The New York State (NYS) Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has released this request for proposals (RFP) to solicit applications from qualified applicants to increase the state’s capacity to support and strengthen families and to promote the permanency and well-being of children. Programs should be designed to meet the unique needs of post-adoptive, post-guardianship, and kinship families with a goal to maintain and support children residing in permanent households. Applicants must agree to provide required services to families in a minimum of four or more counties or all boroughs of New York City.

The purpose of this RFP is to fund Permanency Resource Centers (PRCs) to build statewide services for post-adoption, post-guardianship, legal custodians, and kinship families. These PRCs will increase the state’s capacity to strengthen families by providing critical post-adoption, post-guardianship, and kinship services with programs designed based on the unique needs of adoptive, guardianship, and kinship families. The post-adoptive, post-guardianship, and kinship children served by these PRCs must be between the ages of 0-21.

The total anticipated annual budget to be allocated for this program is approximately $13,175,264, which would include allocations to upstate programs (counties outside New York City [NYC]) and the NYC programs (within the five boroughs). Applicants may apply for funding to start a new program or continue an existing program. New programs must begin providing services within 60 days of the contract start date. Each program applicant may request up to $515,000 per year per application for upstate programs (all NY counties outside of NYC) and $550,000 per year per application for NYC programs (all five boroughs).

Please see the RFP document located on the "Documents" tab for additional information and submission requirements.