NYS SFY 2021 Executive Budget Released
Jan.22.2020
Yesterday, Governor Cuomo released the SFY 2021 Executive Budget.
Continue Reading …Gov. Cuomo Announces Conditional Awards of ESSHI Round Four
Nov.18.2019
On November 18th, Governor Cuomo announced the fourth round of conditional awards for the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI). The awards went to 108 nonprofit agencies totaling 161 projects across the state. Seventy-five percent of the recipients are members of the Supportive Housing Network of NY.
Continue Reading …NYS HCR Releases the 2019 Multifamily Finance 9% RFP
Oct.11.2019
New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) released its Multifamily Finance 9% Request for Proposals (RFP), through which applicants may apply for funding for the new construction, rehabilitation, and/or adaptive reuse of site-specific projects that provide multifamily rental housing.
| Program | Anticipated Funding |
| Supportive Housing Opportunity Program (SHOP) | $30 million |
| 9% Low-Income Housing Credit (LIHTC) | $28 million |
| Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Program (HTF) | $42 million |
| Rural and Urban Community Investment Fund (CIF) | $3 million |
| New York State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (SLIHC) | $5 million |
| Public Housing Preservation Program (PHP) | $7 million |
| Middle Income Housing Program (MIHP) | $7 million |
| Housing Development Fund (HDF) | $5 million |
| Federal Housing Trust Fund Program (FHTF) | $15 million |
| Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Program (PBV) | 34 units |
U.S. HUD Releases NOFA for Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities
Oct.10.2019
On October 9th, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released twin Notices of Funding Availability for the Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities program. Both are due on February 10th, 2020.
Continue Reading …NYS Releases RFP for 4th Round of ESSHI Funding
Aug.19.2019
On August 16th, New York State released the fourth-round Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) Request for Proposals (RFP), due on September 25, 2019. The State is issuing this RFP to advance the five-year goal of developing 6,000 units of supportive housing over five years. Funding for at least 1,200 qualifying individuals will be awarded through this RFP.
Continue Reading …Guest Blog: Bring It Home Campaign Advocates for Mental Health Housing
Jul.25.2019
By Toni Lasicki, Executive Director of Association for Community Living
This year’s final state budget, passed in April, included a small amount of funding for Office of Mental Health (OMH) housing rate increases and rehab and renovation of existing housing stock. While appreciated, we know it is not nearly enough to address years of disinvestment of the system, which needs a much larger infusion of resources to remain viable.
Therefore, at the end of the 2019 Legislative Session in June, the Assembly and Senate unanimously passed the “Mental Health Housing Commission Bill” (S5637/A7489) to create a temporary Office of Mental Health Housing Program Evaluation Commission. This commission would make determinations and recommendations regarding OMH mental health housing on the adequacy of funding levels, numbers of direct care and professional staff, the level of programmatic needs of the residents, and the ability of the programs to meet such needs. These programs have not been evaluated, nor has the acuity of the clients in their care been evaluated, in more than 30 years.
Continue Reading …NYS HCR Announces 2018 Unified Funding Awards
May.30.2019
On May 17th, NYS HCR announced its 2018 Unified Funding Awards. In addition to the three supportive housing projects funded in the early round announced in January, there were 15 projects awarded in the regular round, bringing the total number of supportive housing units to 484 — 22% of the total residential units funded. Network members are involved in 14 separate projects across the state.
Continue Reading …The Network Offers Analysis of the Final NYS 2019-2020 Budget
Apr.01.2019
The final $175 billion NYS budget passed early on April 1, 2019 and included big-ticket items including bail reform, congestion pricing, a permanent property tax cap, and a ban on single use plastic bags. In the areas of housing and human services, the final budget reflected largely what was proposed by the Governor in January.
Below is the Network’s summary and comparison chart of the budget areas important to supportive housing.
Continue Reading …Network Testifies to New York City Council about Insufficient Rates for Existing Supportive Housing
Mar.25.2019
On March 6th, Network Executive Director Laura Mascuch testified at the New York City Council Committee on Finance’s hearing for the Fiscal Year 2020 Preliminary Budget. She expressed gratitude on behalf of the supportive housing community for the City’s commitment to NYC 15/15 and the Council’s recent request to the administration for its acceleration. Laura then underscored the remaining, urgent need for at least $20 million in funding to augment woefully underfunded service and operating contracts in 1,800 scattered site units contracted by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).
Continue Reading …The Network Offers Analysis of NYS Assembly and Senate “One House” Bills
Mar.15.2019
On March 13th, the New York State Assembly and Senate passed their budget bills, and began negotiations with the Executive office with the aim of passing a finalized budget by April 1st. For the latest information on the Prevailing Wage legislation, please visit this page.)
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