Agency: | City of Denver |
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State: | Colorado |
Type of Government: | State & Local |
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Posted: | Jun 15, 2023 |
Due: | Jul 31, 2023 |
Publication URL: | To access bid details, please log in. |
Closing date July 31, 2023, 11:59 PM
Denver Department of Public Health & Environment (DDPHE), through the Community and Behavioral Health Division, is seeking proposals to address and abate behavioral health concerns described in the Denver Behavioral Health Needs Assessment (BHNA) including coordination, education, and services, among others.
How much funding is available?
The City and County of Denver has allocated approximately $15 million in this RFP for use in behavioral health work.
Tentative Schedule (all dates are subject to change):
Learn more about eligibility below.
Applicants should submit proposals that meet at least one of the 7 Recommendations for Future Action from the BHNA
1. Provide leadership to engage critical stakeholders to improve behavioral health supports and services (e.g., forming a coalition between stakeholders to provided needed programming)
2. Increase awareness of and improve provision for language access services (this might include hiring bi-lingual staff, translators, or purchasing access to a language line)
3. Increase the number of providers (including Medicaid providers) and ensure that existing providers are maintained, within the City and County of Denver (e.g., maintaining or expanding current behavioral health supports and services)
4. Provide coordination and policy support to improve case management utilization (e.g., maintaining or expanding case management services to people experiencing behavioral health issues)
5. Educate and raise awareness for consumers around mental health treatment service options and how to connect to them (e.g., programming that improves the ability of people experiencing behavioral health issues to learn about, and access, effective supports and services
6. Increase culturally and linguistically responsive community outreach and involvement (e.g., this might include hiring new staff or forming a community advisory board)
7. Improve access to services by encouraging extended hours and weekends (i.e., evening, weekend, and holiday hours are often critical to people’s well-being)
NOTE: A single proposal may address multiple recommendations.
Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to:
Funded applicants must:
Other Requirements:
Entities may submit more than one response to this RFP. The following requirements are placed on entities submitting more than one proposal:
The funding request range for this RFP is $10,000 - $15 million. However, the evaluation panelists and program managers will determine if the amount requested in the proposal is in alignment with overarching program goals, as set forth by the Community & Behavioral Health Division and may offer partial funding on select applications.
Approximately $1.55 million in funding is available forBehavioral Health-Related Harm Reduction Services and Supports. Please note this includes$550 thousand in General City Funds. The funding period for General City Funds shall be fiscal year2024. Continued funding will be based on 1) continued need for service, 2) successful completion of the scope of work, and 3) continued availability of funding.
Additionally at least $1 million will be allocated specifically to behavioral health services for persons living with HIV.
Applications requesting over $500,000 in total may require an additional interview and/or presentation.
Applications with subcontractors receiving over $50,000 may require additional information for contracting purposes
Review the RFP
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