NURSING HOMES (RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES)

Applications will be accepted through March 26, 2010. The purpose of this grant procurement is the selection of 12-15 nursing homes in New York State to participate as control nursing homes in an evaluation of On-Time Quality Improvement for Long Term Care, a pressure ulcer prevention intervention. Eligible applicants must be Article 28 residential health care facilities. $250,000 is available for this procurement. Nursing homes will be reimbursed for the costs they incur to participate in the evaluation on the basis of their number of participating units.

For an application, please go to the Department of Health's public website. Applications may be downloaded from http://www.health.state.ny.us/funding/.

QUALIFIED LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS/AGENCIES LOCATED THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATE (EXCLUSIVE OF NEW YORK CITY)

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 $338.50 (upstate) or $346.39 (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, 2010 to March 30, 2011 is expected to be $1,860,170. 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, 2010 to March 30, 2015 with annual renewals. 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, at the above address, or call (518) 474-4845, e-mail: [email protected]

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AT HIGH RISK OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ATTACK

Fiscal Year 2010 Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Nonprofit Security Grant Program provides funding support for target hardening activities to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attack.

Applications will be accepted from January 4th, 2010 through March 16th, 2010 through the Office of Homeland Security's electronic grants management system (E-Grants) for programs to support nonprofit organizations (as described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code) that are at high risk of international terrorist attack and are located within one of New York's five UASI-eligible urban areas: 1) New York (includes the Cities of New York and Yonkers and the Counties of Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk); 2) Buffalo (includes the City of Buffalo and the Counties of Erie and Niagara); 3) Albany (includes the Cities of Albany, Troy and Schenectady and the Counties of Albany, Rensselaer and Schenectady); 4) Rochester (includes the City of Rochester and Monroe County); and 5) Syracuse (includes the City of Syracuse and Onondaga County). The program seeks to integrate nonprofit preparedness activities with broader state and local preparedness efforts. It is also designed to promote coordination and collaboration in emergency preparedness activities among public and private community representatives, State and local government agencies, and Citizen Corps Councils.

For an application and instructions, contact: Office of Homeland Security, Attn: Steve Tierney, at the above address or call 1-866-837-9133, or e-mail: [email protected]