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

This announcement solicits applications for the FY 2016 Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) for Paraprofessionals and Professionals program.  In support of the White House’s Now is the Time initiative, the program aims to expand the mental health and substance abuse (jointly referred to as behavioral health throughout the funding opportunity announcement) workforce serving children, adolescents, and transitional-age youth at risk for developing or who have a recognized behavioral health disorder. Grant recipients will be expected to expand the behavioral health workforce by supporting education and clinical training for behavioral health-related professionals and paraprofessionals.  All internships and field placements need to focus on working with at-risk children, adolescents, and transitional-age youth, and include experiential training.  BHWET grant recipients will help to close the gap in access to behavioral health care services by increasing the numbers of adequately prepared behavioral health providers entering and continuing practice with at-risk children, adolescents, and transitional-age youth.  Grant recipient activities will place special emphasis on prevention and clinical intervention and treatment for those at risk of developing mental and substance use disorders, and the involvement of families in the prevention and treatment of behavioral health conditions.

Application Instructions

Please submit:

1. a one-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach
2. Biosketch or CV of the PI

to research@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Thursday June 9, 2016. Full proposals are due to the sponsor 7/1/16, so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 6/23/16 for processing, if given the go ahead by the Proposal Review Committee.