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Grant Opportunity ID
DOH01-SHCFT2-2018
Agency
Department of Health
Grant Opportunity
Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program II (Phase 2)
Contact Name
Joan Cleary-Miron
Contact Email
Statewide2@health.ny.gov
Solicitation Profile
PLEASE NOTE: Addendum #5, dated 3/27/18, has just been added to this opportunity. This Addendum extends the due date of applications to March 29, 2018 by 4:00PM. Please click on View Grant Opportunity to see the addendum which extends the due date.

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The New York State Department of Health (DOH) and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) announce the availability of funds under the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program II (SHCFTP II), as established pursuant to Section 2825-e of the Public Health Law (PHL), Chapter 54 of the Laws of 2017, and Section 1680-r of the Public Authorities Law (PAL), to provide grants in support of capital projects, debt retirement, working capital or other non-capital projects directly related to a capital project that facilitate health care transformation activities including, but not limited to, merger, consolidation, acquisition or other activities intended to create financially sustainable systems of care or preserve or expand essential health care services. Grants shall not be made to support general day-to-day operating costs not related to the start-up expenses of the Eligible Project.

Subdivision 3 of Section 2825-e of the PHL authorized up to $500,000,000 for SHCFTP II and required $75,000,000 of this total amount to be awarded to community-based health care providers. Subdivision 4 of Section 2825-e of the PHL further provided that up to $300,000,000 of the $500,000,000 appropriated for SHCFTP II awards could be made available for project applications submitted in response to the Request for Applications issued by DOH on July 20, 2016 for the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program I (“SHCFTP I”) (RFA # 1607010255). DOH awarded a total of $296,217,112 of the $500,000,000 in SHCFTP I (herein Phase 1), including: $28,004,493 awarded to community-based health care providers in partial satisfaction of the aforementioned $75,000,000 requirement, and not less than $50 million for a project submitted by Montefiore Medical Center in full satisfaction of the requirement (Chapter 54 of the Laws of 2017) that $50 million of the $500 million shall be made available for grant awards to Montefiore.

Based on the funding awarded in Phase 1, a total of up to $203,782,888 is available under this RFA (herein, Phase 2), to health care providers that are deemed by the Commissioner to fulfill or will fulfill a health care need for acute inpatient, outpatient, primary, home care or residential health care services in a community. A minimum of $46,995,507 ($75,000,000 minus $28,004,493) of this total amount is available for community-based health care providers, which are defined as diagnostic and treatment centers, mental health and alcohol and substance abuse treatment clinics, primary care providers and home care providers.
 
 
Full Announcement Details
Applications Due (Date / Time)
March 29, 2018 / 04:00 PM ET
Bidder's Conference(s)/Application Workshop(s)
None available
Anticipated Award DateTuesday, April 24, 2018
Anticipated Initial Contract Length60 Months
Total Funding Available$203,782,888.00
Anticipated Amount of Award(s)
NarrativeA total of up to $203,782,888 million is available.A min. of $46,995,507 million of total funding available is for community-based hlth care providers
Letter of IntentOptional
Letter of Intent DueFriday, February 23, 2018
NarrativeProspective applicants may complete and submit a letter of interest (see Attachment 1: Letter of Interest Template). Prospective applicants may also use the letter of interest to receive notification when updates/modifications are posted; including responses to written questions. Letters of interest should be submitted via the Grants Gateway in the Pre-Submission Uploads section of the online application. A copy should also be e-mailed to Statewide2@health.ny.gov. Please ensure that the RFA number and organization name are noted in the subject line. The letter of interest must be submitted via both formats by the date posted on the cover of the RFA. Submission of a letter of interest is not a requirement or obligation upon the applicant to submit an application in response to this RFA. Applications may be submitted without first having submitted a letter of interest.
Questions Due DateFriday, February 9, 2018
Questions and Answers NarrativeAll substantive questions must be submitted in writing or via email to: Health Care Facility Transformation Program Implementation Team, NYSDOH, Corning Tower Room 1805, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237. E-mail: Statewide2@health.ny.gov . To the degree possible, each inquiry should cite the RFA section and paragraph to which it refers. Written questions will be accepted until the date posted on the cover of the RFA. This includes Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) questions and questions pertaining to the MWBE forms. Questions of a technical nature can be addressed via email to Statewide2@health.ny.gov . Questions are of a technical nature if they are limited to how to prepare your application (e.g., uploading attachments) rather than relating to the substance of the application.
Questions and Answers Posting TypeUpload
Questions and Answers Posting Date2/21/2018 12:00:00 AM
Questions and Answers Link or UploadClick here
Eligible ApplicantsNot-For-Profit, For Profit, Governmental Entity, Tribal Organization, Individual
Target Population(s)Other
Service Area(s) Health Services
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