Behavioral health organizations — nonprofits and select for-profits — work with BHODS to identify and qualify for active grant opportunities, and to build the program evaluation and data infrastructure funders expect. Whether you're starting from scratch, have an existing team, or want to strengthen what you already have — we meet you where you are.
We actively monitor and qualify grant opportunities for the organizations we work with. Below is a current snapshot. Full funder details, application documents, and hands-on support are available to BHODS partner organizations.
🏦 Funder Type: Private Global Philanthropy Foundation
What it is: A global philanthropic initiative investing in organizations that strengthen nonclinical youth mental health roles, peer mentors, navigators, and community health workers.
Who it's for: Nonprofits focused on youth mental health workforce development, equity, and youth voice, at any stage of readiness.
Who it's NOT for: Clinical providers, hospitals, or organizations without a youth-facing nonclinical workforce component.
This opportunity is active
🏦 Funder Type: State-Aligned Private Foundation in California
What it is: A multi-year, $100M initiative supporting equity-centered innovations in mental health and substance use disorder services. Small and large grants available.
Who it's for: Community-based orgs, nonprofits, and tribal organizations based in California working on equity-centered MH or SUD innovations.
Who it's NOT for: Organizations outside California, or those without a clear equity lens in their program model.
Bidder Conference: March 27, 2026 — limited time to prepare.
🏦 Funder Type: Federal Government: SAMHSA (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)
What it is: A federal grant through SAMHSA supporting organizations that expand access to behavioral health and substance use disorder services nationwide.
Who it's for: Nonprofits, state/local governments, tribal organizations, and academic institutions focused on workforce development, SUD treatment, crisis services, or community-based care.
Who it's NOT for: For-profit entities, or organizations without a direct behavioral health or SUD service delivery component.
Federal opportunities move fast. We monitor SAMHSA cycles actively — reach out to stay ahead.
* Full funder details, Application documents, and application support available to BHODS partner organizations. Geographic restrictions apply where noted.
You do not need to start over, and you do not need a perfect system. You need the right partner to build from where you are. That is how BHODS works with organizations at every stage.
We are EHR and technology agnostic, with experience across a broad range of platforms and reporting environments. We work with the systems you already have, not against them. Whether your environment is relatively standardized or heavily customized, we design reporting and evaluation workflows that fit your operations and support better decision-making.
We design your program evaluation framework from the ground up, logic models, data collection tools, outcome metrics, and reporting structure, built to satisfy funders from day one.
We work alongside your existing evaluation team or department, filling gaps, strengthening methodology, and building the infrastructure that makes their work more powerful and funder credible.
If you have systems in place but they're siloed, inconsistent, or not telling the story funders need to hear, we help you unify, upgrade, and scale without starting over.
HOW WE PARTNER
We partner with organizations that are serious about building something sustainable, executing a strong first funding cycle, establishing a clean track record, and growing from there. When your reporting is solid, your compliance is clean, and your outcomes tell a real story, the next grant gets easier. That's the compounding effect of doing it right from the start.
We help you build a track record worth repeating, clean compliance, strong reporting, and outcomes that hold up to scrutiny.
A well-executed first cycle opens doors. We help you scale funding incrementally, without the chaos of starting over each time.
No major compliance issues. No audit exposure. No scrambling at renewal time. We build systems that protect you as you grow.
BHODS is a Southern California–based behavioral health consulting firm at the intersection of grant funding, program evaluation, and data infrastructure. We partner with nonprofits and select for-profit organizations to build sustainable programs and demonstrate evidence-based, lasting, and scalable impact.

Liz is a behavioral health strategist, evaluator, and official SAMHSA peer reviewer with 15+ years of experience in program development, implementation, and performance management across mental health, criminal justice, substance use, and prevention systems. She has guided 50+ organizations nationwide in securing funding, strengthening data systems, and scaling programs that improve lives. Widely recognized for her deep knowledge of California's behavioral health systems, Liz has collaborated with counties and state agencies on large-scale reforms, including MHSA/BHSA, Medi-Cal, and Continuum of Care initiatives. She contributed to statewide efforts such as the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI), helping develop the Equity Toolkit and advance evaluation capacity through the Evaluation Advisory Working Group (CEAG). As an official SAMHSA peer reviewer, Liz brings direct insight into how federal reviewers score applications, what raises flags, and what separates funded proposals from the rest.

Ari brings 15+ years in complex operations, compliance, and reporting from highly regulated environments — strengthening BHODS's ability to support organizations navigating complexity and building for long-term sustainability.
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