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2023 Behavioral Health Scholarship

Grantor:
Department of Health Care Access and Information
Portal ID:
28121
Status:
Active
Opportunity Type:
  • Loan
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The Behavioral Health Scholarship Program (BHSP) increases the number of appropriately trained behavioral health professionals providing direct patient care in an underserved area or qualified facility within California.

Description:

The Behavioral Health Scholarship Program (BHSP) makes awards to eligible applicants currently accepted or enrolled in an accredited academic or certificate program that prepares them to become one of the eligible professionals under this program for a scholarship of up to $25,000 in exchange for a 12-month service obligation practicing and providing direct patient care in an underserved community in California.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Individual

Start program by September 30, 2023, be enrolled in a minimum of six-semester units, has a GPA of 2.0 or greater for most recent academic performance, maintain a GPA of 2.0 or greater, graduate after agreement start date, not have existing service obligations, not be in breach of any service obligation, provide 32 hours or more per week of direct care within 6 months of graduation, attend an educational institution within the state of CA. 

Eligible Geographies:

For a facility to qualify, it must be in an eligible geographic or site designations.

 

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
August 2023
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
3 months

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$30,000,000
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State
The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Advance(s)

Funding Method Notes:

The BHSP awardees receive one payment upon execution of their Grant Agreement.

 

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Behavioral Health Scholarship Program, 1-916-326-3700, bhprograms@hcai.ca.gov

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