$240M Funding Available to Expand Behavioral Health

Posted on April 30, 2024April 30, 2024

AAFCPAs would like to make Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) clients aware that the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has earmarked $240 million to help its health centers meet rising demand for mental health and substance use disorder services. Applicants must be Health Center Program award recipients with an active H80 grant award. A technical assistance (TA) webinar is scheduled Wednesday, May 1, 2024 from 2:00-3:15 PM ET to assist applicants.

Join the TA help webinar on the day of the session. >>

This opportunity includes $200 million for ongoing service expansion funding and an additional $40 million in first-year one-time funding. Funds are expected to support approximately 400 awards for use by health centers to expand mental health and substance use disorder services including medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, thereby increasing patient access. Applications are due in Grants.gov on May 22, 2024 and in HRSA Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) on June 21, 2024.

Learn how to apply for FY 2024 Behavioral Health Service Expansion. >>

How We Help

AAFCPAs provides comprehensive audit, consulting, and tax support to FQHCs, behavioral healthcare organizations, and certified community behavioral health clinics. This includes assistance in funding new capital initiatives through various tax programs and partnerships or consolidations to improve care quality and clinical outcomes. Beyond this, we assist clients with policies, procedures, and regulations associated with healthcare accounting and financial requirements at all levels including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), state Departments of Public Health, and other state grant management agencies.

If you have questions, please contact Courtney McFarland, CPA, MSA, 340B Apexus Certified Expert™ at 774.512.4051 or cmcfarland@nullaafcpa.com—or your AAFCPAs Partner.

About the Author

Courtney McFarland, CPA, MSA, 340B ACE

Courtney is an audit & consulting partner in the firm’s Healthcare Practice with extensive experience advising the nation's healthcare safety net community, including Federally Qualified Heath Centers (FQHCs), clinics, and behavioral health providers. She delivers a full range of solutions solving the challenges that AAFCPAs’ healthcare clients face, including: audits in accordance with Uniform Guidance/Single Audit and Government Auditing Standards, 340B pharmacy program requirements, best practices for reconciliation & analysis of statistical and programmatic data, …

Related Insights

Grants for Mental Health Centers, Applications Due July 19

AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) announced the establishment of time-limited supplemental payments to eligible providers enrolled with MassHealth as mental health centers (MHCs). With a July 19th deadline to apply, AAFCPAs advises that clients not delay. Grant Eligibility Eligibility for […]

Nonprofit Challenges in Navigating Tax Issues

Nonprofit organizations are often thought to be tax exempt. But this is a misnomer, as there are many situations where a nonprofit may have to either pay or collect and remit tax. Private foundations, also under the umbrella of 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, are subject to a 1.39 percent net investment tax on their investment income […]

Staying Ahead of Healthcare Reimbursement Reforms

As you may know, the nation’s healthcare reimbursement model is pivoting from one that incentivizes the number of visits provided to one that rewards health outcomes of patient populations instead. While some payors have already made this switch, we are seeing a significant trend in the marketplace for public and private payors to shift reimbursement […]