Transitional Housing for individuals who are Justice Involved

ANNOUNCEMENT 3/20/2025

Please note that there is corrected language for the 5.3 Operating Funding section of the RFP document. “Ongoing funding to support the operation of the apartment treatment units will be

provided by (1) a combination of SSI and Medicaid funding, consistent with the OMH

fiscal model for the Treatment Apartment residential program and (2) State Aid totaling

$22,800 per bed per year for Downstate programs and $21,800 per bed per year for

Upstate programs. Each agency’s current programmatic structure will determine specific

funding amounts. Site specific property costs for the new apartment treatment beds will

also be incorporated into the successful applicant’s Gross, Income, and Net (GIN) fiscal

model and paid for with SSI revenue and state-aid in the event the GIN model’s

anticipated SSI revenue is not adequate to cover 100% of the expense.

In addition, Program Development Grant (PDG) funds are available as part of this

contract to assist with establishing these Treatment Apartment units. PDG funding will

be based on the most current rate at the time of opening, which is currently $9,677 per

bed.”

ANNOUNCEMENT 3/21/2025

It has come to our attention that the Proposal Template in the attachments section of SFS does not contain question 6.2c. When submitting your proposals please use the proposal template located here https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/rfp/2025/transitional_housing/index.html on our website.

The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is committed to investing in community-based housing that will support individuals with a serious mental illness (SMI) who are currently involved in the criminal justice system, pending release or recently released from incarceration, and/or subject to community supervision (i.e., probation, parole, court mandate). Individuals who are admitted to this program will be connected to community supports to facilitate the transition back to the community and a more independent housing setting. These supports may include a Safe Options Support (SOS) Team, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team, Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) Team, Forensic Intensive Case Management (FICM), Intensive Mobile Treatment (IMT) Team, Critical Time Intervention (CTI) Team, or Specialty Mental Health Care Management (SMH CM).

Based on the need for additional treatment apartment housing opportunities to advance this mission, NYS OMH is announcing this Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development and operation of up to ten transitional treatment apartment housing programs throughout New York State to support the above noted population.  In addition to a mental illness, individuals may also have a substance use disorder, physical health care needs, or a combination of all three. 

Please note that within this target population group, individuals with an active Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Order must receive priority access for any housing vacancy.

Notice: Notification of intent to apply should be made to the Local Governmental Unit (county director of community services) for each county to be served under the program application, as defined in Section 41 of the New York State Mental Hygiene Law.

The full RFP can be found at: https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/rfp/

All applicants must be Prequalified by the due date/time of the RFP.

All applications/proposals must be submitted through the Statewide Financial System.