Publication date: Jun 24, 2026
The authors describe Nebraska’s implementation of $25. 5 million in State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds of the American Rescue Plan Act through the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska, a state-funded workforce center housed in an academic medical center. Funds were allocated across four workforce priorities: training and education, tele-behavioral health, COVID-19 workforce projects, and financial incentives for clinical supervision. Embedded program evaluation, technical assistance, and an equity-focused application review process enabled rapid administration, accountability, and statewide reach. The findings demonstrate how academic medical centers can translate one-time federal relief funding into coordinated, evidence-informed workforce efforts with long-term policy relevance.
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Academic | Behavioral Health Workforce |
| Covid | Emergency Funding |
| Health | Public Policy |
| Nebraska | Service Delivery Research |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | Emergency |
| disease | MESH | Plan |
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |