Deadline: 18-Aug-22
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) seeks proposals to fund safety and security capital projects at public and not-for-profit abortion providers, family planning centers, and other reproductive health centers that provide abortion services and other reproductive health services and are therefore potentially at risk of crimes or attacks because of their mission, services, ideology, or beliefs.
This Request for Proposals (RFP) is modeled after the Securing Communities against Hate Crimes Program (SCAHC) initiated in 2017 by the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES), which has since been administered by DCJS.
Funding Information
A total of $10 million is expected to fund up to 200 projects across the state. Applications will be accepted for up to $50,000 per facility (address/location).
Eligibility Criteria
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To be eligible, applicants must be public (ie, government) or not-for-profit entities; specifically:
- Comprehensive Family Planning and Reproductive Health Program Providers.
- Article 28 Certified Clinics that Provide Reproductive Health Care Services
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Eligible applicants must be a public (government) or not-for-profit organization or agency at risk of a crime or attack due to mission, services, ideology, or beliefs as described by the applicant organization; AND meet all the following requirements:
- Must be registered, have recently applied for registration and such application remains pending, or be exempt from registering with the NYS Attorney General's Office, Charities Bureau; AND
- Must be prequalified through the New York State Grants Gateway.
- Applicants must have received a Recognition of Exempt Status Determination letter from the IRS pursuant to 26 USC §501(c) (3). Alternatively, the applicant may self-certify by providing a letter affirming that the organization qualifies as a §501(c) (3) organization and is exempt from tax pursuant to 26 USC §501(a). The organization must maintain tax exempt status throughout the life of the grant. If the organization's tax-exempt status is jeopardized or placed into question at any point during the life of the grant, the organization must notify DCJS within fifteen (15) days;
- Not-for-profit applicants must be prequalified on the due date for this application submission. Be sure to maintain prequalification status between funding opportunities. Three of a not-for-profit's essential financial documents, the IRS990, Financial Statement, the Charities Bureau filing, expire on an annual basis.
For more information, visit DCJS.
For more information, visit https://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/ofpa/pdfdocs/FINAL%20DCJS%20Securing%20Reproductive%20Health%20Centers%20Program%20RFP%20-%207-7-2022.pdf