Status: Archived
Type
Operating, Services
Source
State
Procurement Agency
NYS OMH
Summary
The OMH CR-SRO program provides service and operating funding for licensed mental health housing across NYS.
Tenant Eligibility Criteria
Chronically homeless single adults who are diagnosed with a serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) or who are diagnosed as mentally ill and may also have chemical addictions (MICA). Preference is given to individuals who are being discharged from long-term psychiatric hospitalization.
Eligible Applicants
Nonprofit organizations with experience providing permanent supportive housing and transitional mental health housing.
Amount
- $14,081 per unit for CR/SROs in metropolitan NYC (this amount includes client income).
- $12,457 per unit outside metropolitan NYC.
Tenants receive Level II Congregate Care, a higher reimbursement from Supplimental Security Income (SSI), allowing for higher rents.
Term
Operating contracts shall be written for a total period of five (5) years.
Network Notes
- A CR/SRO must be licensed by OMH.
- OMH does not have an open RFP and existing pipeline units have been frozen since 2008.
- Projects can use tax credits as capital financing.
For More Information
See OMH's website.
Contact
Central New York Field Office
545 Cedar Street
Syracuse NY 13210-2319
(315) 426-3930
Fax: (315) 426-3950
Contact: Sharon Frisbee
Hudson River Field Office
4 Jefferson Plaza, 3rd Floor
Poughkeepsie NY 12601
(845) 454-8229
Fax: (845) 454-8218
Contact: Frank Barr
Long Island Field Office
Pilgrim PC, Building 45-3 998 Crooked Hill Road
West Brentwood NY 11717-1087
(631) 761-2508
Fax: (631) 761-2820
Contact: Jaime Pita
Western New York Field Office
737 Delaware Ave, Suite 200
Buffalo NY 14209
(716) 885-4219
Fax: (716) 885-4096
Contact: Jerry Scott
New York City Field Office
330 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10001-3101
(212) 330-1650
Fax: (212) 330-6359
Contact: Caren Abate
Last updated: 09/04/2019