Community Residence SRO  Adults w/SMI-Broome Cty

Community Residence Single Room Occupancy (CR SRO) Adults with SMI - Broome CountyThe New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is committed to investing in community-based services that will reduce the demand for psychiatric hospitalization and long lengths of stay in inpatient settings. Based on the need for additional congregate housing opportunities to support this mission, OMH is seeking proposals for the development and operation of a 50-unit Community Residence Single Room Occupancy (CR-SRO) in Broome County for persons recovering from a serious mental illness (SMI). OMH intends to fund a project that can demonstrate an ability to provide the appropriate need-based CR-SRO Housing services and will be able to complete the capital project in a timely manner. Both capital funding for the development of the project and operating funding will be available to selected applicants. Capital project costs will be developed by the selected applicants and the OMH Bureau of Housing Development and Support after further analysis of each individual project. Capital funding will be subject to approval by the New York State Division of the Budget (DOB). 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.Please see RFP document for full details and funding information