Deadline: 28-Jun-21
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 Rural Behavioral Health Workforce Centers – Northern Border Region (“RBHWCs”).
The purpose of this program is to improve behavioral health care services in rural areas through educating and training future and current health professionals in treatment and interventions for behavioral health disorders, including substance use disorder (SUD).
Objectives
In support of this goal, the RBHWCs will work towards achieving the following five objectives:
- Objective 1: Form and sustain a multi-sectoral strategic network of key behavioral health and community services partners from across the target rural service area, to support the development and implementation of training and mentorship programs as well as recruitment of participants.
- Objective 2: Assess resources, needs, and opportunities in the target rural service area as they relate to the program goal to inform future activities of the program, including an initial assessment in year one and ongoing updates in years two through three.
- Objective 3: In collaboration with the strategic network, develop and implement training and mentorship programs that address identified gaps in the skills and capacity of rural health care providers, paraprofessionals, non-clinical staff, and community members to care for individuals with behavioral health needs.
- Objective 4: In collaboration with the strategic network, develop and implement training and mentorship programs that address health equity and stigma as it relates to behavioral health.
- Objective 5: Ensure that trainings and mentorship programs are available, accessible, and well-known throughout the entire target rural service area.
Funding Information
HRSA estimates approximately $375,000 to be available annually to fund four recipients. You may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $375,000 total cost (includes both direct and indirect, facilities and administrative costs) per year. The period of performance is September 1, 2021 through August 30, 2024 (3 years).
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include all domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit entities.
- Eligible entities must be physically located in New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, or Maine, and must have demonstrated experience serving eligible rural counties and rural census tracts in the NBRC service region. Eligible entities must be located within the state for which they are applying. For example, an applicant organization applying to serve New York must be physically located within New York.
- All planned activities supported by this program must exclusively target the HRSAdesignated rural counties and rural census tracts within the NBRC service area. Within partially rural counties, only HRSA-designated rural census tracts are eligible to receive activities and services supported by this award.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333176