NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCIES

The NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit grant applications to support projects that will reduce violence associated with firearms in localities with a high volume and rate of homicides and non-fatal shootings.

Operation SNUG, originally a 2009 initiative, established ten project sites across the state that replicated the Cure Violence (formerly known as Chicago CeaseFire) model of violence prevention. The Projects supported with these funds must be designed and implemented with fidelity to the Cure Violence model. This Request for Proposals (RFP) solicits applications that will support SNUG projects in eligible localities.

SNUG Projects should be focused on implementation of a coordinated, community-based strategy for reducing violence in a specified neighborhood or neighborhoods, precinct(s) or other geographically defined area.

The model’s core components include:

• Culturally Appropriate Staffing

• Staffing Team

• Panels to hire the street/community outreach workers

• Training and Technical Assistance

• Relationship with Law Enforcement

• Active engagement of Critical Partners

• Public Education and Community Mobilization

• Standardized Data Procedures

Approximately two million dollars is available to support up to seven new SNUG projects. There is no match required for this grant program. Funds will cover an 18 month project period, with the expectation that the first six months will be used as a planning period. Planning activities will include working with DCJS and with the research entity to be identified by DCJS, or that entity’s subcontractor, to plan the projects, develop logic models, and set up data collection systems; staff hiring and training. It is anticipated that sites will be fully implemented by Month 7 and fully operational for a minimum of 12 months.

Eligibility is limited to not-for-profit agencies.

This RFP will be divided into Parts A and B.

• Part A – up to three new SNUG projects will be established in localities outside of New York City and Onondaga County with a rate of shooting incidents involving injury that reaches 4.5 or higher and with a population of at least 60,000. Eligible localities are: Erie (Buffalo), Westchester (Mount Vernon) and Monroe (Rochester).

• Part B – up to four new SNUG projects will be established, one each in the Bronx, Queens, Onondaga, and Rockland counties. Funding levels for each project will be determined in part by the level of gun violence reflected in available data and the quality of the proposed project.

Proposals must be submitted via DCJS’ on-line Grants Management System (GMS). Proposals must be submitted on or before 12:00 noon, Wednesday September 18, 2013.

Applications are available on DCJS’ website at: http://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/ofpa/newrfp.htm. For assistance in accessing applications, contact: Schellie Tedesco, Juvenile Justice Unit, Office of Program Development and Funding at the above address or call (518) 457-3670

NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCIES, PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND FOR PROFIT CORPORATIONS

The NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit grant applications to support projects that will reduce violence associated with firearms in localities with a high volume and rate of homicides and non-fatal shootings. The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals for the provision of program evaluation and quality assurance services covering up to 9 SNUG programs for the State of New York.

Operation SNUG, originally a 2009 initiative, established ten project sites across the state that replicated the Cure Violence (formerly known as Chicago CeaseFire) model of violence prevention. The Projects supported with these funds must be designed and implemented with fidelity to the Cure Violence model.

SNUG Projects should be focused on implementation of a coordinated, community-based strategy for reducing violence in a specified neighborhood or neighborhoods, precinct(s) or other geographically defined area.

The model’s core components include:

• Culturally Appropriate Staffing

• Staffing Team

• Panels to hire the street/community outreach workers

• Training and Technical Assistance

• Relationship with Law Enforcement

• Active engagement of Critical Partners

• Public Education and Community Mobilization

• Standardized Data Procedures

New York State began funding ten SNUG sites during FY 2010-11. Funding was continued for five of those programs during FY 2012-13. Two of these five (Albany and Yonkers) are currently funded through FY 2013-14 and up to seven more sites may be added. The additional sites are likely to be located in the cities of Buffalo, Mt. Vernon and Rochester and in Bronx, Queens, Onondaga and Rockland Counties.

New York State seeks a centralized entity experienced in program evaluation, quality assurance and project management to coordinate its SNUG evaluation and quality assurance efforts. Subcontracting is permissible and expected and may include structuring of sub-contracts for regional coverage. The contractor, either directly or working with local subcontractors, will be expected to provide the following services:

• Pre-implementation program planning support and quality assurance for up to 9 SNUG sites.

• Ongoing quality assurance for SNUG sites.

• Program Evaluation for SNUG sites.

• Periodic interim reporting on program progress and outcomes and a final evaluation report.

A total of $300,000 is available for a single award to a centralized entity to provide evaluation and quality assurance for up to 9 SNUG projects. There is no match required for this grant program. Funds will cover an 18 month period. The first six months will be used as a planning period. Planning activities will include working with DCJS and the programs to plan the projects, develop the logic models, set up data collection systems and finalize the research design. It is anticipated that sites will be fully implemented by Month 7 and fully operational for a minimum of 12 months.

Funds may be awarded to not-for-profit agencies, private colleges and universities, and for profit corporations. However, DCJS is prohibited from allowing for a profit margin to be paid in any contract resulting from the RFP. Since funds are to be competitively awarded, these entities may or may not be represented in the final selection.

Proposals must be submitted via DCJS’ on-line Grants Management System (GMS). Proposals must be submitted on or before 12:00 noon, Wednesday September 18, 2013.

Applications are available on DCJS’ website at: http://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/ofpa/newrfp.htm. For assistance in accessing applications, contact: Schellie Tedesco, Juvenile Justice Unit, Office of Program Development and Funding at the above address or call (518) 457-3670

UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITHIN TARGETED COUNTIES

Fiscal Year 2013 Critical Infrastructure Grant Program seeks applications for up to $50,000 in federal State Homeland Security Program funding made available by the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) for critical infrastructure protection. The FY 2013 Critical Infrastructure Grant Program (CIGP) promotes a common understanding of risk management. Applicants select a critical infrastructure site and complete a risk assessment. First responders assess their capability to prevent and protect against attacks on the site. Grant funding is then applied to mitigate vulnerabilities identified in the risk assessment or enhance first responder’s capabilities.

The priority focus for the FY 2013 CIGP is government owned critical infrastructure sites; and special event or seasonal at risk locations. Examples of government owned sites include, but are not limited to, government office buildings (city/town halls, courthouses), emergency services (emergency operations centers, 911 centers, police or fire stations), and water systems (water treatment facilities, water distribution, wastewater treatments). Examples of a special event or seasonal at risk location include, but are not limited to, major community festivals, races, seasonal camps, or other mass gathering events. These locations must pose special security concerns, population surges and require additional law enforcement or emergency resources.

Only units of local government within targeted counties are eligible to apply for the FY 2013 CIGP. Units of local governments include: counties, cities, towns, and/or villages. Applicants must be located in New York City or one of the following targeted counties: Albany, Broome, Dutchess, Erie, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Nassau, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Suffolk, Sullivan, Wayne, Westchester, and Yates. The application must be coordinated with at least two (2) agencies with prevention and/or protection responsibilities at the selected site. These must be law enforcement, fire department, emergency management, or public works agencies.

Applications will be accepted from July 12, 2013 through 11:59 p.m. on September 4, 2013 via e-mail to [email protected].

For the Request for Applications (RFA) please visit the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) website at http://www.dhses.ny.gov/grants or DHSES’s Grant Hotline at (866) 837-9133.

LOCAL, COUNTY AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

Fiscal Year 2013 Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program seeks applications for up to $60,000 in federal State Homeland Security Program funding made available by the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) for programs to develop and support explosive detection canine team capabilities. The six 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; 3.) Participation in DHS’s Office for Bombing Prevention’s Explosive Detection Canine Capability Analysis Program; 4.) Alignment to New York State’s thirteen FBI Accredited bomb squads; 5.) Use of the Bomb Arson Tracking System (BATS); and, 6.) Promotion of regional partnerships in the development of mutual explosive detection canine team capabilities. Grants will be awarded to support local, county and Tribal law enforcement agencies with an active road patrol component of their law enforcement operations.

Applications will be accepted from July 12, 2013 through 11:59 p.m. on August 22, 2013 through the State’s Electronic Grants Management System (E-Grants).

For the Request for Applications (RFA) please visit the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) website at http://www.dhses.ny.gov/grants or DHSES’s Grant Hotline at (866) 837-9133.