IMPACT PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN THE FOLLOWING NEW YORK COUNTIES: ALBANY, BROOME, CHAUTAUQUA, DUTCHESS, ERIE, MONROE, NASSAU, NIAGARA, ONEIDA, ONONDAGA, ORANGE, RENSSELAER, ROCKLAND, SCHENECTADY, SUFFOLK, ULSTER, WESTCHESTER

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is issuing a Request for Applications (RFA) to solicit applications for awards to support Operation IMPACT for the period July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 in the 17 New York State counties outside of New York City with the highest 3-year average Uniform Crime Report (UCR) Part I violent and property crime. Subject to State appropriation authority, approximately $17 million is available for awards.

IMPACT partnerships within the following 17 New York State counties are eligible to apply: Albany, Broome, Chautauqua, Dutchess, Erie, Monroe, Nassau, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Orange, Rensselaer, Rockland, Schenectady, Suffolk, Ulster and Westchester. Applications postmarked on or before June 1, 2007 will be accepted. Applications postmarked after June 1, 2007 will automatically be disqualified from consideration for funding.

For an application, contact: Applications are available on-line at: http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/ofpa/newrfp.htm or may be obtained by e-mailing DCJS at [email protected].

MUNICIPALITIES AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS LOCATED WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE HUDSON RIVER ESTUARY AND ASSOCIATED SHORE LANDS

Applications will be accepted through June 29, 2007 for grant funding under the Hudson River Estuary Grant program. Anticipated grant funds from the NYS Environmental Protection Fund for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2006-07, is approximately $1.5 million. This is a competitive grant program and projects must implement priorities identified in DEC's Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda 2005 -2009. The Agenda establishes goals and targets for accomplishments which can be celebrated in 2009 during the Hudson/Fulton/Champlain Quadricentennial. Projects must help achieve or support the goals of the Estuary Action Agenda in one of the following five categories: Community Interpretive Centers and Education; Open Space: Natural Areas and Scenic Resource Planning, Inventory and Acquisition; Community-based Habitat Conservation and Stewardship, Watershed Planning and Implementation: Capacity-building and Professional Development and Better Site Design/Low Impact Development; and Hudson River Access: Boating, Fishing, Swimming, Hunting, Hiking, or River Watching. Projects eligible for state assistance must be located within the geographic boundaries of the Hudson River estuary and associated shore lands. State assistance may fund up to 75 percent of approved project-related costs. The matching share to be provided by the recipient is 25 percent.

Applications are available on-line and can be downloaded and filled in at: www.dec.ny.gov or for a copy of the application you may contact: Department of Environmental Conservation, 21 S. Putt Corners Road, New Paltz, NY at (845) 256-3016

STATE AGENCIES, MUNICIPALITIES AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS

Applications will be accepted through Friday, June 29, 2007 for Terrestrial Invasive Species Eradication Grants from State Agencies, municipalities and not-for-profit corporations. Acceptable projects are proposals to kill and/or permanently remove plants or animals that meet the definition of terrestrial invasive species from sites in New York State. Projects that kill or remove only a portion of the total population of a target species are eligible for consideration even though removal of only a portion of the target species population is something less than eradication. Projects that do not result in the death or removal of a target species as the main objective would not be eligible for funding assistance. Likewise, projects that are perceived as routine maintenance (e.g., knockdown or mowing of plants without attempting to eliminate them) are not likely to receive funding assistance. Successful grant applicants must match State assistance grant funding on a 1:1 basis (one state dollar for every applicant dollar); i.e., New York State may reimburse up to 50% of the approved project's total cost. No individual grant will be awarded for less than the minimum amount of $2,500 or exceed the maximum amount of $100,000. A total appropriation of up to $1,000,000 has been made available to DEC in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2006/2007 for eradication grants through the State Environmental Protection Fund (EPF). The $1,000,000 will be shared by the aquatic invasive species eradication grant program and a new terrestrial invasive species grant program that DEC is initiating in SFY 2006-2007. Other information on the program, including PDF versions of the “Information for Applicants” document, can be obtained from the NYS DEC website at: http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dlf/privland/forprot/grants.html

For an application contact: Jerry Carlson, Department of Environmental Conservation, Bureau of Private Land Services, Division of Lands and Forests, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-4253, (518) 402-9425, e-mail: [email protected]

MUNICIPAL RECIPIENTS

The New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) and the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announce that the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2007 Intended Use Plan (IUP) for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) for Water Pollution Control Projects, dated September 2006, is being amended.

Amendment No. 2 reflects adjustments to the sources and uses of funds made available for the remaining FFY 2007 IUP financing period through an increase of $42,430,437 in the USEPA CWSRF appropriation to New York State and through project by-passing. These fund adjustments will be used to finance cost increases to projects above the funding lines on the final CWSRF IUP Annual Project Priority Lists; to fund a project above the funding line that was not included on the final IUP Annual List due to an administrative oversight; and, in order of score and to the extent funds are available, to finance contingency projects below the funding lines that submitted CWSRF financing applications by March 1, 2007, the due date referenced in the final IUP.

Copies of the draft amendment will be mailed to those applicants with projects on the Annual Project Priority Lists and to other interested parties. The Draft Amendment No. 2 will be available on the EFC web site at www.nysefc.org (click on “Programs”, then “Clean Water State Revolving Fund”, then “IUP and Amendments”). Copies of Draft Amendment No. 2 can also be requested by calling the EFC toll-free line at (800) 882-9721 or at (518) 402-7433.

Written comments on Amendment No. 2 to the CWSRF IUP will be accepted by mail or fax until close of business, Friday, May 25, 2007.

Comments should be addressed to: David Morseman, SRF Program Services Coordinator, Division of Engineering and Program Management, Environmental Facilities Corporation, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207-2997, Fax: (518) 402-7456

LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER/AGENCIES

The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Refugee Health Program announces the opportunity for qualified licensed health care providers/agencies located throughout New York State (exclusive of New York City) to provide refugee health assessments and initial adult vaccinations to new refugee arrivals to the State. The refugee health assessment is designed to promptly identify refugees with health conditions of personal and public health concern; to introduce refugees into the US health care system; to ensure refugees receive ongoing care and appropriate follow up for identified problems by referrals to primary and specialty care providers; and to initiate vaccines required for refugees to adjust their status for permanent residency. The refugee health assessment consists of a set of basic screening components designed to identify health issues typically found in refugee populations. Assessments, completed according to the required protocol, will be reimbursed at an all-inclusive per capita rate of $286.74 (upstate) or $294.64 (downstate, which includes Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties). Initial vaccines for adults will be reimbursed at a maximum of $208.00 per person, where those vaccines were administered during a reimbursable health assessment and actual cost of the vaccines is documented. The program is supported by an annual allocation of Refugee Medical Assistance funds awarded by the Federal Office of Refugee Resettlement through the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance. The total allocation for budget year March 31, 2007 to March 30, 2008 is expected to be $527,347. In the event funds for the budget year are exhausted, a limit may be placed on the number of health assessments to be provided. Health care providers/ agencies interested in participating in the Program must complete and submit the NYSDOH Refugee Medical Assistance Program application, meet the requirements described therein, and be approved for enrollment. An applicant must be a licensed health care provider (i.e., physician, nurse practitioner, community health center, county health department or clinic); must demonstrate clinical experience and staffing capacity necessary to provide health screenings in accordance with established protocols; must employ bilingual staff or provide interpreter services to overcome language barriers to care; and must demonstrate established linkages to services, whether on site or by referral, to primary care, specialty care, and mental health services. Experience with the health and mental health needs of refugees, asylees, and victims of trafficking, and in conjunction with office/clinic location accessible to refugees and refugee service agencies is desirable.

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis. The Program operates on a five-year contract cycle from March 31, 2005 to March 30, 2010. Contracts can be awarded to approved applicants at any time during this period, and will be in effect for the remainder of the five-year contract cycle, contingent on provider performance and availability of federal RMA funding.

For an application, contact: Department of Health, Refugee Health Program, Bureau of Tuberculosis Control, Corning Tower, Rm. 840, Albany, NY 12237-0669, (518) 474-4845, e-mail: rhp@health. state.ny.us

NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESS SERVICES

The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) is contracting with the New York City Department of Homeless Services for Single Room Occupancy Support Services. These services are be provided at multiple locations through out New York City. These support services are intended to assist individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to lead as self sufficient a life as possible. The contract term will be from July 01, 2006 and run through June 30, 2011.

Consistent with Chapter 862 of the Laws of 1990, the OTDA requested an exemption from initially publishing this procurement opportunity in the procurement opportunities newsletter, i.e., the NYS Register. In accordance with Section 144(2)(e) of the Economic Development Law, the Office of the State Comptroller has granted the exemption.

For an application, contact: Andrea Collins, Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, 10B, 40 North Pearl, St., Albany, NY 12243, (518) 486-6102, e-mail: [email protected]

PUBLIC AGENCIES, COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, OR ANY SUBDIVISION; NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS, INCLUDING CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS INCORPORATED, REGISTERED AND IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE CHARITIES BUREAU OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK; AND FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Applications will be accepted through May 30, 2007 for comprehensive programs to promote the integration of refugees with physical and/or developmental disabilities into the American community by facilitating their transition to permanent employment and economic self-sufficiency and address social stigma and cultural barriers. Successful applicants must provide services which are designed to address employment barriers for disabled refugees to obtain and maintain self-sufficiency. The required elements for a successful proposal will include targeted outreach and recruitment of participants, employer and staff development, job counseling and employment planning, training completion, support services, on the job training subsidy, transition to unsubsidized employment/job placement, 90 day job retention, and subsidies to employers for adaptive equipment, devices, and technology.

The Bureau of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance (BRIA) of the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) intends to award up to two, 48-month contracts with a total aggregate value of approximately $1.4 million dollars and an anticipated federal extension that may allow for further allocations.

For an application, contact: Tom Keenan, Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, Bureau of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance, 40 North Pearl St., 10C, Albany, NY 12243, (518) 402-3022, e-mail: [email protected]