BIDDING PUBLIC

The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) invites the bidding public to search the OCFS On-Line Bidder’s List (OBL), at the address indicated below for upcoming bidding opportunities. It is anticipated beginning with the May 27th publication of the New York State Register, and continuing for several months, the bidding opportunities may include but are not limited to the following program areas:

Child Family/Citizens Review Panel

Community Reinvestment

Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped

Kinship/Care Taker Review

Settlement Houses

Special Delinquency Prevention Program

The OCFS OBL is maintained electronically and can be found at https://ocfs.state.ny.us/obl/. If you wish to receive announcements of these and future OCFS procurement opportunities and be able to download solicitation documents, you must register on the OBL. If you choose to register, you will be prompted to provide certain demographic information about yourself and the organization or government agency you represent along with identifying the service categories in which you are interested.

NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

Type and Purpose of Grants:

• Nine grants are available for not-for-profit organizations to operate Regional Resource Development Centers (RRDC) to provide both Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) waiver resource development and assistance to individuals seeking community-based health care.

• Grants will cover expenses related to contracted activities as identified in the Request for Application.

• Applications for grants will be accepted until 4:00 PM on August 12, 2009.

A copy of the RFA is available on the DOH website at: http://www.nyhealth.gov (Click Long Term Care issue tab) or http://www.nyhealth.gov/funding/. For a print version of the application contact: Patricia Smith at the above address, or call: 518-474-6580

PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT COUNTIES THROUGH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICES

Fiscal Year 2009 Companion Animal Sheltering Equipment Grant Program seeks applications for up to $50,000 in federal State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) funding made available by the NYS Office of Homeland Security (OHS) to develop regional capabilities to provide temporary emergency sheltering for pets and companion animals during emergencies and disasters.

Applications will be accepted from June 1, 2009 through July 15, 2009 through the State’s electronic grants management system (E-Grants) for programs to support counties through the emergency management offices. Additionally, because of the regional focus of this specialized grant program, OHS will NOT accept applications from individual counties; rather, two or more counties must apply together for a regional project. OHS will not identify pre-set “regions” for this grant program; instead, applicants will have the ability to determine their regional construct for the purposes of this grant program.

For an application and instructions, contact: Office of Homeland Security, 1220 Washington Ave., State Office Campus, Bldg. 7A, Albany, NY 12242, e-mail: [email protected], 1-866-837-9133

PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT LEGALLY ESTABLISHED AND RECOGNIZED LOCAL AND COUNTY BASED RESPONSE ENTITIES THAT PROVIDE TECHNICAL RESCUE

Fiscal Year 2009 Technical Rescue Grant Program seeks applications up to $100,000 in federal State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) funding made available by the NYS Office of Homeland Security (OHS) for local response entities that provide targeted technical rescue and urban search and rescue (USAR) related services. The three primary objectives of this grant are: the advancement of targeted technical rescue and USAR capabilities; to promote the development of regional partnerships among local entities that provide technical rescue (USAR) services; and to enhance the standing of the State’s technical rescue (USAR) entities in accordance with the US Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Incident Management System (NIMS) Resource Typing for search and rescue where applicable, and NFPA 1670 - Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents for those capabilities not addressed within the NIMS Resource Typing System.

Applications will be accepted from June 1, 2009 through July 15, 2009 through the State’s electronic grants management system (E-Grants) for programs to support legally established and recognized local and county based response entities that provide technical rescue and USAR services in New York State.

For an application and instructions, contact: Office of Homeland Security, 1220 Washington Ave., State Office Campus, Bldg. 7A, Albany, NY 12242, e-mail: [email protected], 1-866-837-9133

PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT LOCAL, COUNTY AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

Fiscal Year 2009 Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program seeks applications for up to $50,000 in federal State Homeland Security Program funding made available by the NYS Office of Homeland Security (OHS) to develop explosive detection canine team capabilities. The three primary objectives of this grant are: 1) The advancement of explosive detection canine team capabilities; 2) The certification of explosive detection canine teams and compliance with annual re-certification requirements; and, 3) Promotion of regional partnerships in the development of mutual explosive detection canine team capabilities.

Applications will be accepted from June 1, 2009 through July 15, 2009 through the State’s electronic grants management system (E-Grants) for programs to support local, county and Tribal law enforcement agencies, with an active road patrol component of their law enforcement operations.

For an application and instructions, contact: Office of Homeland Security, 1220 Washington Ave., State Office Campus, Bldg. 7A, Albany, NY 12242, e-mail: [email protected], 1-866-837-9133