This grant, the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals, is designed to increase the supply and improve the distribution of a high-quality behavioral health workforce. Its core purpose is to enhance access to essential behavioral health services nationwide. A key focus of this initiative is to equip professionals with specialized knowledge and skills pertinent to the needs of children, adolescents, and transitional-aged youth who are at risk for behavioral health disorders. This program strives to strengthen the workforce, ensuring a capable and well-distributed network of professionals can address pressing mental health needs.
Opportunity ID: 328444
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-21-089 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/ExternalView.aspx?fCycleID=4531ac70-9a07-4236-999f-266ef4aa59f9 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 92 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.732 — Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 07, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 09, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 21, 2021 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 21, 2021 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 22, 2021 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $44,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $480,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | For the purposes of this program, eligible applicants include: • 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, SUD prevention and treatment, marriage and family therapy, occupational therapy, school counseling, or professional counseling, including such programs with a focus on child and adolescent mental health, trauma, and transitional-age youth; • Accredited doctoral, internship, and post-doctoral residency programs of health service psychology (including clinical psychology, counseling, and school psychology); and • Accredited master’s and doctoral degree programs of social work for the development and implementation of interdisciplinary training of social work graduate students for providing behavioral health services, including trauma-informed care and substance use disorder prevention and treatment |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: |
The purpose of the BHWET Program for Professionals is to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals while also improving distribution of a quality behavioral health workforce and thereby increasing access to behavioral health services. A special focus is placed on the knowledge and understanding of children, adolescents, and transitional-aged youth at risk for behavioral health disorders. |
| 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
BHWET@hrsa.gov Email:BHWET@hrsa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| MODIFIED 11/09/2020: Sections IV.2.ii Table 1 and V.1 Review Criterion 1 – Rural Experiential Training Site(s) defined; terminology usage – field placement/experiential training site. Section V.2 Funding Preference and Other Factors | Nov 09, 2020 | |
| N/A | Oct 07, 2020 | |
| Oct 07, 2020 | ||
| Jul 31, 2020 | ||
| Updated | Jul 31, 2020 | |
| Updated Email | Jul 31, 2020 | |
| Updated Forecast | Jul 31, 2020 | |
| Jul 31, 2020 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-21-089 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/ExternalView.aspx?fCycleID=4531ac70-9a07-4236-999f-266ef4aa59f9 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 92 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.732 — Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 07, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 09, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 21, 2021 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 21, 2021 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 22, 2021 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $44,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $480,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | For the purposes of this program, eligible applicants include: • 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, SUD prevention and treatment, marriage and family therapy, occupational therapy, school counseling, or professional counseling, including such programs with a focus on child and adolescent mental health, trauma, and transitional-age youth; • Accredited doctoral, internship, and post-doctoral residency programs of health service psychology (including clinical psychology, counseling, and school psychology); and • Accredited master’s and doctoral degree programs of social work for the development and implementation of interdisciplinary training of social work graduate students for providing behavioral health services, including trauma-informed care and substance use disorder prevention and treatment |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: |
The purpose of the BHWET Program for Professionals is to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals while also improving distribution of a quality behavioral health workforce and thereby increasing access to behavioral health services. A special focus is placed on the knowledge and understanding of children, adolescents, and transitional-aged youth at risk for behavioral health disorders. |
| 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
BHWET@hrsa.gov Email:BHWET@hrsa.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-21-089 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/ExternalView.aspx?fCycleID=4531ac70-9a07-4236-999f-266ef4aa59f9 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 92 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.732 — Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 07, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 09, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 21, 2021 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 22, 2021 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $44,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $480,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | For the purposes of this program, eligible applicants include: • 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, SUD prevention and treatment, marriage and family therapy, occupational therapy, school counseling, or professional counseling, including such programs with a focus on child and adolescent mental health, trauma, and transitional-age youth; • Accredited doctoral, internship, and post-doctoral residency programs of health service psychology (including clinical psychology, counseling, and school psychology); and • Accredited master’s and doctoral degree programs of social work for the development and implementation of interdisciplinary training of social work graduate students for providing behavioral health services, including trauma-informed care and substance use disorder prevention and treatment |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | The purpose of the BHWET Program for Professionals is to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals while also improving distribution of a quality behavioral health workforce and thereby increasing access to behavioral health services. A special focus is placed on the knowledge and understanding of children, adolescents, and transitional-aged youth at risk for behavioral health disorders. |
| 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
BHWET@hrsa.gov Email:BHWET@hrsa.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-21-089 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/ExternalView.aspx?fCycleID=4531ac70-9a07-4236-999f-266ef4aa59f9 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 92 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.732 — Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 07, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 07, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 21, 2021 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 22, 2021 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $44,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $480,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | For the purposes of this program, eligible applicants include: • 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, SUD prevention and treatment, marriage and family therapy, occupational therapy, school counseling, or professional counseling, including such programs with a focus on child and adolescent mental health, trauma, and transitional-age youth; • Accredited doctoral, internship, and post-doctoral residency programs of health service psychology (including clinical psychology, counseling, and school psychology); and • Accredited master’s and doctoral degree programs of social work for the development and implementation of interdisciplinary training of social work graduate students for providing behavioral health services, including trauma-informed care and substance use disorder prevention and treatment |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | The purpose of the BHWET Program for Professionals is to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals while also improving distribution of a quality behavioral health workforce and thereby increasing access to behavioral health services. A special focus is placed on the knowledge and understanding of children, adolescents, and transitional-aged youth at risk for behavioral health disorders. |
| 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
BHWET@hrsa.gov Email:BHWET@hrsa.gov |
DISPLAYING: Forecast 5
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-21-089 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 92 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.732 — Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Forecast 5 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 07, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $44,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | 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, SUD prevention and treatment, marriage and family therapy, occupational therapy, school counseling, or professional counseling, including such programs with a focus on child and adolescent mental health, trauma, and transitional-age youth.Accredited doctoral, internship, and post-doctoral residency programs of health service psychology (including clinical psychology, counseling, and school psychology).Accredited master’s and doctoral degree programs of social work for the development and implementation of interdisciplinary training of social work graduate students for providing behavioral health services, including trauma-informed care and substance use disorder prevention and treatment services, and the development of faculty in social work. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: |
To improve the supply and distribution of behavioral health professionals fully equipped to practice in integrated, interprofessional team based settings, trained in high quality services to populations across the lifespan, and working in rural and medically underserved areas??. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
–
Email:BHWET@hrsa.gov |
DISPLAYING: Forecast 4
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-21-089 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program – Professionals |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 92 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.732 — Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Forecast 4 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 05, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $44,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | 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, SUD prevention and treatment, marriage and family therapy, occupational therapy, school counseling, or professional counseling, including such programs with a focus on child and adolescent mental health, trauma, and transitional-age youth.
Accredited doctoral, internship, and post-doctoral residency programs of health service psychology (including clinical psychology, counseling, and school psychology). Accredited master’s and doctoral degree programs of social work for the development and implementation of interdisciplinary training of social work graduate students for providing behavioral health services, including trauma-informed care and substance use disorder prevention and treatment services, and the development of faculty in social work. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: |
To improve the supply and distribution of behavioral health professionals fully equipped to practice in integrated, interprofessional team based settings, trained in high quality services to populations across the lifespan, and working in rural and medically underserved areas??. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
–
Email:BHWET@hrsa.gov |
DISPLAYING: Forecast 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-21-089 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program – Professionals |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 92 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.732 — Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Forecast 3 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Sep 28, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $44,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | For profit organizations other than small businesses State governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | . |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: |
To improve the supply and distribution of behavioral health professionals fully equipped to practice in integrated, interprofessional team based settings, trained in high quality services to populations across the lifespan, and working in rural and medically underserved areas??. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
–
Email:BHWET@hrsa.gov |
DISPLAYING: Forecast 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-21-089 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program – Professionals |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 92 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.732 — Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Forecast 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Sep 09, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $44,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | For profit organizations other than small businesses State governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | . |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: |
To improve the supply and distribution of behavioral health professionals fully equipped to practice in integrated, interprofessional team based settings, trained in high quality services to populations across the lifespan, and working in rural and medically underserved areas??. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
–
Email:lNieto@hrsa.gov |
DISPLAYING: Forecast 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-21-089 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program – Professionals |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 92 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.732 — Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Forecast 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $44,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | . |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: |
To improve the supply and distribution of behavioral health professionals fully equipped to practice in integrated, interprofessional team based settings, trained in high quality services to populations across the lifespan, and working in rural and medically underserved areas??. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
–
Email:lNieto@hrsa.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 328444 Other Supporting Documents-FAQ -> FAQs BHWET HRSA 21 089 FINAL_FAQs.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration BHWET@hrsa.gov Email: BHWET@hrsa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.732 | HRSA-21-089 | Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals | PKG00263682 | Oct 07, 2020 | Jan 21, 2021 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
328444 RR_SF424_2_0-2.0.pdf
328444 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
328444 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_4-1.4.pdf
328444 RR_Budget_1_4-1.4.pdf
328444 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
328444 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
328444 RR_SubawardBudget_1_4-1.4.pdf
328444 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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