Brilliant Corners and the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) are excited to announce the LACDMH Enriched Residential Care Plus (ERC+) Request For Applications (RFA), which will provide funding to support operations and start-up infrastructure of project-based licensed residential care facilities throughout Los Angeles County.
The ERC+ model is designed to support 24/7 licensed residential care services with an enhanced level of care and supervision to meet the needs of individuals with high acuity and significant housing challenges. ERC+ sites are dedicated exclusively to serving LACDMH clients and ERC+ operators collaborate closely with various LACDMH service providers who deliver specialty mental health services for the residents.
The goal of this RFA is to establish ERC+ facilities with fully dedicated beds that can be quickly made available for LACDMH’s target population. This population consists of adults ages 18 and older who have no source of income or receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), State Supplementary Payment (SSP), or Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants. They are also experiencing homelessness and have a serious mental illness (SMI), often accompanied by co-occurring substance use disorders (SUD) and other complex health conditions. These individuals may be transitioning from institutions, such as Institutions for Mental Disease (IMDs) or other subacute facilities, are able to safely reintegrate into the community, but lack alternative housing options.
Funding is available for operating subsidy payments as well as for start-up infrastructure costs. LACDMH has received approximately $59 million in Round 3 of the State of California’s Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (BHBH), a portion of which will be utilized under the Auxiliary Funding category to implement the ERC+ Program. As is required by the BHBH program, clients served through the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) program will be prioritized for the beds.
The Application Portal opened Monday, August 4, 2025. Click here to get started. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. PT on Friday, September 5, 2025.
- View the full ERC+ RFA here.
- Use the DMH ERC+ RFA Application Questions Worksheet and Budget Workbook to prepare responses before submitting them into the application portal.
- For any inquiries regarding the ERC+ RFA, please submit them to enrichedcare.rfa@brilliantcorners.org. Questions received by August 21, 2025 are now available here.
- An Informational Webinar on the ERC+ RFA was held August 12, 2025, including an overview of the RFA, the application components, and the timeline for the RFA process and subsequent award determinations. You can view the recording of the webinar here.
LACDMH has engaged Brilliant Corners as its third-party administrator to administer the DMH ERC+. Brilliant Corners will issue the RFA to award funds and execute contracts directly with housing providers to deliver the required services.
About Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH)
The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH), with a budget of approaching $3 billion, is the largest county-run mental health department in the United States, directly operating programs in more than 85 sites, and providing mental health services at additional sites co-located with other County departments, schools, courts and various organizations. Additionally, LACDMH contracts with approximately 1,000 organizations and individual practitioners to provide a variety of mental health-related services. On average, more than 250,000 County residents of all ages are served annually by LACDMH’s network of service providers. For more information, visit dmh.lacounty.gov or follow @LACDMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
About Brilliant Corners
Brilliant Corners is a supportive housing nonprofit organization providing innovative housing and housing-related services to individuals transitioning from or at risk of homelessness or institutional involvement. Our supportive housing programs and properties create rapid access to housing resources through landlord engagement, rent subsidy administration, and supportive service integration strategies. With over 18,000 people housed and served to date, Brilliant Corners offers a variety of innovative supportive housing models that meet the unique needs of each individual we serve. Learn more at brilliantcorners.org.