Status: Available
Type
Operating, Services
Source
State
Procurement Agency
NYS OMH
Summary
The OMH Scattered Site supportive housing program provides bundled service and operating funding in NYS.
Tenant Eligibility Criteria
The most recent RFP prioritizes homeless people living on the streets or subways in New York City. A mental health diagnosis is not required.
Eligible Applicants
Nonprofit providers of permanent supportive housing.
Amount
$30,000/year for rent and services. Applicants may apply for between 15 and 60 units.
Term
Contracts are awarded for five (5) years, and will likely renew.
Network Notes
| RFP Release Date | 12/12/2022 |
| Questions Due | 12/30/2022 |
| Questions and Answers Posted on Website | 01/10/2023 |
| Proposals Due by 2:00:00 p.m. EST | 01/30/2023 |
| Anticipated Award Notification | 02/27/2023 |
| Anticipated Contract Date | 04/01/2023 |
• Proposals are limited to The Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and/or Manhattan.
• Programs will be required to accept referrals from Safe Options Support (SOS) Teams, Shelter Partnered Assertive Community Treatment (SPACT) Teams, or Intensive Mobile Treatment (IMT) Teams.
• Tenants pay 30% of their income toward rent. Additional funding, up to $2,000 per unit, will be available to accelerate tenant move-ins and can be used to cover tenant portion of the rent.
• Renting studio or one-bedroom apartments is required under this initiative, except in the rare instance where a consumer wishes to live with another resident.
• The annual funding rate will include a 2% per year escalator, subject to the availability of funds.
• OMH funds over 19,000 units of scattered site housing in New York State.
For More Information
To view the most recent RFP, click here.
Contact
Carol Swiderski
Contract Management Specialist II
New York State Office of Mental Health
Contracts and Claims 7th Floor
44 Holland Avenue Albany, NY 12229
Last updated: 12/12/2022