The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is pleased to announce the release of its Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 2: Unmet Needs grant Request for Applications (RFA). Through this final round of Bond BHCIP funding, DHCS will award $800+ million statewide.

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.

All applicants must complete a pre-application consultation (PAC) before submitting an application. The application portal is open as of June 2, 2025; the PAC request form is also accessible on the portal. The PAC is an opportunity for prospective applicants to describe proposed projects and discuss their plans for the use of grant funds, as well as ask general questions about the application and where to locate resources for use while completing and submitting the application.

Upon completion of the applicant’s PAC, the full application will be available. For a preview of the application questions, please see Form 1: Application Questions. (Please note: Form 1 is intended as a guide; final questions in the application portal may differ slightly.) The deadline for applications is October 28, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT).

To schedule a required PAC, please submit the PAC request form no later than August 29, 2025. Prospective applicants that plan to submit applications for more than one project are welcome to address all projects in one PAC session, but must submit a separate PAC request form for each proposed project. PACs will be scheduled between June 26 and October 1, 2025.

Please view the recordings from informational events here.

• Request for Applications
• Form 1: Application Questions Guide (coming soon)
• Form 2: Budget Template (coming soon)*
• Form 3: Development Team Information
• Form 4: Design, Acquisition, and Construction Milestone Schedule
• Form 5: Applicant’s Certification of Prevailing Wage
• Form 6: Applicant’s Certification of Funding Terms
• Form 7: Community Engagement
• Form 8: Schematic Design Checklist
• Form 9: Facility Financial Operating Pro Forma Template
• Form 10: Board Authorizing Resolution (BAR) Template
• Attachment A: Pre-Application Consultation Process
• Attachment B: Allowable and Not Allowable Equipment
• Attachment C: Letters of Support Guidelines
• Attachment D: Budget Glossary of Terms
• Attachment E: Glossary of Terms (coming soon)

* Form 2: Budget Template is locked to ensure no unintentional changes are made to the worksheet. Applicants who would like a copy in an alternate, accessible format should contact AHP at BR2@ahpnet.com.