Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants

The purpose of the behavioral health programs is to develop and expand the behavioral health workforce and address the mental health and resiliency concerns among health care providers. Expanding the behavioral health workforce is addressed through t

Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program develops and expands the behavioral health workforce by supporting both professionals and paraprofessionals. Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training- Children, Adolescents, Young Adults (BHWET-CAY) increases the supply and distribution of behavioral health professionals as well as increasing access to services targeting children, adolescents, and young adults (CAY). Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program (OIFSP) Program aims to increase the number of behavioral health-related paraprofessionals who work on integrated, interprofessional teams and provide services to children whose parents or guardians are impacted by opioid use disorder (OUD) and other substance use disorders (SUD). Behavioral Health Workforce Development Technical Assistance (BHWD TA) Program seeks to develop and provide tailored technical assistance to the grant recipients of the HRSA-funded Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Programs --authorized by section 756 of the Public Health Service Act from Fiscal Year 2025 to Fiscal Year 2029. Promoting Resilience and Mental Health Among Health Professional Workforce (PRMHW) program aims to provide support to health care providers associations, and entities providing health care including Federally Qualified Health Centers, to establish, enhance, or expand evidence-based programs or protocols to promote resilience, mental health, and wellness among providers, other personnel, and members. The Health and Public Safety Workforce Resiliency Training Program's (HPSWRTP) purpose is to plan, develop, operate or participate in health professions training activities using evidence-based strategies, to reduce and address burnout, suicide, mental health conditions and SUD and promote resiliency among the health care workforce. The Health and Public Safety Workforce Resiliency Technical Assistance Center (WRTAC) provides training and technical assistance to HRSA's workforce resiliency grant recipients to establish, enhance and expand the capacity and infrastructure to rapidly deploy evidence-based strategies that promote mental health, prevent suicide, reduce substance use disorders, and address burnout among the health care workforce.

BHWET Professional and BHWET CAY: Accredited institutions of higher education or accredited professional training programs that are establishing or expanding internships or other field placement programs in mental health in psychiatry, psychology, school psychology, behavioral pediatrics, psychiatric nursing (which may include master's and doctoral level programs), social work, school social work, substance use disorder prevention and treatment, marriage and family therapy, occupational therapy, school counseling, or professional counseling, accredited doctoral, internship, and post-doctoral residency programs of health service psychology (including clinical psychology, counseling, and school counseling, and accredited master's and doctoral degree programs of social work. BHWET Paraprofessional: Behavioral health paraprofessional training programs that are state licensed or accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency, and designated to provide behavioral health training. Entities may include states, political subdivisions of states, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, public or nonprofit private health professions schools, academic health centers, State or local governments, or other appropriate public or private nonprofit entities as determined appropriate by the Secretary. OIFSP: State-licensed mental health nonprofit and for-profit organizations, including academic institutions, universities, community colleges, and technical schools, which are accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency. Domestic community-based organizations, public entities, tribes, and tribal organizations may apply for these funds, if otherwise eligible. BHWD TA: Health professions schools, academic health centers, State or local governments, or other public or private nonprofit entities that provide services and training to health professions. HPSWRP: Health professions schools, academic health centers, state or local governments, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, or other appropriate public or private nonprofit entities. PRMHW: entities providing health care, including health care providers associations and Federally Qualified Health Centers. WRTAC: Health professions schools, academic health centers, state or local governments, Indian Tribes and tribal organizations, or other appropriate public or private nonprofit entities. Entities providing health care, including health care providers associations and Federally Qualified Health Centers.

A U.S. citizen or non-citizen national. An individual lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States. Any other "qualified alien" under section 431(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-193, as amended. BHWET Professional and Paraprofessional and OIFSP: students must be enrolled in the school or program in order to receive stipend and tuition support. In addition, students/interns must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or foreign nationals who possess a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States. BHWD TA: HRSA-funded programs: Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training -Professionals and Paraprofessional, Opioid Workforce Expansion Program - Professionals and Paraprofessionals, Graduate Psychology Education (GPE) Programs, and other programs. HPSWRP: health care students, residents, professionals, paraprofessionals, trainees, public safety officers, and employers of such individuals PRMHW: health professional workforce (providers, other personnel, and members) WRTAC: HRSA-funded resiliency programs: PRMHW and HPSWRP .

BHWET Program for Professionals develops and expands experiential training opportunities to improve the distribution and supply of the behavioral health workforce. BHWET Program for Paraprofessionals emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration by utilizing team-based care in integrated behavioral health and primary care settings and recruiting a qualified workforce. OIFSP supports training programs that enhance and expand paraprofessionals knowledge, skills and expertise related to opioid use disorder and increases the number of behavioral health-related paraprofessionals. BHWD TA Program aims to build an educational and interconnected behavioral and public health infrastructure prepared to respond and provide treatment to those impacted by OUD and other SUD. PRMHW Program strives to support health care, health care providers associations, and FQHCs to establish, enhance, or expand evidence-based programs or protocols to promote resilience, mental health, and wellness among their providers, other personnel, and members. HPSWRP seeks to reduce and address burnout, suicide, mental health conditions and substance use disorders and promote resiliency among health care students, residents, professionals, paraprofessionals, trainees, public safety officers, and employers of such individuals. WRTAC aims to enhance HRSA's workforce resiliency grantee recipient's framework by providing critically needed resources through technical assistance and training to promote mental and behavioral health, prevent suicide and reduce burnout and substance use occurrences.

Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Programs for Professionals and Paraprofessionals program provides support for a 4-year project period. Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program- Children, Adolescents and Young Adults program provides support for a 2-year project period. Opioid Impacted Family Support program provides support for a 4-year project period. Addiction Medicine Fellowship program provides support for a 5-year project period. Integrated Substance Use Disorder Training Program provides support for a 5-year project period Behavioral Health Workforce Development Technical Assistance Program provides support for a 4-year project period. Promoting Resilience and Mental Health Among Health Profession Workforce provides support for a 3 -year project period. Health and Public Safety Workforce Resiliency Training Program provides support for a 3-year project period. Health and Public Safety Workforce Resiliency Technical Assistance Center provides support for a 3-year project period.

Procedures for assessing the technical merit of grant applications have been instituted to provide an objective review of applications and to assist the applicant in understanding the standards against which each application will be judged. Critical indicators have been developed for each review criterion to assist the applicant in presenting pertinent information related to that criterion and to provide the reviewer with a standard for evaluation. Competing applications are reviewed by nonfederal reviewers for technical merit recommendations. Applications will be reviewed and evaluated against the following criteria: (1) Purpose and Need; (2) Response to Program Purpose; (3) Impact; (4) Organizational Information, Resources and Capabilities; and (5) Support Requested. See the most recent Notice of Funding Opportunity for detailed selection criteria.

Notification is made in writing (electronic) by a Notice of Award.

Approximately 120 to 180 days after receipt of applications.

Depending on Agency priorities and availability of funding, during the final budget year of the approved project period competing continuation applications may be solicited from interested applicants.