The New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute (NYSDOH AI), Division of HIV/STD/Hepatitis C (HCV) Prevention (DOP), Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS), and Health Research Inc. (HRI) announce the availability of $800,000 annually in New York State (NYS) and federal funds to support the implementation of navigation services, prevention interventions, and support services for individuals living with HIV and/or diagnosed with Hepatitis C (HCV) and reside in a State Male Correctional Facility.

This solicitation prioritizes the provision of in-facility HIV and HCV linkage and navigation services, as well as community reentry interventions for those living with HIV who are recently released /discharged from a correctional facility (CF) and seeks to continue to strengthen and expand the existing partnership between the NYSDOH AI and the NYS DOCCS, which facilitates the effective implementation of prison and community reentry programming. It also supports NYS’s implementation of Ending the Epidemic (ETE) goals, ETE Blueprint recommendations and NYS HCV Elimination Strategy for incarcerated individuals and reentrants.

This RFA has been posted on the following websites:

The NYS Grants Gateway website: https://grantsgateway.ny.gov/IntelliGrants_NYSGG/module/nysgg/goportal.aspx

Grants Gateway #’s DOH01-CHIBR-2023

New York State Department of Health: http://www.health.ny.gov/funding/

HRI’s public website: http://www.healthresearch.org/funding-opportunities

To apply, eligible applicants must be prequalified in the New York State Grants Gateway, unless exempt, and must apply via the New York State Grants Gateway.

An applicant may submit up to two (2) applications in response to this RFA

Each individual HUB/Geographic Service Area must be applied for separately.

Late applications will not be accepted. Applications will not be accepted via fax, e-mail, hard copy or hand delivery.

KEY DATES

RFA Release Date: February 13, 2023

Questions Due: February 28, 2023, by 4:00 PM ET

Questions, Answers and Updates Posted: (on or about) March 14, 2023

Applications Due: April 4, 2023, by 4:00 PM ET

NYSDOH Contact Name & Address:

Rick Cook, Director

Office of Criminal Justice Services

Division of HIV/STD/HCV Prevention

CorrectionsRFA@health.ny.gov

All substantive questions must be submitted to Rick Cook via email to: CorrectionsRFA@health.ny.gov

This includes Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) questions and questions pertaining to the M/WBE forms. See, Section IV.H. (Minority & Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Requirements). Questions of a technical nature related to formatting or other minor details related to preparation of an Application may also be addressed in writing to the email address noted above. Questions are of a technical nature if they are limited to how to prepare your Application (e.g., formatting) rather than relating to the substance of the Application.

To the degree possible, each question submitted by a potential Applicant pursuant to the terms of this RFA should cite the RFA section and paragraph to which it refers. Written questions will be accepted until the date posted on the Cover Page of this RFA. All questions submitted should state the RFA Title and Number set forth on the Cover Page (RFA #20206: Corrections Health Initiative – Reissue) in the subject line of the email.