The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is offering a grant to support the expansion of pediatric mental health care access under the American Rescue Plan Act. This program aims to integrate behavioral health into pediatric primary care through telehealth initiatives, benefiting underserved areas. Funding will establish statewide or regional networks of pediatric mental health care teams to provide consultation, training, and care coordination to pediatric primary care providers. The grant focuses on improving access to quality health services, addressing disparities, and enhancing population health. Eligible activities include rapid clinical consultations, training sessions, and referrals to specialty care providers, ultimately increasing access to mental health services for children and adolescents.
Opportunity ID: 333181
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-21-122 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | American Rescue Plan Act – Pediatric Mental Health Care Access – New Area Expansion |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/ExternalView.aspx?fCycleID=a0742418-1270-445c-a67a-dc6a31f0087c |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 32 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.110 — Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 19, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 19, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 06, 2021 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 06, 2021 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 04, 2021 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $14,240,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $445,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | States, political subdivisions of states, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. § 450b)) not currently funded under HRSA-18-122 and HRSA-19-096 are eligible to apply (i.e., existing recipients of HRSA PMHCA awards or other entities within funded states are not eligible to apply). Please see Appendix for link to currently-funded PMHCA projects. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | This notice solicits applications for the American Rescue Plan Act – Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) – New Area Expansion. The purpose of this program is to promote behavioral health integration into pediatric primary care by supporting pediatric mental health care telehealth access programs. State or regional networks of pediatric mental health care teams will provide tele-consultation, training, technical assistance, and care coordination for pediatric primary care providers to diagnose, treat, and refer children with behavioral health conditions. Successful recipients will focus on achieving health equity related to racial, ethnic, and geographic disparities in access to care, especially in rural (including frontier and hard- to-reach) and other underserved areas. PMHCA advances HRSA strategic plan goals to improve access to quality health services, foster a health care workforce able to address current and emerging needs, achieve health equity, and enhance population health. For the purposes of this funding opportunity, telehealth is defined as the use of electronic information and telecommunication technologies to support and promote long-distance clinical consultation, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration. Permitted telehealth modalities between providers include (but are not limited to): real-time video, telephonic communications, store-and-forward imaging, and mobile health (mHealth) applications. For the purposes of this funding opportunity, a pediatric mental health care telehealth access program for which funding may be used, shall— A. be a statewide or regional network of pediatric mental health care teams that provide support to pediatric primary care sites as an integrated team; B. support and further develop organized state or regional networks of pediatric mental health care teams to provide consultative support to pediatric primary care sites; C. conduct an assessment of critical behavioral consultation needs among pediatric providers and such providers’ preferred mechanisms for receiving consultation, training, and technical assistance; D. develop an online database and communication mechanism, including telehealth, to facilitate consultation support to pediatric primary care practices; E. provide rapid statewide or regional clinical telephone or telehealth consultations when requested between the pediatric mental health care teams and pediatric primary care providers; F. conduct training and provide technical assistance to pediatric primary care providers to support the early identification, diagnosis, treatment, and referral of children with behavioral health conditions; G. provide information to pediatric providers and assist pediatric providers in accessing pediatric mental health care providers, including child and adolescent psychiatrists, developmental behavioral pediatricians, and licensed mental health professionals, such as psychologists, social workers, or mental health counselors and in scheduling and conducting technical assistance; H. assist with referrals to specialty care and community or behavioral health resources; and I. establish mechanisms for measuring and monitoring increased access to pediatric mental health care services by pediatric primary care providers and expanded capacity of pediatric primary care providers to identify, treat, and refer children with mental health conditions. This program will serve as a resource for pediatric primary care providers serving children and adolescents, including, but not limited to, pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and care coordinators. The programs are encouraged to broaden the reach to additional providers such as physician specialists (e.g., developmental-behavioral pediatricians, obstetrician-gynecologists, endocrinologists, gastroenterologists), behavioral health clinicians, and social workers. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
MReddy@hrsa.gov Email:MReddy@hrsa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 333181 Full Announcement-HRSA-21-122 -> MCHB HRSA-21-122 (U4A) ARPA PMHCA New Area Expansion_Final.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration MReddy@hrsa.gov Email: MReddy@hrsa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.110 | HRSA-21-122 | American Rescue Plan Act – Pediatric Mental Health Care Access – New Area Expansion | PKG00267257 | May 19, 2021 | Jul 06, 2021 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
333181 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf
333181 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
333181 PerformanceSite_3_0-3.0.pdf
333181 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
333181 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
333181 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
333181 SF424A-1.0.pdf
333181 Key_Contacts_2_0-2.0.pdf
333181 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
333181 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
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