Funding Sources and Related Work
For more information on projects funded through the Behavioral Health Investments team, please refer to the
Behavioral Health Housing and Licensed Capacity Dashboard.
Legislative Appropriations
HB 5024 appropriated $130 million ($65 million from General Fund & $65 million from the American Rescue Plan Act [ARPA], including a $20 million Tribal set-aside) for the 2021-2023 biennia.
This funding was intended to support the expansion of community-based residential settings for individuals requiring a higher level of care. The purpose was for real property development projects (assistance in the form of grant funding); and for up to two months of “startup" costs that support the licensed facility/home, or proposed development project.
$100 million from the General Fund appropriated to the Oregon Health Authority and granted to Community Mental Health Programs (CMHPs) to increase behavioral health housing capacity and treatment options. To increase accessibility and put greater power into the hands of communities designing, providing, and consuming services, these funds were intentionally distributed in a manner designed to be low-barrier. Each county was awarded an amount determined by a funding formula based on geographic information produced by the Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs (AOCMHP).
$20 million from net proceeds of lottery bonds appropriated to Oregon Health Authority to support the development of community-based housing, including licensed residential treatment facilities, for individuals with mental illness and individuals with substance use disorders.
$15 million from the General Fund appropriated to Oregon Health Authority to increase the availability of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) facilities for children and adults with SUD.
$18 million from the General Fund appropriated to the Oregon Health Authority and granted to organizations identified in the bill to support the development of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) housing and services throughout the state.
$50 million from net proceeds of lottery bonds appropriated to Oregon Health Authority to increase community acute psychiatric facility capacity, and/or increase access to behavioral health care for individuals discharging from acute psychiatric facilities.
$65 million from the General Fund appropriated to Oregon Health Authority to increase residential behavioral health capacity throughout the state.
Housing Funds
This fund consists of moneys deposited in the fund under section 8, chapter 812, Oregon Laws 2015. It may include moneys appropriated, allocated, deposited, or transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly or otherwise, and interest earned on moneys in the fund.
Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to OHA for disbursement for the purposes set forth in ORS 430.643.
Commonly known as the “Trust Fund," this fund may be expended for development activities for projects that provide community-based housing for individuals with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI) or for capital improvements at the Oregon State Hospital (OSH).
The fund earns a nominal amount of interest each month (i.e., approximately $3,000 to $10,000). Loans in the OHA-HSD portfolio paid off early are deposited into the fund. No other source of funding recapitalizes this fund. See Oregon Administrative Rule 309-036-0100.
Solicitations and Webinars
OHA will post future solicitations or webinars here for reference. Competitive solicitations will also be posted in OregonBuys.