The New York State (NYS) Office of Mental Health (OMH) announces the availability of funds for the development of 8 Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams: 1 68 slot team covering Suffolk County; 1 48 slot team covering Livingston, Genesee, and Northern Steuben counties; 1 48 slot team covering Rensselaer and lower Saratoga counties; 1 48 slot team covering Jefferson and Lewis counties; 1 68 slot team in Brooklyn; 1 68 slot team in Manhattan; and 2 68 slot teams in The Bronx. The ACT teams will serve individuals who have serious mental illness and have not been successfully engaged by the traditional mental health treatment and rehabilitation system.
Proposals must be submitted on-line via the Grants Gateway by 04/11/2022 by 3:30:00 PM EST. To review the RFP, please visit: https://www.omh.ny.gov scroll to the bottom of the page and select “Procurement Opportunities.”
Pursuant to the New York State Division of Budget Bulletin H-1032, dated June 7, 2013, New York State has instituted key reform initiatives to the grant contract process which require not-for-profits to register in the Grants Gateway and complete the Vendor Prequalification process in order for proposals to be evaluated and any resulting contracts executed. Information on these initiatives can be found at
https://grantsgateway.ny.gov/IntelliGrants_NYSGG/module/nysgg/goportal.aspx.
Proposals received from eligible not-for-profit applicants who have not been prequalified by the proposal due date of April 11, 2022 by 3:30:00 PM EST cannot be evaluated; therefore, such proposals will be disqualified from further consideration.
The Request For Proposal can be found at: https://qa-omh.ny.gov/omhweb/rfp/