Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) for Paraprofessionals and Professionals

Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-16-193 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.243Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-HRSAClosing Date: Jul 01, 2016Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 26Creation Date: May 09, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: This announcement solicits applications for the FY 2016 Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) for Paraprofessionals and Professionals program.  In support of the White House’s Now is the Time initiative, the program aims to expand the mental health and substance abuse (jointly referred to as behavioral health throughout the funding opportunity announcement) workforce serving children, adolescents, and transitional-age youth at risk for developing or who have a recognized behavioral health disorder. Grant recipients will be expected to expand the behavioral health workforce by supporting education and clinical training for behavioral health-related professionals and paraprofessionals.  All internships and field placements need to focus on working with at-risk children, adolescents, and transitional-age youth, and include experiential training.  BHWET grant recipients will help to close the gap in access to behavioral health care services by increasing the numbers of adequately prepared beha...
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