Funding Opportunity: Offset Lost Billable Hours for BH Forum Member Organizations

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Posted July 1, 2024

At the June meeting, members of the Better Health Together Behavioral Health Forum approved a motion to allocate $45,000 of training funds to offset lost billable hours. Please read below for full details, including instructions regarding how to access these dollars.

Purpose of funds: provide direct payments to eligible organizations to replace income lost when staff members are engaged in training that prevents them from billing for their time. Funds can cover any trainings attended by billable staff during the 2024 and 2025 calendar years.

Dollar amount per organization: the total amount to each organization will depend on the number of requests received during the specified time period. The $45,000 of allocated funds will be divided evenly by the number of eligible requesting organizations.

 Eligibility: organizations requesting funds must be members of the Better Health Together Behavioral Health Forum.

 Timeline:

  • July 1 through August 16, 2024: request for funds open

  • Week of August 19: notification of award to eligible organizations

  • Mid-August through September: distribution of funds, contingent on completed paperwork

Reporting: there are no reporting requirements for these funds, but organizations must include an estimated average rate for offsetting lost billable hours when they submit their request for funds.

Additional requirements:

  • W9: to be submitted with request for funds. Must use the most recent IRS version of the form (updated March 2024).

  • Attestation form: certifies that the recipient organization will use the funds as intended. To be completed upon award notification.

  • Consent to public statements form: gives permission for Better Health Together to share publicly about fund recipients.  To be completed upon award notification.

Questions?

Contact Hannah Klaassen, hannah@betterhealthtogether.org