DHCS Release of Request for Applications for Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program – Round 2: Unmet Needs
| Date: | September 3, 2025 |
| From: | Health Plan of San Joaquin/Mountain Valley Health Plan (“Health Plan”) |
| To: | Health Plan Providers |
| Type: | Informational |
| Subject: | DHCS Release of Request for Applications for Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program – Round 2: Unmet Needs |
| Business: | Medi-Cal Managed Care |
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has released the Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 2: Unmet Needs Grant Request for applications (RFA). For more detail, please see the following link: https://www.infrastructure.buildingcalhhs.com/grantees/bond-bhcip-rounds/
Through this final round of Bond BHCIP funding, DHCS will award $800+ million statewide. DHCS aims to distribute grant funds to rural or remote areas with outstanding behavioral health needs or insufficient behavioral health infrastructure, projects with a campus model and regional collaborations, and geographic areas with no prior BHCIP infrastructure award. Eligible entities include counties, cities, Tribal entities, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit organizations whose projects reflect the state’s priorities and align with the facility types listed in the RFA. The deadline to apply is October 28, 2025, at 5pm (Pacific Time).
Entities interested in applying can find instructions here:
https://www.infrastructure.buildingcalhhs.com/grantees/bond-bhcip-rounds/
This funding is a vital part of the larger Behavioral Health Transformation efforts, which aim to strengthen California’s approach to providing services for mental health and substance use disorders by focusing on community-based care and support. For more information on Behavioral Health Transformation please visit: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/BHT/Pages/home.aspx
If you have any further questions, please contact your Provider Services Representative, or call our Customer Service Department at 1-888-936-PLAN (7526). You may also visit https://www.hpsj.com/alerts/ for online access to the documents shared. The most recent information about Health Plan and our services is always available on our website www.hpsj-mvhp.org
