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Licensed Mental Health Services Provider Education Program 2022

Grantor:
Department of Health Care Access and Information
Portal ID:
10373
Status:
Active
Opportunity Type:
  • Loan
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The purpose of the Licensed Mental Health Services Provider Education Program (LMH) is to increase the number of appropriately trained mental healthcare professionals providing direct client care in a qualified facility or area in California.

Description:

The Licensed Mental Health Services Provider Education Program is a loan repayment program where eligible applicants may receive loan repayments of up to $30,000 in exchange for a 24-month service obligation practicing and providing direct client care in a qualified facility in California.

 

 

 

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Individual

To be eligible for an LMHSPEP award, applicants must possess a valid unrestricted professional license and/or certification to practice their profession in California.  Applicants must be in good standing with their respective board and/or certifying organization and not have any other existing service obligations with other entities, including HCAI.  They must have unpaid educational loans and not be in breach of any other service obligation.

Eligible Geographies:

Applicants must be working in a qualifying facility in either an eligible geographic or site designation.  

Important Dates

Application deadline The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantor.
Expected award announcement The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
November 2022
Period of performance The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
5 months

Funding Details

Total estimated available funding The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$7,000,000
Expected number of awards 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
Estimated amount per award 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
Letter of Intent Required? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Requires Matched Funding? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
Funding Source: 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.
  • Other

Funding Source Notes:

The Licensed Mental Health Services Provider Education Program receives funding from licensure fees and special funding from organizations, individuals, and corporations.

Funding Method: 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).
  • Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

Grantees will receive two equal annual payments.  The first payment is issued to the Grantee upon completing the first year of their service obligation.  The second and final payment is issued upon the completion of the service obligation.

How to Apply

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

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Michael Andrijich, 1-916-326-3656, michael.andrijich@hcai.ca.gov

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