Grants of up to $50,000 to New York cities, towns, and counties and eligible county public authorities to evaluate the feasibility of establishing or upgrading a water fluoridation system. The deadline to submit questions is May 31. Informational webinars will be held on a weekly basis. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the deadline. Municipalities must own their own public water system and water supply.
Funds will be provided in order to hire an engineer to determine the technical feasibility of initiating fluoridation or develop a plant to replace or upgrade their existing system.
The water system must be a community water system or sell water wholesale to one or more community water systems.
Specifically, this component is for municipalities looking to develop an Engineering Report for water fluoridation for:
-Establishment of new community water fluoridation systems; or
- Upgrading existing fluoridation systems, including projects that have structural, chemical, or process modifications, that require professional design services.
For systems looking to start fluoridation, Component 1 aims to help municipalities determine the technical feasibility of initiating fluoridation. For currently fluoridating systems, this Component aims to help water systems develop a technical plan to replace or upgrade their existing fluoridation system. Funding from this Component may be used to develop the Engineering Report needed to apply.
Funding will be made available to municipalities to hire a New York State licensed professional engineer to develop a full Engineering Report in accordance with Section 1.1 of Recommended Standards for Water Works, 2012 Edition and Attachment 3.
Where fluoridation system implementation or improvements/upgrades are part of a larger project, only the costs associated with the fluoridation component will be eligible for funding under this opportunity.
This component aims to help both municipalities currently fluoridating and not fluoridating. For systems looking to start fluoridation, Component 1 aims to help municipalities determine the technical feasibility of initiating fluoridation. For currently fluoridating systems, this Component aims to help water systems develop a technical plan to replace or upgrade their existing fluoridation system.
Funding from this Component may be used to develop the Engineering Report needed to apply for the Drinking Water Fluoridation Request for Application # 1604120739, available on the Grants Gateway (DOH01-DWF3R2-2016), and needed to apply for certain types of projects outlined in Component 2 of this funding opportunity (Grants Gateway # DOH01-DWF2R2-2016).
Funding will be made available to municipalities to hire a New York State licensed professional engineer to develop a full Engineering Report in accordance with Section 1.1 of Recommended Standards for Water Works, 2012 Edition and Attachment 3.
Where fluoridation system implementation or improvements/upgrades are part of a larger project, only the costs associated with the fluoridation component will be eligible for funding under this opportunity.
A Project Coordinator from the municipality should be assigned to oversee the engineer and the project as a whole.
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Eligibility Criteria" for clarification)
Special district governments
Additional Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be a NYS county, city, town, or village that own their public water system and water supply including a county in which a public authority owns both its public water system and the water supply for the system.
Please note: Federal Government, Native American, private, and State owned water systems are not eligible for this funding; and
-The water system must be a community water system or sell water wholesale to one or more community water systems.
In addition to the eligibility criteria listed above, applicants must meet one of the following criteria below:
- The water system must:
-- Serve at least 5,000 people (includes people served directly through service connections and indirectly through wholesale purchase); or
-- Currently be fluoridating the public water supply; or
-- Have the necessary approvals in place to add fluoride to the public water supply in accordance with New York State Public Health Law §1100-a.
Questions are due by May 31, 2016. To the degree possible, each inquiry should cite the Funding Opportunity section and paragraph to which it refers. Questions, answers and updates will be posted on or about June 23, 2016.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until August 31, 2016 by 4:00 PM.
Effective January 1, 2012, in order to do business with New York State, you must have a vendor identification number. As part of the Statewide Financial System (SFS), the Office of the State Comptroller's Bureau of State Expenditures has created a centralized vendor repository called the New York State Vendor File. In the event of an award and in order to initiate a contract with the New York State Department of Health, vendors must be registered in the New York State Vendor File and have a valid New York State Vendor ID.
If already enrolled in the Vendor File, please include the Vendor Identification number on the application cover sheet. If not enrolled, to request assignment of a Vendor Identification number, please submit a New York State Office of the State Comptroller Substitute Form W-9, which can be found on-line at: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/vendor_management/issues_guidance.htm.
You may also contact the SFS Help Desk at 855-233-8363 or by emailing at helpdesk@sfs.ny.gov.
Counties/municipalities must be registered in the Grants Gateway.
If not already registered, on the Grants Reform Website, download a copy of the Registration Form for Administrator. A signed, notarized original form must be sent to the Division of Budget at the address provided in the instructions. You will be provided with a Username and Password allowing you to access the Gateway.
If you have previously registered and do not know your Username, please email grantsreform@its.ny.gov. If you do not know your Password, please click the Forgot Password link from the main log in page and follow the prompts.
Applications must be submitted online via the Grants Gateway by the date and time posted. Reference materials and videos are available for Grantees applying to funding opportunities on the NYS Grants Gateway.
Select the "Grantee Quick Start Guide Applications" from the menu on the left. There is also a more detailed "Grantee User Guide" available on this page as well.
Once the application is complete, prospective grantees are strongly encouraged to submit their applications at least 48 hours prior to the due date and time. This will allow sufficient opportunity for the applicant to obtain assistance and take corrective action should there be a technical issue with the submission process. Both DOH and Grants Reform staff are available to answer applicant's technical questions and provide technical assistance prior to the application due date and time.
Additional Funding Information
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$300,000
Estimated Size of Grant
Up to $50,000.
Term of Contract
For applications received on or before August 31, 2016 (second review cycle), the anticipated contract period is December 31, 2016 - December 30, 2017.
Contracts will be awarded for an initial 12-month period, with an option for a no-cost extension for projects that require additional time to be completed.
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates / changes / addendums / conferences / LOIs.
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