ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 94/100
New York Youth Safe Spaces Program — Round 3
New York OMH is offering one $250,000-per-year, five-year award to a New York 501(c)(3) nonprofit to add the Youth Safe Spaces framework to an existing trusted youth-serving community program for ages 12-24. Proposals are due September 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET.
FundingOne award of $250,000 annually for five years ($1.25 million total), contingent on continued State appropriations
DeadlineSeptember 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
Last verifiedAugust 30, 2026
Required next actionConfirm the applicant is a New York 501(c)(3) nonprofit located and doing business in New York State and fully prequalified in SFS; verify the proposed site is in an eligible Economic Development Region and zip code without an existing OMH Youth Safe Space; notify the applicable Local Governmental Unit and retain proof; build the five-year program and budget around the required 250 unduplicated youth annually, minimum 25 hours over four days each week, two Youth Peer Advocate FTEs and 1:10 staffing ratio; complete the proposal PDF, Provider Contact form, certifications and Excel budget; and submit through SFS by September 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET.
Broad Eligibility
Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations located and doing business in New York State that are successfully prequalified in the Statewide Financial System. The proposed supplemental-model site must be in an eligible Economic Development Region and zip code without an existing OMH Youth Safe Space. OMH prioritizes Central New York, excluding Ontario County, then eligible Mid-Hudson, Mohawk Valley and Western New York proposals.
Atlas Analysis
One five-year youth mental-wellness award that adds the Youth Safe Spaces framework to an existing trusted community program serving ages 12-24. The selected provider must serve at least 250 unduplicated youth annually, operate at least 25 hours over four days each week with after-school and school-break access, and maintain two Youth Peer Advocate FTEs and a 1:10 ratio. Year-one startup costs may include justified renovations, training, non-clinical screening tools, vehicle, computers/tablets, hardware, software, mobile devices, data/IT and electronic recordkeeping enhancements. Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit 10/100 because the program is explicitly non-clinical; no N9+ cost should be assumed eligible without a mission-essential participant-service use and OMH approval.
Open now. The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is accepting proposals for Youth Safe Spaces Program Round 3, MH253033, a youth-driven, non-clinical mental-wellness initiative serving young people ages 12-24.
Funding: One award of $250,000 annually for five years, or up to $1.25 million across the contract term, contingent on continued State appropriations. The supplemental model must build Youth Safe Spaces services onto an existing trusted youth-serving community program.
Deadline: September 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET through the New York Statewide Financial System (SFS).
Eligibility: The applicant must be a New York 501(c)(3) nonprofit located and doing business in New York State and successfully prequalified in SFS. The proposed site must be in an eligible Economic Development Region and zip code without an existing OMH Youth Safe Space. OMH gives first priority to Central New York, excluding Ontario County; if no award is made there, eligible Mid-Hudson, Mohawk Valley or Western New York proposals may be considered.
The selected program must serve at least 250 unduplicated youth per year, operate at least 25 hours across at least four days each week, provide after-school and school-break availability, maintain two Youth Peer Advocate FTEs during program hours, and maintain a 1:10 staff-to-youth ratio.
Allowable cost intelligence: Year-one operating funds may support justified startup costs including basic renovations, training, non-clinical prevention screening tools, a vehicle, computers and tablets, hardware, software, phones/mobile devices, furniture, program supplies, data collection and IT costs, and electronic recordkeeping enhancements. A minimum 2% of the budget must support food resources and a minimum 2% must support transportation for youth participants; indirect/administrative overhead is capped at 15%.
Atlas Opportunity Score: 94/100. This is a high-value, unusually well-defined youth mental-health implementation opportunity with a five-year operating horizon and explicit allowance for program technology and IT infrastructure.
N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 10/100. The program is deliberately non-clinical and does not fund a telehealth or remote-exam model as its core purpose. Hardware/software can be allowable when necessary to the approved Youth Safe Spaces mission, but Atlas should not represent N9+ as an eligible direct cost without a clearly justified participant-service use and OMH approval.
Official source: New York OMH Youth Safe Spaces Round 3.
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