The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) – Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) – New Area Expansion)grant program. The purpose of this program is to promote behavioral health integration into pediatric primary care by supporting pediatric mental health care telehealth access programs.
Donor Name: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Country: U.S.
State: All States
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/05/2022
Grant Size: up to $4,450,000
Grant Duration: 4 years
Details:
PMHCA advances HRSA strategic plan goals to improve access to quality health services, foster a health care workforce able to address current and emerging needs, achieve health equity, and enhance population health. For the purposes of this funding opportunity, telehealth is defined as the use of electronic information and telecommunication technologies to support and promote long-distance clinical consultation, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration. Permitted telehealth modalities between providers include (but are not limited to): real-time video, telephonic communications, store-and-forward imaging, and mobile health (mHealth) applications.
For the purposes of this funding opportunity, a pediatric mental health care telehealth access program for which funding may be used, shall—
- support a new or expand an existing statewide or regional network of pediatric mental health care teams that provide support to pediatric primary care sites as an integrated team;
- support and further develop organized state or regional networks of pediatric mental health care teams to provide consultative support to pediatric primary care sites;
- conduct an assessment of critical behavioral consultation needs among pediatric providers and such providers’ preferred mechanisms for receiving consultation, training, and technical assistance;
- develop a new or enhance an existing online database and communication mechanism, including telehealth, to facilitate consultation support to pediatric primary care practices;
- provide rapid statewide or regional clinical telephone or telehealth consultations when requested between the pediatric mental health care teams and pediatricPCPs;
- conduct training and provide technical assistance to pediatric primary care providers to support the early identification, diagnosis, treatment, and referral of children with behavioral health conditions;
- provide information to pediatric providers and assist pediatric providers in accessing pediatric mental health care providers, including child and adolescent psychiatrists, developmental behavioral pediatricians, and licensed mental health professionals, such as psychologists, social workers, or mental health counselors and in scheduling and conducting technical assistance;
- assist with referrals to specialty care and community or behavioral health resources; and
- establish mechanisms for measuring and monitoring increased access to pediatric mental health care services by pediatric primary care providers and expanded capacity of pediatric primary care providers to identify, treat, and refer children with mental health conditions.
Funding Information
- HRSA estimates approximately $4,450,000 to be available annually to fund up to 10 recipients over 4 years.
- You may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $445,000 total cost (includes both direct and indirect, facilities and administrative costs) per year. The period of performance is July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2026 (4 years). Funding beyond the first year is subject to satisfactory recipient performance, and a decision that continued funding is in the best interest of the Federal Government.
Eligibility Criteria
- States, political subdivisions of states, and Indian Tribes and tribal organizations (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. § 450b)) that are not currently funded under HRSA-18-122, HRSA-19-096, and HRSA-22-121 14 HRSA-21-122 are eligible to apply (i.e., existing recipients of HRSA PMHCA awards or other entities within funded states are not eligible to apply).
- Please note that Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations in states with existing awards are eligible to apply separately; however, other eligible applicants that are currently receiving HRSA PMHCA awards are not eligible to apply. The reference to states or political subdivisions includes Freely Associated States with compacts for U.S. assistance, bona fide agents of state and local governmental agencies, and institutions specifically written into state law as political subdivisions of states.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
