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El Dorado County accepts $24 million state grant to renovate psychiatric facility, board approves
Summary
County staff told the Board of Supervisors it was awarded $24,000,000 through the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program to convert a former juvenile hall into an upgraded psychiatric health facility and outpatient hub; the board approved staff recommendations despite warnings about tight timelines and a $3.6 million local match obligation.
The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors voted Jan. 13 to move forward with the SOAR project, a plan to renovate the former juvenile hall at 299 Fairlane into a county psychiatric health facility and integrated outpatient services hub funded primarily by a state Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) award.
Health and Human Services Agency staff told supervisors the county received a conditional award of $24,000,000 and must complete construction and open the program by June 30, 2030, or risk reverting the award. Jim Deal, who led the presentation, said the award is a one-time construction grant that must be used to build or rehabilitate real property for behavioral health purposes.
“Made in May, we were awarded $24,000,000 to complete the SOAR project,” Deal said, adding that the county received the agreement only the Thursday…
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