TWO OR MORE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (HAZMAT) RESPONSE TEAMS

Fiscal Year 2011 HazMat Grant Request for Applications (RFA) is soliciting applications for federal State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) funding made available by the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) for the State's Hazardous Materials (HazMat) response teams. The three primary objectives of this grant are to promote the development of regional partnerships among the State HazMat community; to build sustainable WMD/HazMat Response and Decontamination capabilities; and to enhance the standing of the State's HazMat teams within FEMA's "typing system".

Due to the regional focus of this specialized grant program, DHSES will not accept applications from individual HazMat teams; rather, two or more teams must apply together for a regional project. Applicants (consisting of two or more teams) must identify one team to be the "submitting partner" for this grant. The other partners involved in a given application will be deemed "participating partners." DHSES will not identify pre-set "regions" for this grant program, so applicants will have the ability to determine their regional construct for the purposes of this grant program.

Applicants (consisting of two or more HazMat Teams) must identify one primary team to be the "submitting partner" for this grant. The other partner(s) involved in a given application will be deemed "participating partners." The "submitting partner" will be the fiduciary agent for the regional application (if the region is a successful applicant under the 2011 HazMat Grant Program), responsible for completing all required grant reporting forms in coordination with and on behalf of their region. The "submitting partner" must be a local publicly funded HazMat team; however, the "participating partner" may be a local HazMat team, a local Decontamination team (A Decontamination team is eligible as long as they partner with an eligible submitting partner to submit an application. A Decontamination team, even if it is the highest level of HazMat response available in a particular county, is not eligible to be a submitting partner under the FY2011 HazMat Grant. ), a fire department that operates as a HazMat team (A volunteer fire department, which provides HazMat response services to a city, town (fire protection district), village or fire district pursuant to contract and functions as a HazMat team, cannot apply directly as a submitting partner under this grant program; rather, if they choose to have a submitting role, the city, town, village or fire district must apply on their behalf as the formal submitting partner (acting as the fiduciary agent). A volunteer fire department identified herein can be a "participating partner" under the FY2011 HazMat Grant Program.), or a private sector entity that has a HazMat team. All participating partners must be located within New York State. "Participating partners" will be responsible for coordinating with the "submitting partner" in the development of an application for the 2011 HazMat Grant Program and the implementation and evaluation of the projects (if the regional partnership receives funding under this grant).

Applications will be accepted through 11:59 PM December 21, 2011 through the DHSES electronic grants management system (E-Grants). For an application and instructions contact: Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Meghan Dudley, at the above address or e-mail [email protected], 1-866-837-9133

NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH DEMONSTRATED EXPERTISE IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS

As the administering agency for the PAIR program, the Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (CQCAPD) is announcing the availability of federal funding to establish five-year contracts for the period July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2017 with not-for-profit organizations to provide program services in six regions throughout New York State.

Program Summary: Pursuant to funding made available through the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, CQCAPD is announcing the availability of funding to establish six contracts with eligible agencies in the Central, Long Island, Lower Hudson Valley, New York City, Upper Hudson Valley, and Western regions of New York State to provide legal, administrative and other remedies to persons with disabilities who are not otherwise eligible to receive services through the Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PADD), the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) or the Client Assistance Program (CAP). Duties of the offices will include outreach and training to promote understanding of the rights of such persons and assistance in the resolution of complaints, including the provision of legal and non-legal advocacy services.

Requirements: Grantee must be a not-for-profit organization, independent of any agency that provides treatment or habilitation services to persons with disabilities. Grantee must have the capacity and expertise to effectively advocate on behalf of eligible individuals and to provide legal representation.

It is anticipated that 6 contracts will be awarded with a total of approximately $643,800 available during the first one-year contract period of July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013. Funding amounts for years 2-5 of the five-year term will be subject to the availability of grant monies.

A Request for Proposals (RFP) is expected to be released on November 30, 2011. For an application and a full description of the required services and counties served by each region, please see CQCAPD's website at www.cqc.ny.gov on the release date.

Proposal Due: January 20, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.

Contract Term: July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2017

Location: 6 Regions throughout New York State

Submit to/contact: Thomas Gilbert, PAIR Program Director, at the above address or phone: 1-800-624-4143 or (518) 388-2882, e-mail: [email protected]

Subcontracting will not be allowed without written approval from CQCAPD.