Behavioral Health Investments Programs

Other Programs Administered through the Behavioral Health Investments Team

This page lists current and past programs administered through the Behavioral Health Investments team. 

Birth Certificate Grant Program

People experiencing unstable housing or housing insecurity may not have their birth certificate. But to access affordable housing or other services, they need it.

To fill this need, House Bill 2402 (2017) allocates $50,000 per biennium to OHA. Each biennium OHA uses these funds to award contracts to organizations throughout the state. The organizations help individuals who are unstably housed get their birth certificate using these funds. The grantees:

• Serve areas with the highest counts of people experiencing houselessness throughout Oregon.
• May use the funds to order birth certificates for individuals in Oregon needing a birth certificate to access housing or services. These individuals can be born in Oregon or out of state.

To access services through this fund, please contact one of the providers participating in this program.

Rental Assistance Programs 

These programs provide funding to providers who help individuals aged 18 and older with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness and/or substance use disorder find housing:

Historical Programs

Planning Grants (completed 2022)

OHA awarded $5 million in planning grants of up to $50,000 to 104 community mental health programs, tribes, Regional Health Equity Coalitions, and community partners. Grant recipients were asked to conduct research to identify community needs and other planning activities necessary to increase residential facility and housing capacity.

View the final recommendations (11/9/2022)

TANF Behavioral Health Pilot Program (completed June 2025)

OHA administered this program in partnership with ODHS and two coordinated care organizations (CCOs). One of three pilot programs mandated by House Bill 2032 (2019) to support Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) participants, the program:

• Provided CCOs funding to increase access to mental health and substance use disorder services for TANF participants.
• Required CCOs to collect and report data about the mental health needs of TANF participants to better understand the barriers that prevent utilization of these services.