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

Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration

Assistance Listings: 93.732 -- Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants

Last Updated: May 13, 2026

The purpose of the BHWET Program for Professionals is to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals while also improving distribution of a quality behavioral health workforce and thereby increasing access to behavioral health services. A special focus is placed on the knowledge and understanding of children, adolescents, and transitional-aged youth at risk for behavioral health disorders.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

For the purposes of this program, eligible applicants include: • Accredited institutions of higher education or accredited professional training programs that are establishing or expanding internships or other field placement programs in mental health in psychiatry, psychology, school psychology, behavioral pediatrics, psychiatric nursing (which may include master’s and doctoral level programs), social work, school social work, SUD prevention and treatment, marriage and family therapy, occupational therapy, school counseling, or professional counseling, including such programs with a focus on child and adolescent mental health, trauma, and transitional-age youth; • Accredited doctoral, internship, and post-doctoral residency programs of health service psychology (including clinical psychology, counseling, and school psychology); and • Accredited master’s and doctoral degree programs of social work for the development and implementation of interdisciplinary training of social work graduate students for providing behavioral health services, including trauma-informed care and substance use disorder prevention and treatment

Grantor contact information

Description

Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration BHWET@hrsa.gov

Email

Contact Isabel Nieto at (301)443-2351 or email BHWET@hrsa.gov

BHWET@hrsa.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
FAQs_BHWET_HRSA_21_089_FINAL_FAQs.pdf
HRSA-21-089 FAQ
Nov 23, 2020 02:05 PM UTC

Link to additional information

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Archived: March 22, 2021

Application process

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Award

$44,200,000

Program Funding

92

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$480,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

HRSA-21-089

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Health

Category Explanation:

Https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/ExternalView.aspx?fCycleID=4531ac70-9a07-4236-999f-266ef4aa59f9

History

Version:

3

Posted date:

October 7, 2020

Archive date:

March 22, 2021

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