March 21, 2025
Application Deadline Extended: HRSA Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Paraprofessionals, Now Apply by April 1
The purpose of the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Paraprofessionals, HRSA-25-066 is to develop and expand community-based experiential training such as field placements and internships to increase the skills, knowledge and capacity of students preparing to become mental health workers, peer support specialists, and other behavioral health paraprofessionals.
The funding will go to community-based organizations, including Rural Health Clinics, for training that prepares students to become mental health workers, peer support specialists, and other behavioral health-related paraprofessionals.
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA’s) Bureau of Health Workforce will award approximately $10.9 million to up to 29 awardees over a period of four years.
The original deadline of March 18 has been extended to April 1.
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