Categories: Funding, New York State
03.24.2014
Funding available to provide supportive services for individuals exiting nursing homes
The NYS Department of Health (DOH) has just released Request for Applications (RFA) for the Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) Supportive Housing Nursing Home to Independent Living program.
Applications are due May 15 with several additional deadlines throughout April. Funding will support services and rental subsidies for high-need Medicaid beneficiaries. See below for an overview of the RFA.
Program Description
DOH is seeking to fund up to two innovative projects to provide supportive housing services -- including the provision of rental subsidies to seniors and individuals with physical disabilities who require a nursing home-level of care and who currently are homeless, reside in the community or in nursing homes or those who are at risk of nursing home placement. The funded projects will develop, implement and provide supportive services to participants in order to sustain the participants’ ability to live in the community independently, and to avoid unwanted institutional care. The funded projects will also develop and implement a system to provide rental subsidies on behalf of participants of this project.
Available Funding
DOH intends to award up to two contracts for a two-year term with no renewals anticipated. The total anticipated amount available for this procurement is up to $8 million (up to $4 million per year for two years).
Eligible Applicants
Minimum Eligibility Requirement: Eligible applicants are nonprofit or government entities.
Preferred Eligibility Requirement: Applicants should have at least three years of organizational and individual staff experience in the following areas or demonstrate the capability to establish a contractual relationship(s) with a subcontractor(s) having such experience:
- Expertise and experience in working with individuals, with seniors, and people of all ages with physical disabilities.
- Expertise and experience understanding issues concerning seniors and individuals of all ages with disabilities regarding their Long Term Care (LTC) needs.
- Expertise and experience in the field of affordable, accessible, sustainable and integrated housing.
- Expertise and experience in management of a housing subsidy program.
Schedule of Events
The following table lists all major dates and deadlines related to this RFA:
| Letter of Interest Due: | April 4 |
| Deadline to Submit Questions: | April 4 |
| RFA Updates And Question and Answers: | April 11 (on or about) |
| Applications Due: | May 15 by 4:00pm |
Contact Information
Denard Cummings
Office of Health Insurance Programs
New York State Department of Health
Empire State Plaza
Corning Tower, Room 1911
Albany, New York 12237
mrtsupportivehousing@health.state.ny.us