CMHA Bed-Based Treatment & Recovery Grant Expansion (Canada)

Deadline: 23-Aug-23

The Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division (CMHA BC), the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions (MMHA), and First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) are pleased to announce the CMHA BC Bed-Based Treatment & Recovery Expansion Grant Application is now open.

The Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions (MMHA) is working to lead the province in building a seamless, coordinated network of mental health and addictions services in British Columbia. As part of this commitment, the Province is partnering with CMHA-BC to add an additional 100 publicly funded treatment and recovery beds across the Province. This work is being done in partnership with the First Nations Health Authority. This funding opportunity is available for not-for-profit and for-profit services providers who offer high quality, evidence-informed bed-based treatment and recovery services and are:

• Licensed or registered under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act
• Accredited First Nations, Métis and Urban Indigenous led services

Eligible not-for-profit and for-profit service providers in BC can now apply for grant funding to expand bed-based substance use treatment and recovery services. This is a multi-year opportunity that intends to fund treatment and recovery beds and services through 2027.

Purpose of Grant Funding

• Bed-based treatment and recovery services are an important part of the mental health and substance use continuum of care. They provide safe, structured living environments where people can focus on their recovery journey. Expanding access to these services will help people who live in British Columbia struggling with substance use and addiction to access these important services. This grant opportunity seeks to address service gaps and improve service access by increasing the number of publicly funded treatment and recovery beds available to adult clients (19 years of age and older) in licensed facilities, registered residences, or, Accredited First Nations, Métis, Inuit and Urban Indigenous led a services. Grant funding will be awarded to successful applicant organizations for a time-limited three-year term.
• Applicants will be required to demonstrate that they provide high quality, evidence-informed care including, but not limited to:
  • embedding trauma-informed, and gender responsive practices in their work
  • delivering anti racist and non-discriminatory services
  • providing evidence-based and trauma -informed treatment for substance use disorders
  • demonstrating an ongoing relationship with regional HAs, Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), FNHA, and other community partners.
  • demonstrating compliance with relevant provincial standards (e.g. 2021 Provincial Standards for Registered Assisted Living Supportive Recovery Services)
  • demonstrating how the service supports positive client outcomes (e.g. support in achieving personal recovery goals)

Grant Funding Streams

• Applicants must operate at least one of the following and can apply to three funding streams for each new publicly funded bed per year:
  • CCALA Licensed substance use bed-based community treatment facility or supportive recoveryo residence.
  • CCALA Registered substance use bed-based community treatment facility or supportive recoveryo residence.
  • Accredited First Nations, Métis, Inuit, or Urban Indigenous led substance use bed-based treatmento
• Stream 1: Licensed, Registered or Accredited First Nations, Métis, Inuit, or Urban Indigenous led Supportive Recovery can apply for $19,000-$64,000 per bed/year.
• Stream 2: Licensed, Registered or Accredited First Nations, Métis, Inuit, or Urban Indigenous led bed-based treatment facility can apply for $65,000-$109,000 per bed/year.
• Stream 3: Focus on moderate to severe complex client population.
  • Licensed, Registered or Accredited First Nations, Métis, Inuit, or Urban Indigenous led bed-based treatment facility can apply for $110,000 to $183,000 per bed/year.
• Applicants will be required to submit an itemized budget breakdown for each new publicly funded bed requested in Year 1 of the 3-year contract.

Funding Priorities

• This funding opportunity will prioritize applications that clearly articulate how they (will) address current service gaps experienced by underserved populations and/or barriers to access in small population centres and rural/remote communities.
• Applicants will be asked to briefly describe how their organization addresses these funding priorities through the application of an equity lens.
  • Health equity, inclusive of mental health, exists when all people can reach their full health potential and are not disadvantaged from attaining it because of their race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, social class, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, disability status or other socially determined circumstance.
• Where possible, preference may be given to applications that include a proposed approach to addressing provincial gaps, such as tailored programs and services for:
  • Rural and remote communities or small population centres
  • First Nations, Metis, Inuit, or self-identified Indigenous peoples, in urban and rural environments
  • Parents requiring access to services that accommodate children
  • People with involvement or prior involvement with the criminal justice system
  • People with diverse mobility needs
  • Regionally specific un/under-served populations, service gaps and needs.
• Please Note: Applicants that do not directly address these additional funding priorities are eligible to apply to this grant opportunity but may be scored differently during the review process.

Core Criteria

• New Applicants
  • To support your application please ensure you meet the following core criteria: Applicants must operate at least one of the following:
    • CCALA Licensed substance use bed-based community treatment facility or supportive recoveryo residence.
    • CCALA Registered substance use bed-based community treatment facility or supportive recovery residence.
    • Accredited First Nations, Métis, Inuit, or Urban Indigenous led substance use bed-based treatmento facility or supportive recovery residence.
    • Proof of Licensure or Registration, or Accreditation (if First Nations, Metis, Inuit or Urban Indigenous led) must be included in your application as a file. Upload of documentation will be required.
• Applicants must meet the following requirements:
  • The beds must be designated for adult clients who are 19 years of age or older.
    • Note: Facilities that accommodate youth and adult populations are eligible to apply if new beds are designated for adult clients over the age of 19 years only.
  • The new beds must not have any pre-existing publicly funded contracts attached to them (e.g., bedso are not health authority contracted).
  • Applicant must have a minimum of 3 years of organizational experience of administering/overseeingo substance use services to be eligible to apply.
  • Organizations must confirm that no additional out-of-pocket fees (i.e. no fees at all) will be charged too clients accessing the service.
  • Note: If you are the process of opening a new site your application must show:
    • What stage your organization is at in the process of obtaining CCALA licensure or registration, or accreditation if First Nations, Metis, Inuit or Urban Indigenous led.
• Existing Grantees
  • A streamlined application is available.
  • Grantees are required to meet the same eligibly requirements as new applicants and are eligible to apply for the same funding ranges outlined in Grant Funding Streams.
  • There is no expedited process for application review. All funding decisions will be communicated in November.
  • Existing grantee applications will be adjudicated based upon the merit of the application submitted, funding for additional beds is not guaranteed.

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