The New York State Office of Mental Health has issued a Request for Application (RFA) for a minimum of two-hundred thirty-five (235) OMH Community Mental Health Loan Repayment Program (OMH CMHLRP) awards with the purpose of recruitment and retention of psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners.

For licensed programs, the OMH CMHLRP is awarding State Aid grants for loan repayment for both eligible existing or newly hired psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners in designated community mental health settings throughout New York State as follows:

• For psychiatrists, the OMH CMHLRP provides up to $120,000 in loan repayment over a three-year period.
• For psychiatric nurse practitioners, the OMH CMHLRP provides up to $30,000 in loan repayment over a three-year period.

In addition, the OMH CMHLRP is now awarding State Aid grants for loan repayment for eligible psychiatric physician assistants (PAs) in designated community mental health settings throughout New York State as follows:

• For psychiatric PAs, the OMH CMHLRP provides up to $30,000 in loan repayment over a three-year period.

A total of $9 million annually is available to fund the OMH CMHLRP during FY 2022-23. These funds will support a minimum of 360 awards.  Following Round 1 of the OMH CMHLRP, which awarded $3.4M annually, a total of $5.6 million annually remains available to fund additional awards for the OMH CMHLRP during FY 2023-24. These funds will support a minimum of 235 awards for psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners and psychiatric physician assistants. Providers of licensed community mental health programs in one of the two below specified program categories may apply on behalf of eligible staff.

• Inpatient/CPEP: Licensed providers of Article 28 hospital inpatient psychiatric units, Article 31 freestanding inpatient hospital programs and Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Programs (CPEPs).
• Outpatient: Licensed providers of Article 31 outpatient programs including Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams, Continuing Day Treatment (CDT), Children’s Day Treatment, Partial Hospitalization (PH), Personalized Recover Oriented Services (PROS), and Mental Health Outpatient Treatment and Rehabilitative Services (MHOTRS).

OMH has assigned an Issuing Officer for this project. The Issuing Officer or a designee shall be the sole point of contact regarding the RFA from the date of issuance of the RFA until the issuance of the Notice of Conditional Award. To avoid being deemed non-responsive, an applicant is restricted from making contact with any other personnel of OMH regarding the RFA. Certain findings of non-responsibility can result in rejection for a contract award.  The Issuing Officer for this RFP is:

Carol Swiderski
Contract Management Specialist 2, OMH
carol.swiderski@omh.ny.gov

For additional information and requirements please refer to the Request for Application (RFA) Office of Mental Health Community Mental Health Loan Repayment Program (OMH CMHLRP) issued by the New York State Office of Mental Health. The OMH CMHLRP RFA can be found at: https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/rfp/.

The New York State Office of Mental Health announces the availability of funds to develop 26 Adult Critical Time Intervention Teams statewide. These CTI Teams will serve individuals during a critical transition time who have mental illness and who have not been successfully engaged in services during or after critical times in transition.

The CTI model is an evidence-based approach that is a time-limited, phase-based care management service designed to help vulnerable individuals during critical times of transition in their lives.  CTI promotes community integration, self-advocacy, and access to ongoing support by helping individuals develop and utilize strong ties to their professional and non-professional support systems during and after these transition periods. CTI includes assertive outreach and engagement with individuals in higher-level of care settings as well as in the community with a focus on addressing key social care needs at the individual level. CTI places emphasis on helping individuals build skills and strengthen linkages to ongoing sources of support that will remain in place after the time-limited CTI intervention ends.

The full RFP can be found on the OMH website at: https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/rfp/2024/actit/index.html   

All applications must be completed in and submitted through the Statewide Financial System (SFS) at https://www.sfs.ny.gov/

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to increase the behavioral health workforce and expand access to behavioral health services.

The Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program (OIFSP) supports training programs that increase the skills and knowledge of peer support specialists and other behavioral health-related paraprofessionals who provide services to families affected by opioid use disorders and other substance use disorders. Additionally, the program focuses on supporting children and adolescents in high-need and high-demand areas who have experienced trauma and are at risk for mental health disorders.

HRSA will award approximately $16.8 million to up to 28 grantees over a period of four years through this funding opportunity.

Eligible applicants:

•    State-licensed mental health nonprofit and for-profit organizations, such as universities, community colleges, and technical schools.
•    Domestic community-based organizations.
•    Tribes and tribal organizations.

View the Grant Opportunity for complete eligibility information.

Have questions? Watch a pre-recorded Technical Assistance Webinar (coming soon) and join the live Q&A Session on Zoom on Wednesday, April 10 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET.

The New York State (NYS) Office of Mental Health (OMH) is providing one-time funding of up to $250,000 to OMH providers through two opportunities in Mental Health Outpatient Treatment and Rehabilitative Services (MHOTRS) programs (formerly known as Article 31 Clinics). This funding opportunity is intended to promote development of MHOTRS programs and services in underserved geographic areas, as well as to underserved populations in all areas.

To reach these goals, applicants may apply for two opportunities: (1) to establish or enhance access to mental health services in (1a) underserved areas or (1b) for underserved populations in any area, or (2) to establish immediate (same-day) access to individuals in distress, with a focus on diverting unnecessary use of emergency/crisis services, including through addressing Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN). The 2023-2024 Executive Budget dedicated funding to improve access to quality mental health services across New York State.

The RFP can be found on the OMH website at: https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/rfp/2024/mhotrs/index.html

The Office of Mental Health (OMH) announces the availability of $30 million in capital funds for the acquisition of new property, construction of new facilities or rehabilitation of existing buildings for the development of new Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF), also known as Residential Treatment Facilities (RTFs), within three distinct regions in New York State. As a part of a historic investment in mental health services for children, adolescents and adults, the Office of Mental Health is seeking to increase PRTF accessibility by opening new PRTF programs to serve children and adolescents based on regional and statewide need. PRTFs are voluntary sub-acute inpatient psychiatric programs and are statewide resources that serve children and youth from all regions, regardless of region of location.

There will be a Bidders’ Conference held on March 27, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Prospective Proposers’ participation in these conferences is highly encouraged, but not mandatory. Please see the RFP for more information.

The full RFP can be found on the OMH website at: https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/rfp/2024/rtf_capital_rfp/index.html

The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is seeking proposals from Local Government Units (LGU’s), Public Benefit Corporations, and not-for-profit agencies to develop and operate one (1) Older Adult & Medically Fragile Support Team in New York City.

The Older Adult & Medically Fragile Support Team will work in conjunction with the NYC Safe Options Support (SOS) Critical Time Intervention (CTI) Teams to provide specialized services and supports to older adults (age 50+) and individuals with existing chronic medical conditions who are currently unsheltered or recently transitioned from street homelessness to housing.

The team will work collaboratively with the NYC SOS CTI Teams to offer short-term interventions and specialized services to older adults with unmet age-related needs and medically fragile individuals who are enrolled in SOS services. Services will be delivered both in the member’s home and in the community, including shelter settings, temporary housing placements, or other settings of the member’s choice.

This multidisciplinary team will work in close collaboration with SOS CTI Teams, primary care physicians, specialty care providers, hearing and vision providers, housing providers and others to ensure that SOS members are receiving all services and supports needed to live in the least restrictive environment possible.

The RFP can be found on the OMH website at:  https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/rfp/2024/sos/index.html

 The New York State Office of Mental Health, Office of Addiction Services and Supports and the Department of Health, announce the development of 13 new Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) within the ten economic development regions (EDR) of New York State which will participate in the federal CCBHC Demonstration.

The Offices are seeking to develop five (5) CCBHCs within downstate, which includes New York City (Richmond, Kings, Queens, Bronx, NY) and Long Island (Suffolk, Nassau) and eight (8) CCBHCs within the upstate EDRs outside of NYC and Long Island, as detailed in Section 4.3 of the RFP.

Request for Proposals: https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/rfp/2024/ccbhc/index.html