awardees included Arise Counseling Services LLC, Barcelona Counseling, and Mangata Wellness.