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Oregon Health Authority outlines $130M+ behavioral health facility investments; 35 projects and roughly 191 licensed beds funded so far
Summary
Oregon Health Authority staff told the Human Services subcommittee the agency used a mix of state and ARPA funds to award facility and housing grants, reporting 35 projects, about 191 licensed beds and 93 units funded across the state and a public dashboard tracking progress; lawmakers flagged staffing and permitting bottlenecks.
John Collins, deputy director for operations and strategy in OHA’s Behavioral Health Division, told the Joint Interim Subcommittee on Human Services on Feb. 6 that the agency has moved multiple funding streams into community behavioral‑health facilities and housing since mid‑2023 and published a public dashboard to track awards and occupancy.
Collins said House Bill 5024 provided $130 million (half general fund, half ARPA) with a $20 million tribal set‑aside and that those dollars, together with other appropriations, have been distributed through a mix of solicitations and direct awards. “We developed a dashboard on the website so that we can demonstrate and be very transparent about where these funds are going and what they are, what they are developing in terms of the types of facilities,” Collins said.
What OHA reported to the committee: - HB 5024 funding and other streams supported more than 25 organizations and 35 projects,…
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