MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS, REGIONAL MARKET AUTHORITIES, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONS, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS AND AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES

Pursuant to Article 22 of the Agriculture and Markets Law applications will be accepted through Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at 4:30 pm for matching fund assistance under the Farmers' Market Grant Program. Such funds are intended to support proposals for the promotional support of Farmers' Markets. The projects must involve advertising and marketing activities that promote one or more farmers' markets. Projects may include, but are not limited to: the design and purchase of portable signs and banners, billboard advertising, brochures, and media advertising campaigns. Eligible applicants include municipal corporations, regional market authorities, public benefit corporations, not-for-profit corporations and agricultural cooperatives organized pursuant to the Cooperative Corporations Law. For-profit entities and individuals are not eligible for funding under this program. The maximum award to any one applicant shall not exceed $5,000. Grant recipients must match awards made under this program with at least equal amounts of cash or in-kind services.

For an application, contact: Meg McCabe at the above address or call (518) 457-2195; [email protected], or visit the “Funding Opportunities” section of the department's website at www.agmkt.state.ny.us

Two priorities funded under the “Child and Family Safety Request for Proposals”. Priority 1 is for start-up of local or regional Child Advocacy Centers with multidisciplinary child abuse teams and Priority 2 is for start-up or enhancement of child fatality review teams. Eligible applicants for funding under Priority 1 must be a local department of social services, District Attorney's Office, county or municipal law enforcement agency, a New York State Indian Nation/Tribe, or an incorporated not-for-profit organization participating on the multidisciplinary team.

Eligible applicants for funding under Priority 2 must be a local department of social services/child protective services, county or municipal health departments, District Attorney's Office, state, county or municipal law enforcement agency, Medical Examiner's Office or Coroner, or an incorporated not-for-profit organization participating on the CRFT.

Items covered under grant, including, but not limited to:

Applications will be accepted through: 11/15/2007

Description:

For an application, contact: Office of Children and Family Services 52 Washington St., Rm. 334, Rensselaer, NY 12144-6824, (518) 474-9575 or e-mail: [email protected]

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS ARE MUNICIPALITIES LOCATED WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE ADIRONDACK PARK

Applications will be accepted through December 28, 2007 for grant funding under the Adirondack Park Community Smart Growth Program. Anticipated grant funds from the NYS Environmental Protection Fund for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2007–08, is approximately $1 million. This is a competitive grant program and projects must be located wholly within the Adirondack Park and implement the Smart Growth Principles as they apply to the special conditions of the Adirondack Park as identified in the RFA. Projects may be of three types: 1) Local — projects are those that involve one municipal government and may request up to the maximum amount of $50,000; 2) Regional — projects are those that involve two or more municipalities in a similar geographic region of the Park and may request up to the maximum amount of $100,000; 3)Park-wide — projects are those projects that involve multiple municipalities and have a Park-wide scope and may request up to the maximum amount of $200,000. There are three categories for eligible projects: 1)Village, Hamlet and Town Center Revitalization; 2) Sustainable Economic Development; 3) Cultural, Environmental and Natural Adirondack Resources. Projects eligible for state assistance must be located within the geographic boundaries of the Adirondack Park. State assistance may fund up to 100 percent of approved project-related costs.

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: Francis Sheehan, Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Lands and Forests, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-4250 at (518) 402-9405 or [email protected]

PUBLIC OR PRIVATE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, NOT-FOR-PROFIT OR FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROGRAMS, INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTERS AND OTHER PUBLIC ENTITIES

Organizations eligible to apply for funding under this initiative include public or private community-based organizations, not-for-profit or for-profit organizations, community rehabilitation programs, independent living centers and other public entities. Applicants may propose a network-based approach whereby a consortium of providers carry out program services. Proposals submitted on behalf of a consortium of providers must designate one of the agencies as the lead agency for the consortium, and must include in their application a description of the roles and responsibilities of the lead applicant and each co-applicant.

The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA), in cooperation with the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute, seeks eligible organizations to provide public assistance recipients and other low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS intensive job placement services to help enter or re-enter the workforce and provide the necessary case management services to ensure that the continued health and supportive services needs are not compromised once participants go to work. The jobs that program participants gain through this initiative must offer health benefits, and selected contractors must ensure that other health coverage is in place until employer health benefits become effective.

A total of $1,400,000 is available to support programs for the 1st year of a 5 year period beginning March 1, 2008. Subsequent years are contingent on the availability of State funding. A combination of performance based and cost based reimbursement will be used to support selected projects.

Proposals are due by December 14, 2007, at 5:00 pm.

Program requirements and application instructions are outlined in the HIV/AIDS Welfare-To-Work Initiative Request for Proposals, which can be found on our Office's website at http://www.otda.state.ny.us, or fax your request to Peter Lansburg at (518) 473-7993.

For an application contact: Peter Lansburg, Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, 40 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12243, (518) 473-2513, fax (518) 473-7993, e-mail: [email protected]