New York Safety Net Transformation Program — Rolling Letter of Interest

New York State Department of Health is currently accepting rolling Letters of Interest from eligible safety-net hospitals applying jointly with at least one partner organization for operating and/or capital support to implement transformative partnerships that improve access, quality, outcomes and long-term financial sustainability.

FundingOperating and/or capital funding may be requested. New York State does not publish a fixed award ceiling on the current program page; applicants must estimate the funding needed for the proposed transformation in the Letter of Interest.

DeadlineRolling — the Department currently states there is no deadline for Letters of Interest

Last verifiedAugust 29, 2026

Required next actionConfirm that the hospital meets the Safety Net Transformation Program definition under Public Health Law Section 2825-i and is in appropriate regulatory standing; identify at least one eligible partner organization and define the new or expanded collaborative model; prepare the Letter of Interest with hospital and partner identifiers, organizational information, requested regulatory flexibilities if any, the proposed collaborative model, anticipated transformation plan and estimated operating and/or capital funding request; submit the joint Letter of Interest to SafetyNetTransformation@health.ny.gov; and be prepared to complete a detailed transformation plan if invited to submit a full application.

Broad Eligibility

The lead organization must be an eligible New York safety-net hospital under Public Health Law Section 2825-i and must jointly apply with at least one identified partner organization. Eligible partners may include health systems, hospitals, health plans, residential health care facilities, physician groups, community-based organizations and other healthcare entities. The Department selectively invites Letter of Interest parties to complete a full application after reviewing eligibility and the merits of the proposed transformation.

Atlas Analysis

Exceptional New York safety-net opportunity because the program can support both operating and capital transformation rather than a narrow one-time project. The strongest candidates will pair a financially vulnerable safety-net hospital with a credible partner and a genuinely transformative model that improves access, equity, quality and outcomes while producing a defensible path to long-term financial sustainability. New York's Q&A cautions that a simple standalone technology implementation is unlikely to qualify without a broader transformation strategy, so technology should be embedded within a substantive clinical, operational or organizational redesign.

Source verificationOfficial government source · www.health.ny.govAtlas last verified this record August 29, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗