Description:

The purpose of this Request for Application (RFA) is to award grants to support counties, cities, towns, or villages (municipalities), for costs related to the planning, construction, installation, repair, replacement, or upgrade of fluoride equipment in drinking water facilities.

The Department is seeking applications from municipalities, which own their public water system and water supply, including public authorities, looking to either: 1) develop an Engineering Report to determine the feasibility of starting community water fluoridation or upgrade/modify an existing fluoridation system; or 2) to purchase, upgrade, replace or repair water fluoridation equipment to initiate or maintain community water fluoridation. It is anticipated that approximately $5 million will be made available under this RFA. This funding is authorized under the 2017-18 NYS Enacted Executive Budget.

This RFA has two components:

Component 1: Planning and Feasibility Projects support municipalities seeking to pursue an Engineering report to:

• Study the feasibility (technical and economical) of starting fluoridation; OR,

• Develop a technical plan for initiating fluoridation; OR,
• Upgrade existing fluoridation system, including projects that have structural, chemical, or process modifications, that requires professional design services.

Maximum awards for Component 1 is $50,000 with approximately $500,000 available for awards.It is expected that at least 10 projects will be funded under this Component. Additional projects may be funded depending on application score and availability of funding.

Component 2: Implementation and Maintenance Projects support municipalities looking to upgrade, replace, repair or purchase equipment^[1] to initiate or maintain water fluoridation.  This Component also includes construction/modification of buildings for the storage of fluoride additives and/or equipment, and upgrade of buildings and/or fluoridation equipment to meet Ten State Standards.

Maximum awards for Component 2 is $1 million with approximately $4.5 million available for funding. It is expected that at least 4 projects will be funded under this Component.  Additional projects may be funded depending on application score and availability of funding.

Applicants may only apply for one Component (either Component 1 or 2) at a time.  If both Components are required for your project, it is advised that you apply for Component 1 (Planning and Feasibility Projects) first.  Once an applicant has been awarded funding for Component 1 and has completed their project (Engineering Report developed and final voucher and progress report submitted to NYSDOH), an applicant may then submit a separate application for Component 2:  Implementation and Maintenance Project funding.

Applications will be accepted continuously until funding is exhausted. Applications received after funding is exhausted will be rejected, and the applicant will be notified of such. Contracts are expected to be executed approximately 6 months after the application is received.

[1] Water fluoridation equipment: equipment required for the fluoride feed system (saturator, dry feed, or acid-based system), testing and analysis of fluoride, and/or personal operator safety when operating the fluoride feed system.

Due Date: 09/18/2017

Contract Term: 1 year

Location:

Ad Type: Grant or notice of funds availability

Primary Contact:

Health, NYS Dept. of Division of Family Health Corning Tower Erin Knoerl Community Water Fluoridation Program Manager Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12237 United States Ph: 518-474-1961 Fax: dfhdwf@health.ny.gov

 

Secondary contact:

Health, NYS Dept. of Division of Family Health Corning Tower Erin Knoerl Community Water Fluoridation Program Manager Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12237 United States Ph: 518-474-1961 Fax: dfhdwf@health.ny.gov

*Original proposal online at https://www.nyscr.ny.gov/iframes/openAdDetail.cfm?id=A01E0A0E-B336-426F-9860-B47C2FAC1138