Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative Evidence-Based and Community-Defined Evidence Practices Round Two: Trauma-Informed Programs and Practices

Portal ID:
17792
Status:
Closed
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:

Details

Purpose:

As part of the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI), the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) released a Request for Application (RFA) on February 9, 2023, seeking proposals for the second round of grant funding totaling $100,000,000. For the second round of EBP and CDEP grant funding, DHCS seeks proposals to scale trauma-informed care available to children, youth, parents and caregivers in California.

Description:

Authorized as part of the 2021 Budget Act, CYBHI is a multi-year, multi-department package of investments that reimagines the systems that support behavioral health (BH) and wellness for all California’s children, youth, and their families. Efforts focus on promoting social and emotional well-being, preventing behavioral health challenges, and providing equitable, appropriate, timely, and accessible services for emerging and existing BH needs for children and youth ages 0-25. The $4.7 billion investment of state General Funds for CYBHI will improve access to, and the quality of, BH services for all children and youth in California, regardless of payer.

 

In Round Two, DHCS seeks to scale trauma-informed care available to children, youth, parents and caregivers in California with a specific focus on children and youth from Black and Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) and LGBTQIA+ communities.

 

Specifically, this grant funding round aims to:

· Increase early intervention so children and youth with, or at high risk for behavioral health conditions, can access services before conditions escalate and require higher level care.

· Support the resilience of children and youth by mitigating the adverse effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Adverse effects could include brain development, emotional health and BH, among other conditions.

· Build knowledge of trauma-informed support and communication for parents, caregivers and individuals close to children and youth.

· Increase the capacity of child-serving service systems (e.g., child welfare, juvenile justice system), on trauma-informed practices.

· Cultivate safe and stable learning environments that model trauma-informed approaches to working with children.

· Improve grief support for children and youth with COVID-related trauma (e.g., death of a parent, loved one).

· Improve the availability and sustainability of services for pregnant and parenting people, mothers, fathers, caregivers, and children and youth.

· Reduce health disparities through improving equitable access to services for parents, caregivers, and children in California that are culturally and linguistically responsive to the needs of the populations of focus.

 

 For Round Two, the following EBPs and/or CDEPs will be scaled through competitive grant awards:

 

a.    Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up;

b.    Child Parent Psychotherapy;

c.     Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for Trauma in Schools;

d.    Dialectical Behavior Therapy;

e.    Family Centered Treatment;

f.      Functional Family therapy;

g.    Modular Approach to Therapy for Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, or Conduct Problems;

h.    Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy;

i.      Multisystemic Therapy;

j.      Crossover Youth Practice Model; and,

k.     Other practices for specified populations of focus (e.g., Family Acceptance Project)

DHCS recognizes that the short-listed evidence-based practices may not have been developed or normalized on populations of focus. Additional practices and programs relating to Trauma-Informed Care may be considered eligible for grant funding with the submission of supplementary material.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Business
  • Individual
  • Nonprofit
  • Public Agency
  • Tribal Government

Eligible entities to submit a proposal may include individual practitioners, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, behavioral health providers, counties, plans, and Tribal entities.

Matching Funding Requirement:

There will be no matching funding for this grant.

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.
June 30, 2023
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
2-year grant

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$100,000,000
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

Funding Source Notes:

Total estimated available funding:

$100,000,000

Expected number of awards:

Dependent

Estimated amount per award:

Dependent

Letter of Intent Required? No

Requires Matched Funding? No

Funding Source: State

Funding Method: Advances & Reimbursements (s)

 

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).
  • Advances & Reimbursement(s)

How to Apply

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

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
1-916-345-8979, cybhi@dhcs.ca.gov