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: 12 Flexible Assertive Community Treatment teams
Application Due Date: June 11, 2025 by 2:00 pm ET
The New York State Office of Mental Health announces the availability of funding for 12 Flexible Assertive Community Treatment teams as follows:
- One 68-capacity team expanding to 100-capacity team in Hudson River
- One 68-capacity team expanding to 100-capacity team in Central New York
- One 68-capacity team expanding to 100-capacity team in Western New York
- One 68-capacity team expanding to 100-capacity team in Long Island
- Eight 68-capacity teams expanding to 100-capacity teams throughout New York City
The Flexible ACT teams will serve individuals who have serious mental illness and are not successfully engaged by the traditional mental health treatment system. The teams build on the evidence-based model of ACT by enhancing flexibility in the delivery of services, tailoring them to meet each individual’s changing needs. The addition of Flexible ACT represents a commitment by OMH to ensure mental health services evolve to better meet the needs of a population most disengaged in care.
There will be a Bidders’ Conference from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Prospective Proposers’ participation in these conferences is highly encouraged, but not mandatory.
Please use this new link to register for the conference: https://meetny-gov.webex.com/weblink/register/r5a693979b3e38384fe8c759de18715be
The purpose of the Bidders’ Conference is to:
- Provide description of the program requirements;
- Explain the RFP process; and
- Answer any questions.
The full RFP can be found on the OMH website at: https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/rfp/2025/factat_round2/index.html