Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Paraprofessionals
Deadline Mar 18 2025 12:00 PM (EDT)
Description

HRSA

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) is pleased to announce this limited submission funding opportunity/award.  Limited submission programs allow only a select number of applicants from each institution.  In order to determine which PIs will be selected as the official applicants from UConn/UConn Health, an OVPR internal competition may be necessary (full process is described at our website).

All PIs who wish to be considered for this opportunity must submit a notification of intent to submit form through the UConn Quest Portal by the due date listed below.  PIs must be selected and approved by the OVPR to be eligible to submit to this sponsor.

Program Information/RFP: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355770

Quest Portal Program Link: https://quest.uconn.edu/prog/BHWET_Para_FY25

Keywords: At-Risk Children or Youth, Behavioral Problems or Disorders, Child or Adolescent Mental Health, Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse, Training and Development

Award Details: $1,400,000 (for programs only implementing Level 1 training) $2,000,000 (for programs implementing Level 1 and Level 2 Training)

Number of UConn Applicants: 1 UConn – 1 UCH

Internal Notification of Intent Deadline: Monday2/3/2025 by 12 noon

Internal Pre-proposal (if necessary) Deadline: Monday, 2/10/2025 by 12 noon

Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: 3/18/2025, 11:59 p.m. ET

Additional information: The purpose of the BHWET Program for Paraprofessionals is to develop and expand community-based experiential training such as field placements and internships to increase the skills, knowledge and capacity of students preparing to become mental health workers, peer support specialists, and other behavioral health paraprofessionals.

If a full internal competition is necessary, pre-proposals should be submitted that include: 1) A two-page project narrative briefly describing the project, its key aims/objectives, the methodologies/approaches that will be used, and how the project goals align with the goals of the program.  Please see the sponsor guidelines for details about program goals and application components.  2) 1–2-page budget overview with justifications.3)  Biosketches/brief CVs for key personnel.

For more information, please contact the Office of the Vice President for Research at research@uconn.edu

Follow UConn Research on Twitter & LinkedIn.

Submissions to this program are made via a third-party software application, SurveyMonkey Apply. The terms of use and privacy statements for this software apply to your use of it and to the information you provide in your application.  Before proceeding with your submission, please review their terms and privacy statements linked below.

Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Paraprofessionals


HRSA

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) is pleased to announce this limited submission funding opportunity/award.  Limited submission programs allow only a select number of applicants from each institution.  In order to determine which PIs will be selected as the official applicants from UConn/UConn Health, an OVPR internal competition may be necessary (full process is described at our website).

All PIs who wish to be considered for this opportunity must submit a notification of intent to submit form through the UConn Quest Portal by the due date listed below.  PIs must be selected and approved by the OVPR to be eligible to submit to this sponsor.

Program Information/RFP: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355770

Quest Portal Program Link: https://quest.uconn.edu/prog/BHWET_Para_FY25

Keywords: At-Risk Children or Youth, Behavioral Problems or Disorders, Child or Adolescent Mental Health, Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse, Training and Development

Award Details: $1,400,000 (for programs only implementing Level 1 training) $2,000,000 (for programs implementing Level 1 and Level 2 Training)

Number of UConn Applicants: 1 UConn – 1 UCH

Internal Notification of Intent Deadline: Monday2/3/2025 by 12 noon

Internal Pre-proposal (if necessary) Deadline: Monday, 2/10/2025 by 12 noon

Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: 3/18/2025, 11:59 p.m. ET

Additional information: The purpose of the BHWET Program for Paraprofessionals is to develop and expand community-based experiential training such as field placements and internships to increase the skills, knowledge and capacity of students preparing to become mental health workers, peer support specialists, and other behavioral health paraprofessionals.

If a full internal competition is necessary, pre-proposals should be submitted that include: 1) A two-page project narrative briefly describing the project, its key aims/objectives, the methodologies/approaches that will be used, and how the project goals align with the goals of the program.  Please see the sponsor guidelines for details about program goals and application components.  2) 1–2-page budget overview with justifications.3)  Biosketches/brief CVs for key personnel.

For more information, please contact the Office of the Vice President for Research at research@uconn.edu

Follow UConn Research on Twitter & LinkedIn.

Submissions to this program are made via a third-party software application, SurveyMonkey Apply. The terms of use and privacy statements for this software apply to your use of it and to the information you provide in your application.  Before proceeding with your submission, please review their terms and privacy statements linked below.

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Deadline
Mar 18 2025 12:00 PM (EDT)