Drinking Water Fluoridation – Rolling Submissions - Component A: Planning and Feasibility Projects (DOH01-DWFAR-2023) - Component B: Implementation and Maintenance Projects - (DOH01-DWFBR-2023)

The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), Division of Family Health (DFH), Bureau of Child Health (BCH) announces the availability of funding through this Request for Applications (RFA) to maintain and expand New York State (NYS) residents’ access to optimally fluoridated water. The purpose of this RFA is to identify eligible NYS municipalities that want to work with NYS to increase the number of communities with access to fluoridated water. The key characteristic of a successful applicant is the ability to document a proposed NYS municipal drinking water fluoridation project utilizing the documents provided. There are two components available in this funding opportunity. Component A is for eligible municipalities seeking to develop an Engineering Report to determine the feasibility of starting community water fluoridation or upgrade/modify an existing fluoridation system. Component B is for eligible municipalities looking to purchase, upgrade, replace or repair water fluoridation equipment* to initiate or maintain community water fluoridation.

Starting September 1, 2024 all applications for RFA #20171, Component A and B, will need to be completed and submitted, as instructed in the attached “Updated language for RFA 20171” document, to email address: DFHDWF@health.ny.gov.