To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Grant Application in Support of the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Project Bond BHCIP Round 1
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or her designee, to apply for grant funding, made available by the State Department of Health Care Services through the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Project (BHCIP), to fund the purchase, development and/or renovation of facilities to serve Medi-Cal eligible clients with serious behavioral health conditions.
APPROVE resolutions authorizing the Health Director or her designee to apply for up to $100 million in grant funds under the BHCIP Round 1 Launch Ready Program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
If awarded grant funds, County will receive funds from the State of California Department of Health Care Services for BHCIP through their administrator, Advocates for Human Potential, for the purchase or remodel of public behavioral health facilities. County will be responsible for 10% match of the entire project. County-owned real property may be used as match. Additionally, if awarded, County will agree to maintain the use of the property for a period of 30 years for BHCIP funded project, which will be secured through a declaration of restrictions recorded against the portion of the property to be used by the project.
BACKGROUND:
In March of 2024, California voters approved Proposition 1, a two-bill package amending the Mental Health Services Act (Senate Bill 326) and the Behavioral Health Bond Infrastructure Act of 2024 (Assembly Bill 531) to develop and expand an array of community behavioral health treatment and residential facilities through a competitive grant program administered by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) with up to $4.4 billion dollars available statewide. Under the previous authorization of this ...
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