Notice_of_Availability_of_State_and_Federal_Funds Notice of Availability of State and Federal Funds

2/27/13 N.Y. St. Reg. Notice of Availability of State and Federal Funds

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXV, ISSUE 09

February 27, 2013

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS

 

1220 Washington Avenue State Office Building Campus Building 7A Albany, NY 12242

LOCAL, COUNTY AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

2012 Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program

Fiscal Year 2012 Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program seeks applications for up to $50,000 in federal State Homeland Security Program funding made available by the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) for programs to develop and support explosive detection canine team capabilities. The six primary objectives of this grant are: 1.) The advancement of explosive detection canine team capabilities; 2.) The certification of explosive detection canine teams and compliance with annual re-certification requirements; 3.) Participation in DHS’s Office for Bombing Prevention’s Explosive Detection Canine Capability Analysis Program; 4.) Alignment to New York State’s thirteen FBI Accredited bomb squads; 5.) Use of the Bomb Arson Tracking System (BATS); and, 6.) Promotion of regional partnerships in the development of mutual explosive detection canine team capabilities. Grants will be awarded to support local, county and Tribal law enforcement agencies with an active road patrol component of their law enforcement operations.

Applications will be accepted until March 7, 2013 through the State’s Electronic Grants Management System (E-Grants).

For the Request for Applications (RFA) please visit the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) website at http://www.dhses.ny.gov/grants or call DHSES’s Grant Hotline at [phone].

1220 Washington Avenue State Office Building Campus Building 7A Albany, NY 12242

LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES

State Technical Rescue & Urban Search and Rescue Grant Program

The purpose of this request for grant applications is to invite eligible public safety organizations to apply for grant funds under the State Technical Rescue & Urban Search and Rescue Grant Program. Grants will be awarded for local emergency response teams that provide technical rescue and urban search and rescue (USAR) related services.

ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS: Applications will be accepted from local governmental entities.

Applications will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. on March 6, 2013 through the State’s Electronic Grants Management System (E-Grants). For the Request for Applications (RFA) please visit the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) website at http://www.dhses.ny.gov/grants/rfa-tr-usar.cfm or DHSES’s Grant Hotline at [phone].

COMMISSION ON QUALITY OF CARE FOR THE MENTALLY DISABLED

401 State St. Schenectady, NY 12305

NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH DEMONSTRATED EXPERTISE IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS

Adult Homes Resident Council Support Project

As the administering agency for the Adult Homes Resident Council Project, CQCAPD is announcing the availability of state funding to establish one five-year contract for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2018 with a not-for-profit organization to provide program services in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

Program Summary: The Adult Homes Resident Council Project will protect and promote the rights of residents with mental health disabilities and improve the quality of their lives through the establishment and support of Resident Councils, provision of education, training and empowerment of residents to undertake advocacy activities in their homes and other settings.

Requirements: Grantee must be a not-for-profit organization, independent of any agency that provides treatment services to persons who live in adult homes and must have expertise in providing advocacy services to persons with disabilities and have the resources to carry out the provisions of the contract.

It is anticipated that $60,000 will be available during the first one-year contract period of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2018. Funding amounts for years two through five of the five-year term will be awarded on an annual basis and will be subject to the availability of state local assistance funds.

A Request for Proposals (RFP) is expected to be released on February 27, 2013. Due date for receipt of proposals is April 4, 2013. Subcontracting will not be allowed without the express written approval of CQCAPD.

For an application and a full description of the required services, contact Lisa Rosano-Kaczkowski, Adult Home Resident Council Project Director, by phone at [phone]; or by e-mail at [e-mail]. An RFP announcement will also be available on CQCAPD’s website at www.cqc.ny.gov.