RFP: Mental Health Innovation Grant Program questions and answers

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05/07/20

RFP: Mental Health Innovation Grant Program questions and answers

The Mental Health Innovation Grant Program RFP Questions and Answers has been published to the DHS Grants and RFPs website.

The Minnesota Department of Human Services, through its Behavioral Health Division (State), posted a request for proposal (RFP) on April 13, 2020 from qualified Responders to (1) to improve access to and the quality of community-based, outpatient mental health services and (2) reduce the number of clients admitted to, and (3) expedite discharge from Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center (AMRTC) and Community Behavioral Health Hospitals (CBHHs).

  • Qualified responders include counties, tribes, mental health service providers, hospitals, or community partnerships throughout Minnesota.
  • A copy of the RFP is available on DHS’ Open grants and RFPs website.
  • Proposals must be submitted by 2:00 p.m. Central Time on Tuesday, May 19, 2020.

The objective of this RFP is to contract with a qualified Responder(s) to perform the tasks and services set forth in this RFP. The term of any resulting contract is anticipated to be for two State fiscal years, from 07/1/2020 until 6/30/2022. Total Funding allocation available for the two (2) year appropriation is $2,000,000. The total annual grant allocation will be $1,000,000 per fiscal year for each of the two years. $1,000,000 will be awarded to qualified grantees covering rural Minnesota and $1,000,000 will be awarded to qualified grantees covering metro Minnesota.[1]


[1] For the purposes of this grant, a metropolitan area is defined as: the area over which the Metropolitan Council has jurisdiction, including only the counties of Anoka; Carver; Dakota excluding the cities of Northfield and Cannon Falls; Hennepin excluding the cities of Hanover and Rockford; Ramsey; Scott excluding the city of New Prague; and Washington.


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