Community Mental Health Loan Repayment Program:
Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, Psychiatric Physician Assistants
Application due date: Ongoing
The New York State Office of Mental Health has issued a Request for Application (RFA) for a minimum of one-hundred twenty (120) OMH Community Mental Health Loan Repayment Program (OMH CMHLRP) awards with the purpose of recruitment and retention of psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners (NPs), and psychiatric physician assistants (PAs).
For licensed programs, the OMH CMHLRP is awarding State Aid grants for loan repayment for both eligible existing or newly hired psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and psychiatric physician assistants in designated community mental health settings throughout New York State as follows:
- For psychiatrists, the OMH CMHLRP provides up to $120,000 in loan repayment over a three-year period.
- For psychiatric nurse practitioners, the OMH CMHLRP provides up to $30,000 in loan repayment over a three-year period.
- For psychiatric physician assistants, the OMH CMHLRP provides up to $30,000 in loan repayment over a three-year period.
A total of $3 million annually is available to fund the OMH CMHLRP during FY 2024-25. These funds will support a minimum of 120 awards. During the FY 2023-2024, Round 2 continued to fund additional awards to eligible psychiatrists and NPs in designated community health settings thought New York State and expanded to include eligible psychiatric physician assistants (PAs).
For the 2024-2025 FY, $3 million annually remains available to fund additional awards for the OMH CMHLRP during FY 2024-25. These funds will support a minimum of 120 awards for psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners and psychiatric physician assistants. Providers of licensed community mental health programs in one of the two below specified program categories may apply on behalf of eligible staff:
- Inpatient/CPEP: Licensed providers of Article 28 hospital inpatient psychiatric units, Article 31 freestanding inpatient hospital programs, Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Programs (CPEPs), and Residential Treatment Facility – Children & Youth.
- Outpatient: Licensed providers of Article 31 outpatient programs including Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams, Continuing Day Treatment (CDT), Children’s Day Treatment, Partial Hospitalization (PH), Personalized Recover Oriented Services (PROS), Mental Health Outpatient Treatment and Rehabilitative Services (MHOTRS) and Crisis Stabilization Centers (Intensive & Supportive) or licensed providers of crisis residence programs including Children’s Crisis Residence, Intensive Crisis Residence, and Residential Crisis Support.
OMH has assigned an Issuing Officer for this project. The Issuing Officer or a designee shall be the sole point of contact regarding the RFA from the date of issuance of the RFA until the issuance of the Notice of Conditional Award. To avoid being deemed non-responsive, an applicant is restricted from making contact with any other personnel of OMH regarding the RFA. Certain findings of non-responsibility can result in rejection for a contract award. The Issuing Officer for this RFP is:
Carol Swiderski
Contract Management Specialist 3
New York State Office of Mental Health
Contracts and Claims
44 Holland Avenue, 7th Floor
Albany, NY 12229
carol.swiderski@omh.ny.gov
For additional information and requirements please refer to the Request for Application (RFA) Office of Mental Health Community Mental Health Loan Repayment Program (OMH CMHLRP) issued by the New York State Office of Mental Health. The OMH CMHLRP RFA can be found at: https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/rfp/.
Addiction Professionals Scholarship Program at Community-Based Organizations
Application Due Date: Ongoing
The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) will provide Addiction Professionals Scholarship Program funds to nine (9) community-based organizations throughout New York State for:
- The Credentialed Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) 350-hour certificate program and the Credentialed Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) 50-hour certificate program at Alcohol & Drug Awareness Council of Orange County; Exponents Center for Personal and Professional Development; and Helio Health and
- The Credentialed Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) 350-hour certificate program at The Addictions Care Center of Albany; DePaul’s National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence – Rochester Area; Farnham Family Services; Outreach Training Institute; Samaritan Daytop Village; and St. Joseph’s Addiction Treatment & Recovery Center.
Please see the attached flyer and the following link for additional information Professional Training | Office of Addiction Services and Supports (ny.gov).
To apply, please contact the CBO of your choice for an application. Please apply soon as applications are being accepted on a continuing basis until all scholarships are awarded.
OMH Funding Opportunity: Developing Critical Time Transition Programs for Children, Youth, and Families
Application Due Date: April 8, 2025 by 2:00 pm ET
The New York State Office of Mental Health announces the availability of funds, through a competitive Request for Proposal process, for developing four new Critical Time Transition Programs for Children, Youth, and Families that will serve youth with mental health challenges and complex needs boarding in hospital settings. This funding will support a statewide effort to strengthen children’s mental health and crisis resources. The CTTPs will be located in the Mohawk Valley, Western New York, Long Island, and New York City.
CTTP is comprised of a Critical Time Intervention team and a Transitional Residential Setting with allowance for up to a 120-day stay. The goal of CTTP is to facilitate the critical transition to the community for youth ages 11 to 17 languishing in an Emergency Department or boarding in a hospital. These youth and their caregivers require immediate access to a variety of services, such as critical time transitional supports, mental health/behavioral treatment and support, interpersonal and rehabilitative skills training, maintenance and continuity of their educational setting/program, intensive family/caregiver education/support/advocacy to facilitate engagement, coordination of all stakeholders and service providers, and, as needed, a transitional home-like environment to stay and access to supportive, temporary educational programming.
Applicants should have demonstrated experience providing inpatient or residential services to children/youth and their families, and care management and/or behavioral health services to youth and their caregivers. The awardees will help ensure that youth can remain safe in the community, avoid unnecessary psychiatric hospitalizations, Emergency Department visits, and/or residential treatment, and that they and their caregivers can learn strategies for ongoing stability.
The Requests for Proposal can be accessed on the OMH website under Procurement Opportunities at https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/rfp/2025/cttp-round-two/index.html
All applications must be completed in and submitted through the Statewide Financial System.