Categories: Funding, New York City
07.01.2025
On June 30th, City Council voted to approve the $115.9 billion FY26 Adopted Budget up from $112.4 billion in the FY25 Adopted Budget, and increased from $114.5 billion proposed in the FY26 Preliminary Budget.
A few important updates for the sector include:
Justice Involved Supportive Housing – $4.8 million to enhance the Justice Involved Supportive Housing (JISH) RFP to fulfill the City’s previous commitment to create an additional 380 supportive housing units for individuals with justice system involvement.
Alternatives to Incarceration Restoration – $8.9 million restored, including $7.6 million baselined for programs that help reduce unnecessary incarceration and recidivism.
Reentry Services– $8 million restored, including $4.7 million baselined for programs that support successful re-entry and reduce recidivism.
Intensive Mobile Treatment (IMT) Expansion – $11 million to support the expansion of teams that provide intensive and continuous mental health support and treatment to individuals in their communities.
Assertive Community Treatment Expansion (ACT) – $4.5 million to expand specialized, mobile mental health teams that provide intensive, comprehensive support to individuals with severe mental illness.
Peer Specialists Workforce Expansion – $4.5 million to increase the number of peer specialist workers in the mental health workforce.
Mayor's Office of Contract Services
- $1.5 million in baseline funding to the MOCS Help Desk to add 20 positions to handle backlog requests
- $7.4 million for maintenance and enhancements to PASSPort
- $600,000 in operational support
The Network will continue to monitor any budget updates and report accordingly. If you have any questions, please contact Tierra Labrada Tlabrada@shnny.org