On October 15th, the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) released a Request for Applications (RFA) for the 2018 Integrated Supportive Housing (ISH) program. The ISH program encourages and supports the development of new housing opportunities for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) who can benefit from an independent, non-certified community-integrated residential setting.
Through this RFA, OPWDD will allocate at least $5 million in capital funding, as well as associated operating funding, for housing units that offer a preference for people with an I/DD diagnosis. OPWDD will provide financial support for up to half of the total development costs of these units, in addition to rental subsidies and non-housing support services to the residents of these units. Programs must be linked to a housing development project that will create new housing units through new construction, the adaptive reuse of non-residential space, or the repurposing of vacant residential units.
A summary of the RFA is attached. The full RFA is available here. Applications are due on November 13th.