2006 New York Code - Application For Funding.

 
    § 548-d. Application  for funding. 1. Application process. In response
  to a  request  for  proposals,  an  eligible  applicant  may  submit  an
  application  for  funding  for  a project to the department, which shall
  receive all such applications on behalf of the committee. The department
  shall forward all such applications for funding  to  the  committee  for
  review and approval.
    2.  Components  of  application.  Each  application  for funding shall
  include, but not be limited to:
    a.  a  description  of  the  geographic  boundaries  and   demographic
  characteristics  of  the  neighborhood  in  which  the  proposed project
  services will be targeted and an explanation of  why  that  neighborhood
  was selected;
    b.  a description of the services that currently exist in the targeted
  neighborhood, any gaps  in  or  barriers  to  such  services,  including
  identification  of  any  known statutory or regulatory barriers, and the
  resources available within the community to support such services;
    c. a description of how existing services will be made more accessible
  to residents of the targeted neighborhoods, whether or not any  existing
  services  will be expanded, what new services will be provided, how both
  the new and existing services will be coordinated, and what  links  will
  be established among the providers of services in the community;
    d.  a  statement  of the project's goals and objectives, including the
  intended outcome for each specific service or activity contained in  the
  action  plan provided, however, that such outcomes may include, but need
  not  be  limited  to,  appropriate  measurable   factors   relating   to
  employment, health, education, substance abuse, and alcoholism;
    e.  a description of the process and criteria that will be used by the
  applicant to select members of the council;
    f. a description of the method that will be used to develop the action
  plan. Such description shall address the process to be  used  to  engage
  the community residents in developing such action plan; and
    g.  a description of the community's involvement in the development of
  the  application  including  the  involvement  of   local   governmental
  agencies,   voluntary   agencies,   businesses,  foundations,  community
  organizations, and community residents, and the  methods  by  which  the
  applicant will assure continued community involvement in the delivery of
  services and long range planning efforts.