New York Consolidated Laws, Public Health Law - PBH § 2515-a. Administration

1. The department is authorized to request and receive community service project plans, as defined in section twenty-five hundred fifteen-b of this title.  Such projects shall be limited to a twelve month duration but may, with the approval of such department, be renewed for additional periods based on demonstrated effectiveness, need, and availability of funds.  The department shall offer technical assistance to applicants for and operators of community service projects.  Technical assistance shall be provided for, but shall not be limited to, the following activities:  development of community service plans, overall program planning, contract development, budgeting, and designing local client-specific data collection systems.

2. The department shall review such community service project plans.  The commissioner, within appropriations made therefor, may approve such plans for funding in accordance with the provisions of this title.  In approving or disapproving the funding of such plans, the commissioner shall only approve projects which meet the requirements set forth in section twenty-five hundred fifteen-b of this title which demonstrate clear coordinating activities with local social services districts and other available city, school, county, state or federally funded programs and shall give priority to projects which: