Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants (93.732)
Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants (Assistance Listing 93.732) is run by the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $770 million in 544 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.4 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $1.5 million. Half of the 544 awards fell between $600,000 and $1.9 million, and they ranged from $996 to $10.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$770 million
- Grant awards544
- Typical award$1.5 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$118 million
- Size rank290 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $144 million in fiscal 2021 to $118 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 290th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 17% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 51 states and territories.
What the program funds
The purpose of the behavioral health programs is to develop and expand the behavioral health workforce and address the mental health and resiliency concerns among health care providers. Expanding the behavioral health workforce is addressed through the implementation of the following programs: 1) Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training- Professionals Program, 2) Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training- Paraprofessionals Program, 3) Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training- Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults, 4) Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program and 5) Behavioral Health Workforce Development Technical Assistance Program. The behavioral health programs also seek to promote efforts to address mental health and provider resiliency among health care providers through education and training activities through the following programs: 1) Health and Public Safety Workforce Resiliency Training Program (HPSWTP); 2) Promoting Resilience and Mental Health Among Health Professional Workforce (PRMHW), and 3) Health and Public Safety Workforce Resiliency Technical Assistance Center (WRTAC).
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
BHWET Professional and BHWET CAY: Accredited institutions of higher education or accredited professional training programs that are establishing or expanding internships or other field placement programs in mental health in psychiatry, psychology, school psychology, behavioral pediatrics, psychiatric nursing (which may include master’s and doctoral level programs), social work, school social work, substance use disorder prevention and treatment, marriage and family therapy, occupational therapy, school counseling, or professional counseling, accredited doctoral, internship, and post-doctoral residency programs of health service psychology (including clinical psychology, counseling, and school counseling, and accredited master’s and doctoral degree programs of social work. BHWET Paraprofessional: Behavioral health paraprofessional training programs that are state licensed or accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency, and designated to provide behavioral health training. Entities may include states, political subdivisions of states, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, public or nonprofit private health professions schools, academic health centers, State or local governments, or other appropriate public or private nonprofit entities as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
What the money can and cannot pay for
BHWET Program for Professionals develops and expands experiential training opportunities to improve the distribution and supply of the behavioral health workforce. BHWET Program for Paraprofessionals emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration by utilizing team-based care in integrated behavioral health and primary care settings and recruiting a qualified workforce. OIFSP supports training programs that enhance and expand paraprofessionals knowledge, skills and expertise related to opioid use disorder and increases the number of behavioral health-related paraprofessionals. BHWD TA Program aims to build an educational and interconnected behavioral and public health infrastructure prepared to respond and provide treatment to those impacted by OUD and other SUD. PRMHW Program strives to support health care, health care providers associations, and FQHCs to establish, enhance, or expand evidence-based programs or protocols to promote resilience, mental health, and wellness among their providers, other personnel, and members. HPSWRP seeks to reduce and address burnout, suicide, mental health conditions and substance use disorders and promote resiliency among health care students, residents, professionals, paraprofessionals, trainees, public safety officers, and employers of such individuals.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Cost sharing is only required for doctoral-level Psychology, Psychiatry, Behavioral Pediatrics and Psychiatric Nursing internships, where applicable, to cover any student stipend costs beyond $32,500 per geographic reimbursement requirements set by the applicable association. BHWET and BHWET CAY do not require cost matching. OIFSP does not require cost matching. PRMHW does not require cost matching. HPSWRP does not require cost matching. WRTAC does not require cost matching.This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. see funding agency for further details.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Award range and average, in the agency's words
BHWET- Professionals FY 23 Range: $93,166 - $480,000; Average $419,866 FY 24: Range $94,092-$480,000; Average $306,387 FY 25: Range Up to $600,000, Average: TBD BHWET- Paraprofessionals FY 23 Range: $226,889-$500,000; Average $379,449 FY 24 Range: $260,709 - $500,000; Average $379,269 FY 25 Range: Up to $500,000, average TBD BHWET-CAY FY 23 Range: $214,856-$530,000, Average $484,444 FY 24 Range: $206,881-$530,000, Average $480,763 FY 25: $0 OIFSP FY 23 Range: $193,018-$600,000; Average $517,000 FY 24 Range: $96,542-$600,000; Average $476,997 FY 25 est Range: $167,791 - $600,000; Average: $524,352 AMF FY 23 Range Actual: $1 to $837,104; Average Award: $558,764 FY 24 Range Actual: $184,612 to $824,612; Average Award: $579,692 FY 25 Range Est: $400,000 to $800,000; Average Award: $600,000 ISTP FY 23 Range: Actual $193,368 to $523,572; Average Award: $455,284 FY 24 Range Actual: $209,517 to $548,928; Average Award: $473,517 FY 25 Range Est: $175,589 to $515,000; Average Award: $441,171.79 HPSWTP FY 23 Range: $260,808 to $709,999; Average $640,863 FY 24: range: $261,888 to $495,520; Average $476,193 FY 25: $0 WRTAC FY 23: $3,959,883 FY 24: $0 FY 25: $0 PRMHW FY232 Range Actual: $1,518,008 to $1,683,019; Average Award: $1,653,489 FY24 Range: $0 FY 25 Range: $0
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants (93.732) awarded $770 million across 544 grant awards, an average of $1.4 million per award.
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 0.3% of the money, colleges and universities 0.3%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 538 | $766 million | 99% |
| Nonprofits | 1 | $2.5 million | 0.3% |
| Colleges and universities | 5 | $2.1 million | 0.3% |
By state
50 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 44 | $58.8 million |
| New York | 40 | $55.4 million |
| Texas | 25 | $40.3 million |
| Massachusetts | 26 | $39.9 million |
| Pennsylvania | 27 | $39.3 million |
| Ohio | 21 | $31.0 million |
| Illinois | 17 | $29.3 million |
| North Carolina | 18 | $24.0 million |
| Wisconsin | 10 | $23.8 million |
| Alabama | 15 | $23.0 million |
| Virginia | 19 | $22.4 million |
| Florida | 12 | $22.3 million |
| Maryland | 14 | $21.6 million |
| Oregon | 17 | $20.9 million |
| Tennessee | 12 | $20.0 million |
| Georgia | 17 | $19.9 million |
| Kentucky | 14 | $19.3 million |
| Connecticut | 15 | $17.7 million |
| Michigan | 15 | $17.4 million |
| Missouri | 11 | $14.2 million |
| Arizona | 7 | $13.5 million |
| Utah | 7 | $13.4 million |
| New Jersey | 11 | $13.3 million |
| Indiana | 8 | $12.6 million |
| Louisiana | 7 | $12.5 million |
| District of Columbia | 9 | $12.0 million |
| Colorado | 8 | $11.3 million |
| New Hampshire | 5 | $8.5 million |
| Montana | 5 | $8.3 million |
| Rhode Island | 6 | $7.8 million |
| Nebraska | 5 | $7.8 million |
| Washington | 9 | $7.7 million |
| Hawaii | 6 | $7.5 million |
| New Mexico | 6 | $6.8 million |
| Kansas | 5 | $6.6 million |
| Mississippi | 5 | $6.6 million |
| Iowa | 5 | $6.3 million |
| Alaska | 4 | $6.1 million |
| West Virginia | 5 | $5.9 million |
| Minnesota | 5 | $5.5 million |
| Delaware | 2 | $4.1 million |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | $3.7 million |
| Maine | 3 | $3.4 million |
| South Dakota | 3 | $3.2 million |
| Arkansas | 3 | $3.1 million |
| South Carolina | 3 | $3.0 million |
| Oklahoma | 2 | $2.7 million |
| North Dakota | 1 | $2.5 million |
| Vermont | 3 | $2.4 million |
| Idaho | 3 | $1.3 million |
| Nevada | 1 | $596,765 |