Proposition 1: Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act of 2024: Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 2: Unmet Needs (2025)
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) launched the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) to address historic gaps in the behavioral health care continuum and meet the growing demand for services and support across the life span of vulnerable individuals in need.
In March 2024, California voters passed Proposition 1, which includes the Behavioral Health Services Act (Senate Bill 326) and the Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act (BHIBA) of 2024 (Assembly Bill 531), authorizing DHCS to make additional BHCIP grant funding available to eligible entities. The BHIBA is a $6.38 billion general obligation bond to develop a wide range of behavioral health treatment, residential care settings, and supportive housing to help provide appropriate care facilities for Californians experiencing mental health conditions and substance use disorders.
Of the total bond amount, DHCS is authorized to award up to $4.4 billion “to construct, acquire, and rehabilitate real estate assets or to invest in needed infrastructure to expand the continuum of behavioral health treatment resources to build new capacity or expand existing capacity for short-term crisis stabilization, acute and subacute care, crisis residential, community-based mental health residential, substance use disorder residential, peer respite, community and outpatient behavioral health services, and other clinically enriched longer term treatment and rehabilitation options for persons with behavioral health disorders in the least restrictive and least costly setting.” Of these funds, $1.5 billion of competitive grant funding will be exclusively available to cities, counties, city and counties, and tribal entities and $30 million will be specifically designated to tribal entities. The balance of the funds, up to $2.893 billion, is available to cities, counties, Tribal entities, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations. The BHCIP portion of the bond is estimated to fund 6,800 residential treatment beds and provide behavioral health outpatient treatment for 26,700 slots and will build on other major behavioral health initiatives in California. The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) will oversee the remaining BHIBA available funding—up to $2 billion in total. There will be a separate Notice of Funding Availability for that portion of the BHIBA.
The final funding round through BHCIP, Round 2: Unmet Needs is now open to counties, cities, Tribal entities, nonprofits, and for-profit organizations. Round 2 will provide up to $1 billion in competitive funding awards. For general information: https://www.infrastructure.buildingcalhhs.com/grantees/bond-bhcip-rounds/
BOND BHCIP ROUND 2: UNMET NEEDS
Over $800 million will be available to construct, acquire, and rehabilitate real estate assets to expand the continuum of behavioral health treatment and service resources for Californians in this round of Bond BHCIP funding. Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs funds are not intended to preserve existing service capacity. Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs grantees must commit to serving Medi-Cal members and vulnerable populations, including unhoused people, veterans, older adults, adults with disabilities, and children and youth.
For purposes of Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs funding, DHCS will focus on the remaining gaps in the statewide behavioral health continuum and prioritize mental health community residential beds and crisis settings (please see Eligible Facility Chart for more information). DHCS also aims to distribute grant funds to rural/remote areas with outstanding behavioral health needs or insufficient behavioral health infrastructure, and geographic areas with no prior BHCIP infrastructure projects. In addition, DHCS is prioritizing regional models aimed at constructing, renovating, and/or expanding community-based services.
Eligibility Requirements
- Pre-Application Consultation
- Eligible Applicants
- Medi-Cal Services
- Licensing, Certification, and Accreditation
- Project Readiness
- Building Use Restriction
- Community Needs and Support
Timeline for Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs
Timeline for Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs
| Request for Applications (RFA) release | May 30, 2025 |
| Informational webinar | June 23, 2025; 1–2 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) |
| Tribal informational webinar | June 24, 2025; 2–3 p.m. PT |
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Pre-Application Consultation (PAC) registration opens Access to the Application Portal will be available following PAC completion |
June 2, 2025 |
| Deadline to schedule a required PAC | August 29, 2025 |
| PAC window period | June 26, 2025 through October 1, 2025 |
| Deadline to request a LA County Letter of Support via survey portal | October 14, 2025 |
| Office Hours (Recommend PAC to be completed) | Schedule Time Slot (ends October 23, 2025) |
| Application due date | October 28, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT (no exceptions) |
| Award announcements | Anticipated Spring 2026 |
Eligible Facility Types
The following facility types may be considered for project funding only if they are expanding behavioral health infrastructure.
| Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs Eligible Facility Types | |
|---|---|
| Mental Health Facilities | |
| Acute Psychiatric Hospital | |
| Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC)/Mental Health Urgent Care (MHUC)* | |
| Children’s Crisis Residential Program (CCRP) | |
| Community Mental Health Clinic (outpatient) | |
| Community Treatment Facility (CTF) | |
| Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU)* | |
| General Acute Care Hospital (GACH) for behavioral health services only | |
| Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC) | |
| Peer Respite* | |
| Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) | |
| Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) | |
| Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) | |
| Skilled Nursing Facility with Special Treatment Program (SNF/STP) | |
| Social Rehabilitation Facility (SRF) ¹* | |
| Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Facilities | |
| Adolescent Residential SUD Treatment Facility | |
| Adult Residential SUD Treatment Facility | |
| Chemical Dependency Recovery Hospital | |
| Hospital-Based Outpatient Treatment (outpatient detoxification/withdrawal management) | |
| Narcotic Treatment Program (NTP) | |
| NTP Medication Unit | |
| Office-Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) | |
| Outpatient Treatment for SUD | |
| Partial Hospitalization Program | |
| Perinatal Residential SUD Facility | |
| Sobering Center |
1Also referred to as Social Rehabilitation Program (SRP). California Department of Social Services licenses SRFs and DHCS provides the Social Rehabilitation Program certifications as either a Short-Term Crisis Residential Treatment Program, Transitional Residential Treatment Program, or Long-Term Residential Treatment Program. The SRP is a certification and does not exist without the SRF license.
*Eligible facility types that are highly encouraged. These proposed facility types do not guarantee a Bond BHCIP award.
L.A. County Letter of Support
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
BOND BHCIP ROUND 2: Unmet Needs
LETTER OF SUPPORT SURVEY
Deadline to request a LA County LOS is October 14, 2025 by 12 noon
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) launched the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) to address historic gaps in the behavioral health care continuum and meet the growing demand for services and support across the life span of vulnerable individuals in need.
In Round 2, the final round of Bond BHCIP funding, released in June 2025, DHCS aims to distribute grant funds to rural or remote areas with outstanding behavioral health needs or insufficient behavioral health infrastructure, projects with a campus model and regional collaborations, and geographic areas with no prior BHCIP infrastructure award. Eligible entities include counties, cities, Tribal entities, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit organizations whose projects reflect the state’s priorities and align with the facility types listed in the RFA.
Applications are due to DHCS on October 28, 2025.
The deadline to request the required Pre-Application Consultation (PAC) is August 29, 2025.
Included among the application requirements: City, nonprofit, or for-profit applicants must include a letter of support from their county behavioral health agency.
- To be considered for a LA County Letter of Support for a qualifying substance use disorder and/or mental health related project, organizations must submit one survey for each distinct project for which they intend to apply.Please complete the survey by 12 noon on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, and attest that all responses are detailed, accurate and complete. The County cannot guarantee that surveys received after October 14 will be evaluated or that letters will be issued by the October 28, 2025 BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs RFA application deadline.
- You will be required to attest that you have read and understand the DMH and DPH-SAPC requirements to become a County contracted provider (see resources section). A County contract is necessary for providers serving Medi-Cal clients. DHCS stipulates that projects must make a commitment to serve Medi-Cal beneficiaries.
The Letter of Support survey portal opens in early August. Please complete this Interest Form to provide us with some preliminary BHCIP project information.
Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs LA County Letter of Support Interest Form
ONLY ONE SURVEY PER GRANT APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Webinars
Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs General Informational Webinar
DHCS and Advocates for Human Potential (AHP), the BHCIP administrative entity, hosted a general informational webinar on June 23, 2025. All prospective applicants are invited to view the recording. The webinar reviewed this funding opportunity and the application and award processes.
LA County BHCIP Stakeholder Webinar
On August 5, 2025, the County of Los Angeles –Department of Mental Health and Department of Public Health-Substance Abuse Prevention and Control are hosting an informational webinar that will cover:
- Overview of Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs (2025)
- Community Need and County Contract Considerations
- County letter of support process
To register to attend, click here: Registration Link
Resources
- Sign-up for BHCIP Updates: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/0e0843210f744bae93e1e0879cee9e37
- Bond BHCIP Round 2 Email: bondbhcipround1@ahpnet.com
- DHCS BHCIP Email: BHCIP@dhcs.ca.gov
- Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act of 2024 Website: https://www.infrastructure.buildingcalhhs.com/grantees/bond-bhcip-rounds/
- BHCIP Dashboard: Bond Round 1: Launch Ready Data Dashboard – BHCIP
LA County Contract Resources
Los Angeles County DMH Contract Information
- To contract with DMH, providers need to do the following (subject to modification):
- LE sample contract (an executed contract will be substantially similar)
- LE Contract Process Overview
- Solicitation Process Overview
- Los Angeles County DPH-SAPC Contract Information
- To contract with DPH SAPC, providers need to do the following (subject to modification):
- Complete the DPH SAPC Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) New Provider Application and be approved
- Adhere to terms of the contract (FY 23-24 Sample)
- Adhere to DPH SAPC Bulletins and Information Notices
- Adhere to the most current version of the DPH SAPC Treatment Provider Manual
LA County BHCIP Contacts
- Los Angeles County DMH – BHCIP Email Address: BHCIPGrantProcessing@dmh.lacounty.gov
- Los Angeles County DPH-SAPC Email Address: Michelle Gibson migibson@ph.lacounty.gov