Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 18 112
The Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program - Supplemental Funding opportunity (HRSA-18-112) was a discretionary grant competition run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). It offered Fiscal Year 2018 competitive supplement awards, meaning the funding was intended specifically for organizations that were already BHWET program recipients and were seeking additional resources to expand or strengthen ongoing work. Applications were due July 6, 2018, and HRSA anticipated making up to 136 supplement awards. The funding instrument was a grant under CFDA 93.732.
The central goal of the supplement was to improve access to high-quality treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) and other substance use disorders (SUD). Rather than focusing only on direct service delivery, the NOFO emphasized workforce expansion and training as the mechanism for increasing treatment access and quality. The awards were designed to support a two-year expansion of training activities that would produce more behavioral health and related workers with the skills needed to respond to the opioid crisis and broader substance use challenges in underserved communities.
A defining feature of the program is its emphasis on integrated care delivered by interprofessional teams. The supplements were meant to increase the number of professionals and paraprofessionals who can provide behavioral health and primary care services together, functioning as part of a coordinated care team. Training was expected to occur in, or in close partnership with, HRSA-supported health centers (referred to in the NOFO as "health centers"), reinforcing the idea that trainees should learn in real-world safety-net settings where the need is high and where integrated primary care and behavioral health models are especially valuable.
The NOFO also made clear that trainees should be prepared to address the full scope of addiction and recovery needs, not only acute or isolated symptoms. This included training to support comprehensive services associated with successful treatment of OUD and other SUD, with a particular focus on medication-assisted treatment (MAT). In practice, that implies workforce development around evidence-based approaches that combine FDA-approved medications (such as those used for OUD) with counseling, behavioral therapies, recovery supports, and coordinated medical care.
Geography and demonstrated need were built into the definition of eligible training sites. The supplements prioritized health centers located in "high-need and high-demand areas," which the NOFO defined using two specific data-driven criteria. One pathway was being located in a county where the overdose death rate was at or above the national average cited in the NOFO (19.8 deaths per 100,000 population, based on CDC and related overdose statistics sources). The second pathway was being located in a Mental Health Automatic Facility Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) with a score of 16 or higher, using HRSA's HPSA designation and scoring tools. By tying eligibility to these benchmarks, the program aimed to concentrate workforce growth where overdose burden and behavioral health workforce shortages were most severe.
In short, this supplemental funding opportunity was structured to quickly scale the behavioral health workforce pipeline in high-need communities by expanding hands-on training in HRSA-supported health centers, strengthening integrated team-based care, and ensuring trainees are equipped to provide comprehensive, evidence-based treatment for OUD and other SUD, including MAT.Apply for HRSA 18 112
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program – Supplemental Funding" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.732.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 24, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 06, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 136 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program - Supplemental Funding (HRSA-18-112) FAQs
What is the HRSA-18-112 opportunity?
HRSA-18-112 was a discretionary grant competition run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program. It offered Fiscal Year 2018 competitive supplemental funding to expand or strengthen existing BHWET work.
What type of funding was offered under this opportunity?
The opportunity provided competitive supplement awards. This means the funding was intended for organizations that were already BHWET program recipients and were seeking additional resources to expand ongoing activities rather than starting a brand-new, standalone project.
Who was the intended applicant group?
The funding was intended specifically for organizations that were already BHWET program recipients (i.e., existing awardees) applying for a competitive supplement to their current BHWET efforts.
What is the primary goal of the supplemental funding?
The central goal was to improve access to high-quality treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) and other substance use disorders (SUD) by expanding and strengthening the behavioral health workforce through education and training.
Was the focus on direct service delivery or workforce training?
The emphasis was on workforce expansion and training as the mechanism for increasing access to treatment and improving quality, rather than focusing only on direct service delivery.
How long was the training expansion expected to last?
The supplements were designed to support a two-year expansion of training activities.
How many supplement awards did HRSA anticipate making?
HRSA anticipated making up to 136 supplement awards.
When were applications due?
Applications were due July 6, 2018.
Which federal agency administered this opportunity?
The opportunity was administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
What was the funding instrument and CFDA number?
The funding instrument was a grant, and the CFDA number was 93.732.
What workforce outcomes was the program trying to achieve?
The program aimed to produce more behavioral health and related workers with the skills needed to respond to the opioid crisis and broader substance use challenges, especially in underserved communities.
What is meant by the program's emphasis on integrated care?
A defining feature was integrated care delivered by interprofessional teams. The supplements were meant to increase the number of professionals and paraprofessionals able to provide behavioral health and primary care services together as part of a coordinated care team.
Where was training expected to take place?
Training was expected to occur in, or in close partnership with, HRSA-supported health centers (referred to as "health centers" in the NOFO), reflecting an emphasis on real-world safety-net settings.
Why did the opportunity prioritize HRSA-supported health centers as training sites?
The NOFO emphasized that trainees should learn in safety-net environments where need is high and where integrated primary care and behavioral health models are especially valuable.
What substance use and recovery needs were trainees expected to be prepared for?
Trainees were expected to be prepared to address the full scope of addiction and recovery needs, not only acute or isolated symptoms, including comprehensive services associated with successful treatment of OUD and other SUD.
How did medication-assisted treatment (MAT) factor into the training focus?
The NOFO placed a particular focus on medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Training implied workforce development around evidence-based approaches that combine FDA-approved medications (such as those used for OUD) with counseling, behavioral therapies, recovery supports, and coordinated medical care.
How did the NOFO define "high-need and high-demand areas" for eligible training sites?
The NOFO used two data-driven pathways for defining high-need and high-demand areas for health centers serving as training sites: (1) being in a county where the overdose death rate was at or above the national average cited in the NOFO (19.8 deaths per 100,000 population), or (2) being located in a Mental Health Automatic Facility Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) with a score of 16 or higher.
What overdose death rate benchmark was referenced in the NOFO?
The NOFO cited a national average overdose death rate benchmark of 19.8 deaths per 100,000 population, based on CDC and related overdose statistics sources.
What HPSA designation and score threshold were used in the NOFO?
The NOFO referenced a Mental Health Automatic Facility Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation with a score of 16 or higher, using HRSA's HPSA designation and scoring tools.
Why did the opportunity tie eligibility to overdose and HPSA benchmarks?
By tying eligibility to overdose burden and workforce shortage benchmarks, the program aimed to concentrate workforce growth in communities where overdose impacts and behavioral health workforce shortages were most severe.
What was the overall strategy of the supplemental funding opportunity?
The overall strategy was to quickly scale the behavioral health workforce pipeline in high-need communities by expanding hands-on training in HRSA-supported health centers, strengthening integrated team-based care, and ensuring trainees are equipped to deliver comprehensive, evidence-based OUD and SUD treatment (including MAT).
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