N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 440.7

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 440.7 - Application information and procedures

(a)Outreach and technical services.

The office will provide outreach and technical services to assist project applicants in preparing applications that are complete and which address the commissioner's annual funding priorities. Applicants may contact the appropriate representative of the office to schedule a pre-application conference.

(b)Performance timelines.

(1) The office and the project sponsor will develop specific performance timelines for inclusion in the project agreement that are feasible for the project sponsor and acceptable to the office. Timelines will address the steps necessary to initiate, progress or complete a project, including raising the project sponsor's match; submitting appraisals, plans and specifications; obtaining permits or other approvals; submitting documents necessary to verify compliance with article 15-A of Executive Law; or submitting interim and final project reports.

(2) Timelines must provide that a development project will be initiated no later than six months after a project agreement is executed and approved by the State Comptroller, and completed no later than two years subsequent to such approval. Acquisitions are required to be completed within one year of the State Comptroller's approval of the project agreement. The office may vary these timelines when it is deemed appropriate for a particular project.

(3) The office, in its discretion, may cancel projects which do not adhere to mutually established timelines. Sponsors of projects which are so cancelled may reapply in the next appropriate funding cycle.

(c)Application informatian.

Application information may be obtained from the office's web site at www.nysparks.com/grants or from the Albany office or from the regional grants administrator at the appropriate regional office listed below:

Western New York Region - Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie and Niagara

OPRHP, Beaver Island State Park, 2136 West Oakfield, Grand Island, NY 14072

(716) 773-5292, FAX (716) 773-4150

Finger Lakes Region - Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates

OPRHP, Allegany State Park

ASP Route 1, Salamanca, NY 14779

(716) 354-9101, FAX (716) 354-2255

Long Island Region - Nassau and Suffolk

OPRHP, Belmont Lake State Park

P.O. Box 247, Babylon, NY 11702

(631) 321-3543, FAX (631) 321-3721

New York City Region - Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens and Richmond

OPRHP, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building

163 West 125th Street, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10027

(212) 866-2599, FAX (212) 866-3186

Capital District Region - Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren and Washington

OPRHP, Saratoga Spa State Park

19 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-6214

(518) 584-2000, FAX (518) 584-5694

Central New York Region - Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga and Oswego

OPRHP, Clark Reservation State Park

6105 East Seneca Turnpike, Jamesville, NY 13078-9516

(315) 492-1756, FAX (315) 492-3277

Southern Tier Region - Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Delaware, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga and Tompkins

OPRHP, 2221 Taughannock Park Road, Trumansburg, NY 14886

(607) 387-7041, FAX (607) 387-3390

Mohawk Valley Region - Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego and Schoharie

OPRHP, Clark Reservation State Park

6105 East Seneca Turnpike, Jamesville, NY 13078-9516

(315) 492-1756, FAX (315) 492-3277

Mid-Hudson Region - Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester

OPRHP, Taconic Regional Office

9 Old Post Road, Staatsburg, NY 12580

(845) 889-3866, FAX (845) 889-8321

North Country Region - Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence

OPRHP, Keewaydin State Park, Alexandria Bay, NY 13607

(315) 482-2593, FAX (315) 482-9413

(d)Application documentation.

Except as set forth in subdivision (e) of this section, the grant application shall include the following:

(1) general applicant information;

(2) a narrative description of the proposed project, its expected public benefit, the applicant's commitment to maintaining or operating the project and how the project conforms to the commissioner's funding priority for the cycle in which the application is submitted;

(3) a budget detailing the total cost of the project, and sources of the applicant's match;

(4) the agreement of any co-owner of the land and of the holder of any mortgage or other lien on the project site to subordinate that interest to assure compliance with the public benefit agreement required by section 440.10(b)(9) of this Part;

(5) anticipated performance timelines for initiating and completing the project;

(6) for projects other than acquisitions, either the deed to the property or documentation of the project sponsor's interest in the project site as set forth in section 440.3 of this Part;

(7) for projects where the project sponsor is a municipality, environmental information including a description of existing natural and cultural resources, an evaluation of the project's environmental impact and documentation showing compliance with the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA); for projects where the project sponsor is a not-for-profit corporation, environmental information including a description of existing natural and cultural resources, an evaluation of the project's environmental impact and such other information as the commissioner shall require to make a final SEQRA determination;

(8) program specific information required by sections 441.2, 442.3 and 443.2 of this Title respectively; and

(9) such other information as may be required by the commissioner in order to accommodate requirements arising from annual program priorities.

(e) The application process shall be announced prior to each grant round. Applications received after the specified deadline will not be accepted. At the discretion of the office, paragraphs (d)(4), (6) and (8) of this section may be submitted after the application is submitted but prior to execution of the project agreement with the project sponsor, however, such late submission may be a negative factor in the rating criteria.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 440.7