Letter of Intent - Behavioral Health Bridge Grant

Assembly Bill 121, the education finance omnibus budget trailer bill for 2025-2026, appropriated $20 million to the California Department of Education to allocate to the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) to, in partnership with the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE), award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) participating in the first, second, and third cohorts of the Department of Healthcare Services (DHCS) CYBHI Fee Schedule Program.

The authorizing legislation for this grant opportunity specifies two priorities:

Primary priority: To prevent the disruption of providing school-linked behavioral health services in the 2025–26 school year, including staffing costs for school employees who provide youth mental health services.
Secondary priority: For technical assistance for the continued implementation of the school-linked statewide fee schedule established pursuant to Section 5961.4 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

Eligible LEAs will be able to apply for one or both funding areas. Grantees may spend a maximum of 25% of their award amount on the secondary priority.

Eligible LEAs must complete this Letter of Intent to be invited to submit a full application. Late and incomplete LOIs will not be considered.

For more information about the grant program, please refer to the grant webpage.

If you have questions, please reach out to bridgegrant@scoe.net.

Local Education Agency (LEA) Name*

CDS Code (Please use 14 digit number)*

Primary Contact Name*

Primary Contact Title*

Primary Contact Email*

Primary Contact Phone Number*

Please only include numerical data.

Secondary Contact Name

Secondary Contact Title

Secondary Contact Email

Secondary Contact Phone Number

Please only include numerical data.

Which DHCS CYBHI Fee Schedule cohort are you participating in?*

Cohort 1Cohort 2Cohort 3

Are you applying on behalf of multiple LEAs? (Note: all LEAs included in the LOI must be participants in DHCS Fee Schedule cohorts 1, 2, or 3.)*

YesNo

Indicate the names and CDS codes for all LEAs you are applying on behalf of. Please make sure to select "Save and Add LEA" to record your submissions. (Documentation of consent from each participating LEA will be required in the full application)*

Which priority area(s) are you interested in applying for funding to support? (Select all that apply)*

Primary grant priority: Preventing disruption of providing school-linked behavioral health servicesSecondary grant priority: Technical assistance for continued implementation of the school-linked statewide fee schedule (applicants may use up to 25% of their overall grant request for this priority)

Primary Grant Priority: Please briefly describe how you may use funds within the primary grant priority?*

Secondary Grant Priority: Please briefly describe how you may use funds within the secondary grant priority?*

Please upload a signed letter from your superintendent or designee authorizing the submission of this letter of intent. (To view a template for the Superintendent authorization file upload, please see here: https://tinyurl.com/bdd35d83)*