COVID-19 Mitigation Project for Behavioral Health System in California (Round 2)

The Center at Sierra Health Foundation and the California Department of Health Care Services are accepting applications to offer education on COVID-19 testing, implement on-site COVID-19 testing, collaborate with community partners to prevent infectious disease transmission, expand COVID-19 response services to those connected to the behavioral health system, and support the maintenance of healthy environments.

Donor Name: The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 06/15/2023

Size of the Grant: up to $500,000

Grant Duration: 18 months

Details:

Targeted support is essential for mental health and substance use treatment providers to overcome barriers toward achieving and maintaining high COVID-19 testing rates. This funding supports community mitigation measures, which are actions taken to prevent further spread of infectious diseases and protect all people, especially groups of people at increased risk for severe illness, disproportionally affected groups and essential workers.1 Having a mental health or substance use disorder can make one more likely to become severely ill or die from COVID-19. In addition, people living with behavioral health disorders may have underlying medical conditions, such as respiratory or cardiovascular disease, chronic liver disease or drug use behaviors, which put them at increased risk for severe illness or death from COVID-19.

This funding opportunity will support community mitigation efforts targeted toward youth, young adults, and adults engaged in mental health or substance use disorder care.

The overall goals of this funding opportunity are to:

• Support COVID-19 mitigation services in behavioral health settings by funding COVID-19 testing education, on-site testing and access.
• Expand COVID-19 response services for staff and individuals connected to behavioral health systems, particularly those engaged in mental health or substance use disorder care.
• Support and expand COVID-19 mitigation services and outreach to unhoused individuals.
• Support the maintenance of healthy environments in behavioral health settings for staff and individuals engaged in mental health or substance use disorder care.

Funding Information

Contracts will cover activities for the period of September 15, 2023, through March 31, 2025. Applicants may apply for up to $500,000 for the 18-month contract period. Requests above $125,000 require a regranting strategy.

Eligibility Criteria

This opportunity will fund organizations to support COVID-19 mitigation services in behavioral health settings that are serving individuals engaged in co-occurring care throughout California. Current COVID19 Mitigation Project subrecipients can apply for additional funds through a separate application process and do need to reapply through this funding opportunity.

Applicants must be a California:

• Licensed, certified or otherwise qualified substance use and/or mental health disorder provider.
• Tribal organization, County provider or 501(c)(3) community-based organization, such as Federally Qualified Health Centers, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, crisis care mobile unit programs, harm reduction service providers, recovery residences, transitional housing facilities, homeless shelters, opioid treatment programs, or office-based opioid treatment providers with established and trusted community relationships. Fiscal sponsorships are eligible.
• Coalitions of organizations and collaboratives are also eligible if the backbone organization is an eligible applicant.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate the following:

• Mission-focused on providing behavioral services to youth, young adults and/or adults engaged in mental health or substance use services.
• Commitment to providing culturally relevant services and addressing social inequities.
• Trauma-informed care approach to providing services.
• Capacity to implement COVID-19 mitigation efforts.

For more information, visit COVID-19 Mitigation Project Grant.