December 31, 2024
HRSA Funding Opportunity: Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Professionals (BHWET-Pro) – HRSA-25-068
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Professionals (BHWET-Pro) – HRSA-25-068. This program will help address the behavioral health needs of children, adolescents, and young adults in high need and high demand areas.
The goal of the program is to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals and improve the distribution of a well-trained workforce, with a specific focus on understanding the needs of children, adolescents, and young adults at risk for mental health, trauma, and behavioral health disorders.
Awardees will:
- Increase the number of new or expanded community partnerships with training sites in high-need and high-demand areas,
- Promote collaborative training by using team-based models of care to integrate behavioral health care into interprofessional primary care settings,
- Recruit a diverse workforce interested in working with children, adolescents, and young adults, and
- Recruit, develop, and expand the capacity to train clinical supervisors to support and mentor behavioral health trainees.
Award Information:
- May receive up to $600,000 per year for four years
- A four-year period of performance: July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2029
- $59.6 million is available annually for approximately 100 awards
Who Can Apply:
Eligible programs include accredited:
- Professional training programs in certain mental health disciplines,
- Doctoral, internship, and post-doctoral residency programs of health service psychology,
- Master’s and doctoral degree programs of social work
Eligible organizations include:
- Public and private institutions of higher education,
- HRSA-funded health centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics,
- State, county, city, township, and special district governments,
- Nonprofits with or without a 501(c)(3) IRS status,
- Native American tribal governments and organizations.
Individuals are not eligible to apply.
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