The California Department of Health Care Services is seeking applications for Round Two: Trauma-Informed Programs and Practices.
Donor Name: California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/10/2023
Size of the Grant: $760,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
Purpose of the Program
Based on input from Think Tank and Workgroup discussions, as well as that from DHCS OSP leadership, Round Two will aim to scale trauma-informed care available to children, youth, parents, and caregivers in California. Trauma-informed care addresses how trauma may impact an individual’s life and response to BH services, focusing on realizing the prevalence of trauma; recognizing how trauma affects an individual; and responding by putting knowledge into practice.
DHCS will contract with eligible recipients to support training, capacity building, implementation, and expansion of trauma-informed BH services across various settings (e.g., clinic, community-based organizations, primary care, schools), as applicable. Broadly, these funds are intended to expand and create culturally relevant and responsive services for children and youth to prevent and mitigate BH concerns and promote well-being for children and to support trauma-informed approaches for parents, caregivers and other individuals that work closely with children.
Specifically, this grant funding round aims to:
- Increase early intervention so children and youth with or at high risk for BH conditions can access services before conditions escalate and require higher level care.
- Support the resilience of children and youth by mitigating the adverse effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Adverse effects may include, but are not limited to, brain development, emotional health and BH conditions, among other, conditions.
- Build knowledge of trauma-informed support and communication for parents, caregivers and individuals close to children and youth.
- Increase the capacity of child-serving service systems (e.g., child welfare, juvenile justice system) to deliver trauma-informed practices.
- Cultivate safe and stable learning environments that model trauma-informed approaches to working with children.
- Improve grief support for children and youth with trauma (e.g., death of a parent or loved one, COVID-related, home or community violence).
- Improve the availability and sustainability of services for pregnant and parenting people, caregivers, and children/youth.
- Reduce health disparities by improving equitable access to services for parents, caregivers, and children in California that are culturally and linguistically responsive to the needs of the populations of focus.
Funding Information
The amounts listed are “up to” maximum amounts to cover the entire two-year grant award period (i.e., the amounts below are total amounts and not annual amounts). Applicants applying for multiple tracks as part of an integrated proposal may submit a budget proposal up to the combined maximum award amount for the tracks they are applying for; however, activities related to each track will still be limited by the track’ maximum award amounts (e.g., an integrated start-up ($750,000) and training ($10,000) proposal would have a maximum award size of $760,000).
Eligible Expenditures
Eligible expenditures must be necessary, reasonable, and allocatable to the activities proposed in the application. This may include:
- Equipment and capital improvements (e.g., modifications to physical space to support practices and programs);
- Manual access for practices and programs;
- Planning costs;
- Specialized training (e.g., disability training, cultural competence, anti-racism);
- Staffing (e.g., benefits, contractors);
- Supplies (e.g., printing, toys);
- Technology (e.g., computers, virtual care platform, electronic medical record);
- Technical assistance;
- Training costs;
- Travel; and,
- Other (applicants must define).
For eligible applicants (e.g., CBOs, county BH departments) who participate in MediCal, and are already reimbursed for EBPs / CDEPs, these awards aim to support training, capacity building, implementation, and expansion of trauma-informed BH services across various settings (in contrast to other awards which are designed to fund the direct provision of services).
Eligible Applicants
Entities eligible to receive grants as a part of this RFA, Round Two Trauma-Informed Programs and Practices grants, include but are not limited to:
- Community-based organizations that provide services to children, youth, and/or families;
- Provider clinics (e.g., primary care, community mental health, BH);
- County or city governments (e.g., county BH departments, public health);
- Early learning and care providers (e.g., childcare and preschool settings);
- Family resource centers;
- Statewide and local agencies (e.g., First 5 associations);
- Faith-based organizations;
- Regional centers;
- Local Education Agencies (County Offices of Education, school districts), public K–12 school sites, charter schools;
- Institutions of higher education (e.g., California Community Colleges, California State University, University of California);
- Tribal entities (i.e., any Indian Tribe, tribal organization, Indian-controlled organization serving Indians, Native Hawaiian organization, or Alaska Native entity);
- Health plans;
- Hospitals and hospital systems; and,
- Others, as applicable.
Note: DHCS will take the practice model into consideration when determining whether a particular organization delivers services in a setting that is consistent with the model. For example, some practice models require services to be delivered in a clinical practice setting.
Additional requirements will be specified in the contract between the grantee and the TPA or DHCS. Examples of additional requirements for eligible entities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Must be located and conduct grant activities in the State of California;
- Have state or federal recognition as a formal organization or entity, such as a Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) or California Tax ID; and,
- Must not be debarred or suspended by either the State of California or the Federal Government.
Please note that applications are limited to a single program or practice. Applicants may apply for funding for more than one program or practice by submitting separate applications for each program or practice
For more information, visit DHCS.
