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 the implementation of the following programs: 1) Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training- Professionals Program, 2) Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training- Paraprofessionals Program, 3) Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training- Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults, 4) Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program and 5) Behavioral Health Workforce Development Technical Assistance Program. The behavioral health programs also seek to promote efforts to address mental health and provider resiliency among health care providers through education and training activities through the following programs: 1) Health and Public Safety Workforce Resiliency Training Program (HPSWTP); 2) Promoting Resilience and Mental Health Among Health Professional Workforce (PRMHW), and 3) Health and Public Safety Workforce Resiliency Technical Assistance Center (WRTAC).

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 .

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

Approximately 120 to 180 days after receipt of applications.