MUNICIPALITIES, ACADEMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation published a notice in the December 19, 2007, issue of the State Register announcing a Request for Applications for state assistance funding from the New York Great Lakes Protection Fund. However, it has become necessary to delay awarding the grants as the Department had anticipated when it published that announcement. Therefore, the Department will not accept applications for the Large Grant Program until further notice.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

The Governor's Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) is issuing a Request for Application (RFA) to solicit applications from local government enforcement agencies for Federal Highway Safety grants for Corridor Enforcement. Grant applications must be received by the GTSC on or before January 30th, 2008.

The GTSC oversees New York State's highway safety program and receives funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to address highway safety related problems. The goal of the program is to prevent motor vehicle crashes, save lives, and reduce the severity of injuries suffered in crashes on the state's roadways. The GTSC distributes these funds to state agencies, local governments and qualifying not-for-profit agencies through a grant award program. Corridor Enforcement Grants are awarded for one-year periods. To qualify for funding, the enforcement agency must have jurisdiction in a traffic safety corridor (described below). The NYS Department of Transportation uses accident records to identify high crash corridors throughout the state. These high crash locations can be attributed to the actions of drivers engaging in aggressive driving related behaviors.

To aid in the selection of the corridors, crash data and aggressive driving Priority Incident Locations are mapped using GIS software. The NYSDOT Regions use the maps and coordinate with the State Police to make their final selections.

Local police departments that have jurisdiction within these high-crash corridors are invited to participate in the program and apply for grant funding to support their increased enforcement activities.

The locations of the corridors for this announcement are:

Applications from local governments must be submitted through their local Traffic Safety Board, pursuant to Article 43 of the NY Vehicle and Traffic Law and Article 16-A of the NY Executive Law.

Corridor Enforcement Grants for the upcoming 2008 Federal Fiscal Year will run from April 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008.

APPLICATIONS, instructions and guidelines are available online at www.safeny.com. Applications can also be obtained by contacting the GTSC at (518) 474-5111 or Fax (518) 473-6946.

VOLUNTARY NOT-FOR-PROFIT PROVIDER AGENCIES; INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY AND RESIDE AT HOME WITH NATURAL FAMILIES

The New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) through the regional office of Central New York DSO announces the availability of $375,000. A minimum of 25% of these funds are for services to families in the area of crisis intervention and for individuals with challenging behaviors. This RFP is to provide Family Support Services to individuals who have a developmental disability and reside at home with natural families. The services covered in this RFP are targeted to eight counties as follows: Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego, Herkimer, Lewis, Madison and Oneida. Family Support Services is a family directed, statewide system of comprehensive services which enhance a family's ability to provide care to their family member with a developmental disability. Developmental disabilities include Mental Retardation, Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, Autism and Neurological Impairment. Types of services include, but are not limited to, in-home and out-of-home respite; after school, after day program and school vacation respite/recreation; and evening and weekend recreation.

The funding is allocated among the eight counties as follows:

Proposals due to the Central New York DSO Office (Attn: Ms. Kelly Biviano) by 4:00 p.m. on March 6, 2008.

Important Note: For a copy of the Request for Proposals (RFP) which provides comprehensive proposal instructions, please contact Ms. Kelly Biviano at the address below. This “announcement” does NOT supply all of the necessary information to respond to the RFP. Each county has set particular priorities which are specified in the RFP.

Central New York DSO

800 S. Wilbur Avenue

Syracuse, NY 13204

Attn: Ms. Kelly Biviano

(315) 473-5035, e-mail: [email protected]

COUNTY GOVERNMENTS

Applications will be accepted through March 3, 2008 for The Centralized Property Tax Administration Program (CPTAP) grant program. New York State Office of Real Property Services (ORPS) has established this grant program and is extending the deadline for filing applications for the program through that date. ORPS is seeking proposals from county governments for projects leading to county coordination of real property tax administration and property tax collection information management.

We anticipate awarding approximately 50 grant applications for the 2007 — 2008 fiscal year. Questions should be addressed to 2007–2008 [email protected]. Questions and answers are currently posted on our website and are updated weekly.

The Request for Application (RFA) is available via the ORPS website at www.orps.state.ny.us/lis/rfa/index.cfm, or by calling Christopher Hayes at (518) 474-5762.

For an application, contact: Christopher Hayes, Grant Coordinator, Office of Real Property Services, 16 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY, 12210-2714, (518) 474-5762, fax: (518) 474-3864, e-mail: [email protected]