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Office of Mental Health

Enhanced Step-Down Program – Mental Health and Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities

The Office of Mental Health, with the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, is seeking proposals from not-for-profit organizations to operate Enhanced Step-Down Programs.

These programs are for Adults with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities. They must include a specialized model of critical time intervention and transitional housing to support safe discharges from inpatient units and emergency departments.

OMH intends to award five programs throughout the State, serving:

  • New York City
  • Western New York
  • Central New York
  • Hudson River
  • Long Island

Attention

UPDATE 9/20/2024

Please be advised that the budget template in SFS has calculation errors. A corrected budget template is available on this page. To allow for any adjustments to be made to budgets and/or applications, the due date of the RFP is being extended to Wednesday, October 9, 2024. The due time remains the same at 2:00 PM EST.