Categories: New York State
11.14.2013
Funding will spur the growth of supportive housing in Upstate New York
Reminder: The NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) has $13.2 million still available to fund supportive housing projects through its Medicaid Redesign Team Homeless Housing and Assistance Program (MRT HHAP). This program, like the original HHAP program, provides grants and loans to acquire, construct and rehabilitate housing for persons who are or would otherwise be homeless. You can read the recently-updated Request for Proposals (RFP) here.
Projects eligible for MRT HHAP funds must provide permanent supportive housing to homeless single individuals. Tenants must also exhibit conditions or histories recognized to be associated with high Medicaid usage and be located in the Upstate and suburban metropolitan regions of New York. Examples of eligible populations include, but are not limited to, people who have experienced chronic homelessness, physical disability, mental illness, substance abuse and/or other disabling conditions.
OTDA’s Homeless Housing and Assistance Corporation (HHAC) will determine a project’s eligibility for this funding. Factors such as the population served, the support services offered and the location of the residence will determine eligibility.
Nonprofit organizations and their charitable organizations, municipalities and public housing authorities are eligible for this funding. This is an open-ended RFP, meaning OTDA will accept proposals on a continuous basis until funds are no longer available or this methodology no longer serves a purpose for HHAC.
You can read the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) here. To inquire about this funding source at OTDA, contact:
Brett Hebner
Vice President
(518) 486-3433
brett.hebner@otda.ny.gov
It remains critical that OTDA allocate this funding by the end of the fiscal year. We strongly encourage potential applicants to inquire with OTDA directly about prospective projects. If you’d like to speak with the Network about this funding stream, feel free to email our own Maclain Berhaupt.