American Rescue Plan Act
The Nebraska Legislature in 2022 allocated more than $25 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to BHECN 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.
- View a list of those who received ARPA funds from BHECN.
- Visit the ARPA Awardees blog, which contains helpful information for those who receive BHECN-ARPA awards.
- Read an executive summary of the BHECN-ARPA Awards Program for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
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Policy forum shows ARPA dollars already having an impact on behavioral health in Nebraska.

Jessie Buche, MPH, MA
Director of the ARPA Awards Program
Contact Jessie for more information about the ARPA Awards Program.