Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program (HRSA-17-070)

Sponsor Name: 
NIH
Amount: 
44,000,000
Description of the Award: 

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW), Division of Nursing and Public Health (DNPH) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2017 on behalf of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program.

The purpose of the BHWET Program is to develop and expand the behavioral health workforce serving populations across the lifespan, including in rural and medically underserved areas. The BHWET Program places special emphasis on establishing or expanding internships or field placement programs in behavioral health that include interdisciplinary training for:

1) students/interns,

2) faculty, and

3) field supervisors to provide quality behavioral health services to communities in need.

Applicants must emphasize:

(a) training in prevention and clinical interventions for those at risk of developing or who have a recognized behavioral health disorder;

(b) strategies for incorporating the involvement of families and community partnerships in the prevention and treatment of behavioral health conditions;

(c) curricula enhancement and interprofessional training for students/interns, faculty, and field placement supervisors; and

(d) career development in behavioral health for paraprofessionals and peer support specialists.

There are two tracks for this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO):

1) BHWET Professional Track and

2) BHWET Paraprofessional Certificate Track.

Applicants may submit up to two applications—one under the Professional Track and one under the Paraprofessional Certificate Track. Applicants may not submit two applications for either the Professional Track or Paraprofessional Track. For example, an institution may submit an application for a master’s level professional counseling program (Professional Track) and an application for a community health worker program (Paraprofessional Certificate Track).

Required materials for the internal downselect (Combined in ONE PDF):

Project Summary (2 pages max):

  • Indicate the discipline(s) and track(s) for which you are applying
  • Name of certificate program or discipline seeking support or training;
  • The funding amount requested;
  • A summary of the proposed projects that will expand the number of Paraprofessional or Professionals working with persons in rural, vulnerable, and/or medically-underserved communities
  • Goals and specific measurable objectives of the proposed project

NIH Biosketch

Sponsor Final Deadline: 
Jun 12, 2017
To be considered as a Penn State institutional nominee, please submit a notice of intent by the date provided directly below.
This limited submission is in downselect: 
Penn State may only submit a specific number of proposals to this funding opportunity. The number of NOIs received require that an internal competition take place, thus, a downselect process has commenced. No Penn State researchers may apply to this opportunity outside of this downselect process. To apply for this limited submission, please use this link:
OSVPR Downselect Deadline: 
Monday, May 22, 2017 - 4:00pm