The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) announce the availability of funds under the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program IV (SHCFTP IV), as established pursuant to Section 2825-g of the Public Health Law (PHL), accompanying capital appropriations, and Section 1680-r of the Public Authorities Law (PAL), to provide grants in support of capital projects that facilitate health care transformation activities. Grants shall not be made to support general day-to-day operating costs not related to the start-up expenses of the Eligible Project.

Each “Eligible Applicant” must meet all the following criteria to be eligible to receive grant funding under this RFA:

1. Be a legally existing organization and capable of entering into a binding Master Grant Contract (MGC) with NYSDOH;
2. A General hospital licensed under Article 28 of the PHL;
3. Operate an emergency department which (a) serves as a Level 1 trauma center with the highest volume in its region; (b) includes the capacity to segregate patients with communicable diseases, trauma or severe behavioral health issues from other patients in the emergency department; (c) provides training in emergency care and trauma care to residents for multiple hospitals in the region; and (d) serves a high proportion of Medicaid patients; and
4. At the time the application is submitted, and at all times thereafter, applicants MUST be prequalified, if not exempt, in the New York State Grants Gateway. Please refer to Section IV.M. Vendor Prequalification for Not-for-Profits for details on the steps that must be completed to meet registration and prequalification requirements.

A total of up to $200,000,000 is available to fund awards made under this Request for Applications (RFA #20224). Multiple awards will be made, and an Eligible Applicant may choose to submit a single application or multiple applications. If an Eligible Applicant submits multiple applications for funding under this RFA, the Eligible
Applicant must assign a priority to each application where indicated in the application.

Applications must be submitted in the Grants Gateway by 4:00 PM on Thursday, December 29, 2022. This RFA has been posted on the NYS Grants Gateway website at: https://grantsgateway.ny.gov/IntelliGrants_NYSGG/module/nysgg/goportal.aspx and a link provided on the Department's public website at: https://www.health.ny.gov/funding/ .

Applicant Webinar Registration Deadline: October 27, 2022

Applicant Webinar: November 2, 2022

Grants Gateway # DOH01-SHC4ED-2023

Questions regarding the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program IV-ED
(RFA #20224) are due by November 9, 2022 by 4:00 PM and can be e-mailed to Statewide4@heath.ny.gov