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Board accepts $3 million behavioral health bridge housing grant and backs application for state inpatient treatment funding
Summary
The Board accepted a $3 million Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (Round 3) award to expand interim housing, landlord recruitment and up to one year of tenant rent support, and signaled support for applying for Prop 1 Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure funds for a proposed 16‑bed inpatient facility on county land.
Behavioral Health Director Phoebe Bell told the Board that Nevada County has operated a successful round‑1 Behavioral Health Bridge Housing pilot—30 interim beds using motel rooms and master leases, operated with Hospitality House—and that the county has been awarded $3,000,000 in the competitive round‑3 funding. Bell explained the grant components: a housing navigation program (partnering with Freed), landlord mitigation and incentives, moving and furnishing assistance, rent subsidies for up to a year with a declining share over time, and two capital projects to reduce operating costs (conversion of a county property on Badger Lane into seven units and modular units on Hospitality House’s Glenwood property of roughly 14–16 beds).
“Part of the grant is housing navigation and paying rent for up to a year while we build a durable exit to permanent housing,” Phoebe Bell said, explaining the proposed model of front‑loading supportive payments and tapering over time.
Board members pressed staff on details of landlord recruitment, site planning for the Glenwood modular project and potential conversion of interim beds to permanent housing after grant terms end. The Board approved acceptance of the round 3 grant and authorized execution of related agreements.
Separately, Bell presented a proposed application for the state Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure (BHCI) Program (Prop 1 bond funds) to develop a 16‑bed mixed acute/subacute inpatient treatment facility on county land adjacent to the Rude Center campus. Bell said Crestwood was identified through an RFP as a preferred operator and that schematic design work is underway; estimated capital costs are roughly $16–20 million. The Board indicated support for staff to pursue the BHCI application and continue refining operational and fiscal analyses, while acknowledging risk and the need for additional approvals if grant funding is received.
What's next: County staff will accept and execute the round‑3 bridge housing award, move forward with procurement and agreements for the navigation and capital projects, and continue schematic design, outreach and grant application work for the BHCI inpatient facility.
