MH253022 - Community Based Diversion Programs Grant

Note:

• The deadline for submission of questions is indicated above as the due date for Letter of Inquiry.
• Prequalification is required for all not-for-profit organizations seeking grant funding from New York State.
• Prequalification applications submitted to the State for review less than 5 days prior to the RFP (Full Proposal) due date and time may not be considered.
• All applicants must be registered with the New York State Statewide Financial System (SFS).
• New York State Office of Mental Health

The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) oversees a large multi-faceted mental health system serving nearly 800,000 individuals each year. This includes operating 23 psychiatric centers and overseeing the Nathan S. Kline Institute and New York Psychiatric Institute. OMH regulates and certifies more than 6,500 programs operated by local governments and nonprofit agencies.
The Office of Mental Health announces funds for the development or enhancement of diversion programs. Programs should be rooted in evidence-based programming or emerging promising practice.
The goal of diversion programs is to reduce the risk of criminal justice involvement for adults with behavioral health needs.
Applicants must already be administering services in the following counties:

• Cayuga
• Essex
• Franklin
• Montgomery
• Madison
• Oneida
• St. Lawrence
• Warren/Washington
• Target Population

The target population to be served by the proposed diversion program model is individuals at least 18 years of age with complex and/or chronic behavioral health issues and who are involved with the criminal justice system at one or more intercepts on the Sequential Intercept Model.