Updates & Analysis

The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is seeking Letters of Interest for a statewide initiative to organize, coordinate, and deliver competency-based training for certain specialty areas among the peer support and supervision workforce. Through this initiative, OMH aims to increase: Access to peer services for these specialty populations;  The capacity for agencies…

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On March 25th, the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) released a Request for Applications (RFA) for one-time funding to support the development of Comprehensive Integrated Outpatient Treatment Programs. These programs have co-located OASAS Part 822 outpatient services and Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) services that function under one operating certificate. Services,…

On March 30th, the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for one contractor to operate an Expedited Engagement Program in the Bronx and/or Brooklyn. This program will proactively reach out to individuals affected by racial inequity who may require mental health resources and other supports. A Family…

Dr. Jeffrey A. Sachs has spent the past three decades advising stakeholders on health care delivery reform and innovation, including as a member of the state’s Medicaid redesign team, convened by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. As principal of his own consulting firm in Midtown East, Sachs Policy Group, Sachs now mentors more than two dozen…

On March 25th, the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) released a Request for Applications (RFA) for providers seeking to expand Supportive Individual Residential Alternative (IRA) Residential Habilitation and Family Care opportunities within their existing certified residential programs. Grant funding may be used to invest in existing capacity, develop new capacity,…

On March 18th, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released the following two Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC): Planning, Development, and Implementation Grants (for new CCBHCs); and  Improvement and Expansion Grants (for certified CCBHCs) . CCBHCs provide comprehensive person- and family-centered services that aim to…

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On March 4th, the New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Safe Way Forward (SWF) program, which provides child welfare protections to families experiencing intimate partner violence. The program includes the provision of therapeutic interventions to address intimate partner violence and case management to coordinate services…

On March 18th, the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) released a Request for Applications (RFA) for one-time funding to support Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) Additional Locations. An OTP Additional Location is a facility established as part of, but geographically separate from, an existing OASAS-certified OTP. OTP Additional Locations are not…

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On February 28th, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for funding to help increase the number of individuals with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) receiving medication and decrease illicit opioid use and prescription opioid misuse. Grant funding must be used to…