New York State Cannabis Management Community Grants Reinvestment Fund

New York State Cannabis Management Community Grants Reinvestment Fund is sponsored by New York State Office of Cannabis Management. This fund supports restorative, youth-focused services that intersect with criminal justice system impacts, particularly for communities harmed by past drug policies.

Community Reinvestment Program Applicants | Office of Cannabis Management Community Reinvestment Program Community Reinvestment Program Applicants The Community Reinvestment Program Grant application is now closed.

Community Reinvestment Program Applicants By law, the Community Reinvestment Program may be designed to fund such initiatives as job placement, job skills services, adult education, mental health treatment, substance use disorder treatment, housing, financial literacy, community banking, nutrition services, services to address adverse childhood experiences, afterschool and child care services, system navigation services, legal services to address barriers to reentry, including, but not limited to, providing representation and related assistance with expungement, vacatur, substitution and resentencing of marihuana- related convictions, and linkages to medical care, women's health services and other community-based supportive services.

According to the guidance of the Cannabis Advisory Board, the program may choose to focus on different areas in the future. The grants from this program may also be used to further support the social and economic equity program created by article four of the cannabis law and as established by the Cannabis Control Board. VIEW PROGRAM OVERVIEW (PDF) Register in the OCM eGrants System How Do Applicants Get Registered?

Community Reinvestment Program grant applications submitted online in the OCM eGrants system . Not-for-profits must complete the following steps to apply: The Head of Organization for the applicant must register on its behalf. The Head of Organization is an individual that serves in a leadership role and will ultimately be responsible for managing the organization’s OCM eGrants system profile and user pool.

To begin the registration process, the Head of Organization should click on the " Head of Organization? Register Here! " link on the OCM eGrants system login screen, complete the online registration form, and click the " Register " button to submit their request.

The Head of Organization will be asked to provide their organization’s NYS Statewide Financial System (SFS) Supplier ID. If your organization does not have an SFS Supplier ID, assistance in obtaining one will be provided through the OCM eGrants system registration process. Please submit your registration form with the SFS Supplier ID field blank.

A member of the ITS Grants Management team will contact you regarding next steps. OCM eGrants Registration Training Training on the OCM eGrants system registration process is available in the " Resources " section on our Community Reinvestment Program page . All OCM eGrants system registration questions should be directed to ITS Grants Management at [email protected] .

Please include “OCM eGrants Registration” in the subject line of the email. Grants Management reserves 3-5 business days to process registration requests and additional time may be required to obtain an SFS Supplier ID is necessary. Please plan accordingly.

On completion of the registration process, the Head of Organization will receive an email detailing critical next steps. These steps are summarized below and can be completed concurrently. However, BOTH steps must be complete by future application due dates.

Prequalify in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) How Do Applicants Get Prequalified? Not-for-profit Applicants must be prequalified through the SFS Vendor Portal on the date and time applications are due in response to future RFAs. Applications received from not-for-profits that do not meet the above requirement will not be considered for funding.

Note: As part of the prequalification process, applicants will be asked to choose a State Agency. A Prequalification Specialist from the chosen Agency will evaluate the prequalification application. The Office of Cannabis Management is not one of the Agency choices; please choose the Agency that most closely aligns with your mission.

A wide range of resources available on the Grants Management website's Prequalification page to facilitate the prequalification process. Nonprofit applicants are encouraged to review the NYS Prequalification Manual (PDF) . This document includes the questions and required forms that make up the prequalification application and is often used by not-for-profits to prepare in anticipation of receiving access to the system.

The SFS Grantee User Manual (PDF) and virtual Entering and Submitting Prequalification Applications (PDF) training are also helpful. New York State reserves 5-10 business days from the receipt of complete Prequalification applications to conduct its review. If supplementary information or updates are required, review times will be longer.

Due to the length of time this process could take to complete, it is advised that not-for-profits prequalify as soon as possible. Failure to successfully complete the prequalification process may result in a grant application being disqualified. Questions regarding Prequalification should be sent to the SFS Helpdesk at [email protected] or call 518-457-7717 .

Apply for Grant in the OCM eGrants system How Do Applicants Apply for the Community Reinvestment Program Grant? Future applicants will need to initiate, complete, and submit responses in the OCM eGrants system. Applications received offline (paper or email) or after the due date and time will not be considered.

OCM eGrants Application Training To initiate an application, login to the OCM eGrants system . In the My Opportunities section of the Dashboard, click on the " Community Reinvestment Program Grants " link to initiate an application. Note that once you have initiated an application, it will be viewable in the My Tasks section of the Dashboard.

Do not click on the My Opportunities link again unless attempting to create additional applications. Completing an Application Completing an application involves filling out a series of online forms to document your proposed project. Use the navigation bar on the left side of the screen move between forms.

Make sure to save each form along the way. To submit your application, click the " Submit " button under Status Options at the bottom of the navigation bar. You will receive email confirmation that your application was received.

Training on the OCM eGrants system registration process is available in the " Resources " section on our Community Reinvestment Program page . Questions about applying? Questions regarding initiating, completing, and submitting applications should be directed to [email protected] .

Please include “OCM eGrants Application” in the subject line of the email. How will applicants be selected for awards? Applications were submitted to OCM’s eGrants system to be scored by a panel of qualified reviewers.

Application questions cover information about the applicant’s organization, the community they plan to serve, the activities they’re proposing, and a budget. Organizations will be selected based on scoring of all application materials, assessing their ability to implement a successful project aligned with the goals of the Community Reinvestment Program.

To ensure limited resources are available to areas of the State where funding can have the most impact, the 2024 grant cycle aimed to prioritize funding to counties identified as high-need for youth-oriented services and as historically under-resourced and overpoliced.

Additionally, OCM and the Cannabis Advisory Board intend to make at least one award within each Empire State Development (ESD) Region to ensure geographic distribution of awards across the State. Scroll back to the top of the page Office of Cannabis Management