Operational Support for AIDS Housing (OSAH)
Type
Operating
Source
State
Procurement Agency
New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA)
Total Annual Award
$990,000.
Eligible Populations
Families or individuals living with HIV/AIDS residing in a building funded by OTDA's Homeless Housing Assistance Program (HHAP) under its HIV/AIDS set-aside.
Eligible Projects
Projects that received capital funding from OTDA's HHAP, specifically to serve people living with HIV/AIDS.
Funding Award Details
OSAH funds operations, maintenance and support service activities. It also funds administrative activities (up to 10% of the total award) and minor construction and/or rehabilitation activities. As of 2011, 10 projects receive OSAH funding.
Rate Details
There is no specific grant amount or formula for OSAH. OTDA will not look favorably on any proposal asking for more than 25% of the total annual funding. There are no specific grant amounts and no formula and/or suggested amount based on number of units. Applications should request only that funding which is necessary to close gaps in the project's operating budget, provide or enhance support services and/or address minor construction/rehabilitation needs that would otherwise not be achievable, aside from the availability of OSAH funds. Page six of the RFP states: "Projects must clearly demonstrate a compelling need for OSAH funds. Funding priority will be given to those applicants that demonstrate the funding request is critical to the support of the ongoing project."
Term of Service/Length of Grant
2 years.
Limitations
The funding is only available to projects that received HHAP capital funding.
Network Notes
OSAH has remained essentially flat-funded since its inception in FY 1994.
Given the lack of new funding, new HHAP HIV/AIDS set-aside projects should not anticipate ready access to this funding stream and should pursue other operating and services funding, including the New York State Supportive Housing Program (NYSSHP).
For More Information
Read the RFP here.
Contact
NYS OTDA
Theresa Brown
Bureau of Contract Management
40 North Pearl Street, 13th Floor
Albany, NY 12243
(518) 474-0849
Last updated: 09/15/2011
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