Dear MRT Listserv Subscriber:
The Access to Home for Medicaid application is now available on the NYS Homes and Community Renewal website, www.nyshcr.org/Funding/. Applications are due no later than 4:00pm Wednesday, September 28, 2016. Applications must be submitted using the Community Development Online Application System (CDOL) available at: www.nyshcr.org/Forms/. You must pre-register for the CDOL system prior to submitting an application for funding.
Applications will be accepted for programs that propose funding for one or more of the following activities in existing residential units:
- Installations of ramps, lifts, and other similar measures to permit access to and from the exterior of a building;
- Modifications to kitchens and bathrooms to provide access to persons with mobility limitations or disabling conditions;
- Interior accessibility modifications that will permit access within the unit for persons with mobility limitations or other disabling conditions;
- Installation of devices to permit a safe environment for persons with hearing or visual impairments;
- Architectural and engineering work, testing of assisted units for environmental, health and safety purposes, and other professional services necessary for the installation of accessibility modifications;
- Other activities required to install accessibility modifications.
For more information, the Notice of Funding Availability can be found at: http://www.nyshcr.org/Funding/Awards/2016-OCR-HOUSING-RESOURCES-NOFA.pdf.
Thank you.