The Nebraska Legislature allocated more than $25 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to the Behavioral Health Education Center in 2022 to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the shortage of behavioral health professionals. The funds cover projects in four award categories: behavioral health training opportunities, telebehavioral health support in rural areas, behavioral health workforce projects to address the COVID-19 pandemic, and funding for supervision of provisionally licensed behavioral health providers currently employed in Nebraska.
About the application
The online application has four versions based on category. Applicants may request funding for up to three years. All ARPA funding expires on Dec. 31, 2025, and BHECN cannot guarantee funding after that date.
These pdf documents include the questions to expect on the application.
- Behavioral Health Training Opportunities
- Funding for BH Supervisors Application
- Telebehavioral Health Support Application
- Workforce Projects COVID Application
Tips on using the application portal: PowerPoint | PDF
ARPA Application Informational Webinar
PDF of webinar slides | Informational webinar transcript
Grant Writing Workshop
PDF of workshop slides | Writing Workshop transcript
Resources
Application
To access the online application, you will need to create an account or log in. You will be able to start a new application once the next round opens.
Download the details
This downloadable flier provides background on BHECN, the American Recovery Plan Act funding, its categories and examples of potential projects.
Reporting/Evaluation Measures
Awardees will be expected to gather and report on evaluation measures throughout the duration of their projects. Finalized evaluation measures will be provided by BHECN once awards are disseminated.
Read a draft of potential evaluation measures, which are subject to change.
Review Committees
There are four separate Behavioral Health Workforce ARPA Award categories and four separate review committees, one for each category. View the review criteria for applications.
RFP Toolkit
View presentation slides providing Request for Proposal background and information.