Apply for Behavioral Health Fund eligibility

The Behavioral Health Fund may help pay for substance use disorder treatment if you meet income and program rules. You can apply for eligibility through the department, and a county, Tribal Nation or substance use disorder provider can help you with the process.

Income and program rules

Access your Behavioral Health Fund application

Choose how you want to apply: Online, download and upload or download and print.

Apply with the online tool

Enter your information directly and submit your application electronically  no printing or scanning required.

  • Open the online Behavioral Health Fund application tool
  • Provide your application information as prompted
  • Submit — your application is sent for review automatically 

* You will be able to apply for Behavioral Health Fund eligibility online soon. Check this page again for updates.

Download, fill in and upload

Complete the form on your computer using the fillable PDF document, then upload it — no printer needed.

  • Download the fillable Behavioral Health Fund application form
  • Complete it using the fillable PDF fields
  • Save your completed document
  • Upload the complete application through the human services upload portal

Download the fillable PDF

Upload your application

Form: DHS-2788A-ENG

Print the form and mail it in

Prefer paper? Print the application fill it out by hand and send it to the address below.

  • Print the Behavioral Health Fund eligibility application form
  • Complete the application by hand
  • Mail it to the address listed on the document

Minnesota Department of Human Services
Attn: BHF request
540 Cedar St.
St. Paul, MN 55101-0977


Print the application form (PDF)

Form: DHS-2780A-ENG