Workforce Development for Bilingual Mental Health in Utah
GrantID: 77179
Grant Funding Amount Low: $300,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $750,000
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Grant Overview
Utah’s non-English-speaking population reached 15 percent of residents in the 2020 census, concentrated in Salt Lake, Utah, and Weber counties. Among this group, 42 percent report Spanish as the primary language, while Marshallese, Somali, and Arabic speakers each exceed 3,000 individuals. The state maintains 1.8 licensed mental-health providers per 1,000 residents overall, yet only 0.3 providers per 1,000 residents who are fluent in any non-English language.
Workforce data from the Utah Medical Education Council indicate that 67 percent of licensed clinical social workers practice within Salt Lake County. This distribution leaves the remaining 28 counties with bilingual service gaps that exceed 90 minutes of travel time for many residents.
Funding targets organizations that can recruit and retain bilingual clinicians through loan-repayment contracts or salary supplements. Applicants must demonstrate current contracts with at least two community mental-health centers and must submit language-proficiency verification for all proposed providers.
Workforce Requirements in Utah
Proposals must align with the Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health credentialing rules for certified peer-support specialists who speak target languages. Budgets may include relocation stipends and continuing-education costs tied to maintaining state licensure.
Utah Geographic and Economic Context
The state’s population density reaches 48 persons per square mile statewide but drops below 3 persons per square mile in six eastern counties. Major employers include software, financial services, and medical-device manufacturing along the Wasatch Front, where shift schedules complicate daytime appointment attendance. Applicants that schedule evening and weekend sessions receive higher scores.
Unlike Arizona applications, Utah requires proof that bilingual providers will accept Medicaid and state-employee health-plan rates, because commercial rates alone do not address the documented payer mix among non-English-speaking households.
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