UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITHIN TARGETED COUNTIES

Fiscal Year 2015 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 2015 Critical Infrastructure Grant Program (CIGP) advances a common understanding of risk management. Applicants select a critical infrastructure site or special event or seasonal at risk location 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 2015 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), water systems (water treatment facilities, water distribution, wastewater treatments) and cyber security initiatives. 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 should be reoccurring, at locations that have defined geographic boundaries and the event or location must pose special security concerns, such as population surges and other factors that require additional law enforcement or emergency resources.

Only units of local government within targeted counties are eligible to apply for the FY 2015 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, Herkimer, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Nassau, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Suffolk, Tioga, 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, information technology professionals, or public works agencies.

Applications will be accepted from July 2, 2015 through 11:59 p.m. on August 18, 2015 via DHSES’ 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.

LOCAL, COUNTY AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

Fiscal Year 2015 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 (DHS-OBP) 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 2, 2015 through 11:59 p.m. on August 13, 2015 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/targeted.cfm or DHSES’s Grant Hotline at (866) 837-9133.

LIMITED PROFIT HOUSING COMPANIES (PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 2 OF THE PRIVATE HOUSING FINANCE LAW) OR COOPERATIVE PROPERTIES SEEKING A LOAN OR GRANT TO PRESERVE OR IMPROVE THEIR MITCHELL-LAMA RENTAL

Limited profit housing companies (pursuant to Article 2 of the Private Housing Finance Law) or cooperative properties seeking financing for the preservation and improvement of rental or cooperative Mitchell-Lama properties located throughout New York State and supervised by New York City or the State of New York.

Applications requesting MLLP may be submitted at any time between July 14, 2015 and December 1, 2015, or until all allocations of MLLP are committed. MLLP applications will be reviewed as received and funding determinations will be made throughout the year. HCR may offer a limited amount of Project Based Voucher (PBV) assistance, depending upon availability, for proposed projects seeking MLLP under this competitive Request for Proposals. MLLP applications will be reviewed as received and funding determinations will be made throughout the year. Notwithstanding resource availability, applications must be received by HCR by 5:00 pm EST, on December 1, 2015. Applications seeking consideration for PBV assistance in combination with MLLP must submit a complete application by no later than 5:00 PM, September 30, 2015. The application deadlines are firm as to date and hour. Applications received after the specified dates and times will be deemed ineligible and will not be considered for funding.

This Notice of Credit and Funding Availability (“Notice”) describes the programmatic and submission requirements for the MLLP program.

This Notice explains the process by which HCR will accept and evaluate applications requesting MLLP resources. After a determination has been made, unsuccessful Applicants may request an exit conference with HCR staff to review their application. Prospective Applicants may request technical assistance in preparing an application at any time.

HCR reserves the right to award all, a portion of, or none of the MLLP funds based upon funding availability, readiness, feasibility of the Project, the Applicant’s ability to meet HCR criteria for funding, and the Applicant’s ability to advance the State’s housing goals. HCR also reserves the right to review applications requesting MLLP as applications for funding under other programs for which the Project may be eligible through HCR, and to change or disallow aspects of the applications received. HCR reserves the right to make any such changes as an express condition of its award commitment for the Project.

MLLP Program

Eligible applicants for the MLLP are limited profit housing companies (pursuant to Article 2 of the Private Finance Housing Law) or cooperative properties seeking a loan or grant to preserve and improve their Mitchell-Lama rental.

HFA will award funds to eligible applicants and mandate that, among other items: Projects are maintained in safe and sanitary condition; Current tenants will not be displaced due to MLLP requirements (except temporarily, during renovation, subject to an HFA-approved relocation plan) and future tenants will meet income eligibility; and cooperatives are only sold to income eligible persons, with limitations on the initial sale price and the re-sale price of any unit.

Awards shall be consistent with all state, federal and local “fair housing” requirements. Preference will be given to projects that propose scopes of work that exceed green residential building standards.

Applicants requesting HDC tax-exempt bond financing or a standalone amount of MLLP financing must submit an application fee of $5,000 to HFA. Upon receipt of the MLLP application, HCR will invoice the Applicant for this fee. No action on the application will be taken until the fee is received.

Applicants requesting HCR tax-exempt bond financing and other financing administered by HFA in conjunction with a request for a MLLP capital subsidy are not required to pay the $5,000 MLLP application fee, but are subject to any fees required by HFA’s application procedures.

HCR anticipates an appropriation of approximately $25,000,000 for State Fiscal Year 2015-16, which will be awarded pursuant to applications submitted under this Notice.

HCR will allocate resources made available through this Notice using the following three criteria: fundamentals, leverage, and outcomes. This framework accommodates programmatic preferences and housing goals currently utilized by HCR.

MLLP Loan Terms and Conditions

Available funds will be awarded as a loan or grant through a competitive process. Proposals will be scored based on the funding priorities identified for the program as well as feasibility, leverage and project readiness. Applicants must demonstrate they are current in their first mortgage or have a workout agreement in place with which they are in compliance. Furthermore, applications must demonstrate their operating expenses are sufficient or will be sufficient to provide for repayment of the MLLP. For MLLP projects receiving bond financing from HFA, prospective Applicants may request MLLP financing as either a construction loan or a permanent loan. All projects will be subject to a minimum regulatory period of 30 years.

For MLLP projects receiving bond financing from HDC, the MLLP loan will only be provided for permanent phase financing; no construction phase loans will be provided. The MLLP loan will mirror HPD and/or HDC’s standard second loan terms and conditions and will assume a co-equal lien priority status with HPD and/or HDC’s second loan (if applicable).For MLLP projects requesting a standalone amount of subsidy, the MLLP subsidy may be placed in a first or subordinated position, subject to project circumstances and Agency approval. All projects will be subject to a minimum regulatory period of 30 years.

This Notice provides a summary description of the MLLP program and procedures for applying for assistance thereunder. Additional information about these programs, including a fuller version of this Notice, is available on the HCR website, at: http://www.nyshcr.org

For an application, contact: Roger Harry, Assistant Vice President, Multifamily Finance, Homes and Community Renewal, 641 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10022, (212) 872-0506, or e-mail: [email protected]