# Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Paraprofessionals

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hrsa-21-090-behavioral-health-workforce-education-and-training-bhwet/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/328445

> Health Resources and Services Administration offered grants to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 43 awards worth $24.3 million in total. Applications closed on April 12, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HRSA-21-090 |
| Agency | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 12, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 43 |
| Total funding | $24.3 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.732 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

For the purposes of this program, eligible applicants include: • State-licensed mental health nonprofit and for-profit organizations (see definition in Section VII). These organizations must be able to support programs for Level I pre-service, and Level II in-service, as applicable, training of peer support specialists and other behavioral health-related paraprofessionals. • For the purposes of this NOFO, these organizations may include academic institutions, including universities, community colleges, and technical schools. Native American tribal organizations may meet this definition if appropriately licensed by an applicable Tribal government or political subdivision. Note: Individuals are not eligible to apply under this NOFO. In addition to the 50 states, eligible entities include the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations may also apply for these funds, if otherwise eligible. Current BHWET award recipients whose grants are scheduled to end on August 31, 2021 are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity. If funded, for-profit organizations are prohibited from earning profit from the federal award (45 CFR part 75.216(b)).

## What the grant funds

The purpose of the BHWET Program for Paraprofessionals is to develop and expand community-based experiential training to increase the supply of students preparing to become peer support specialists and other behavioral health-related paraprofessionals while also improving distribution of a quality behavioral health workforce. A special focus is placed on the knowledge and understanding of the specific concerns of children, adolescents, and transitional-aged youth in high need and high demand areas at risk for behavioral health disorders.

## Questions people ask

### Is HRSA-21-090 still open?

No. It closed on April 12, 2021.

### Who can apply for Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Paraprofessionals?

Health Resources and Services Administration accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Paraprofessionals?

Closed April 12, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $24.3 million in total across about 43 awards.

### Who has won Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants  grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of Wisconsin System, University of Utah, University of Arizona. The program made 544 awards worth $770 million in that time.