The State will award service and operating funding for housing developed with capital funding to support the needs of the qualifying individuals residing in the housing units. Up to $34,000 in services and operating funding is available annually for each qualifying individual for projects sited in NYC metro area. Up to $31,000 in services and operating funding is available annually for each individual in projects sited in the rest of state. The State anticipates providing a two-percent inflationary adjustment in subsequent years, subject to available appropriations for and/or statutory authorization of such increases. Funding must be linked to a housing development project that will create new housing units through new construction, the adaptive reuse of non-residential space, or the repurposing of vacant residential units. A development project is permitted to occur on multiple properties. For example, construction of infill homes on multiple sites throughout a neighborhood is allowed. However, ESSHI funds may not be utilized for a scattered site apartment housing model owned and operated by a private landlord. For example, an agency leasing several units of housing from an existing apartment complex does not meet the eligibility requirements set forth by ESSHI. Funding through this RFP is available to support the services and operating needs of projects, which may be in various stages of capital development...
