Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act of 2024: Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program Round 1: Launch Ready

Bond BHCIP Round 1: Launch Ready grant funding of up to $3.3 billion will be available to construct, acquire, and rehabilitate real estate assets to expand the continuum of behavioral health treatment and service resources for Californians in this round of Bond BHCIP funding. Of these funds, $1.5 billion of competitive grant funding will be exclusively available to cities, counties, city and counties, and tribal entities and $30 million will be specifically designated to tribal entities. The remaining $1.8 billion is available to all eligible entities, including cities, counties, and tribal entities. Bond BHCIP Round 1: Launch Ready funds are not intended to preserve existing service capacity. Bond BHCIP Round 1: Launch Ready grantees must commit to serving Medi-Cal beneficiaries. For purposes of Bond BHCIP Round 1: Launch Ready funding, a project is defined as “launch ready” when some essential predevelopment design, planning, site control, and budgeting details have been professionally formalized; the project meets the minimum threshold requirements (Project Readiness); and construction for the requested project is not currently underway. *Refer to the RFA for more details on the Bond BHCIP Round 1: Launch Ready grant funding.