FUNDING
The Youth Bureau administers NYS Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) funding through a Request For Proposal process in the following categories:

•  YDDP                                                                                                                                 (Youth Development/Delinquency Prevention)
  Programs are operated by community based organizations or local municipalities who provide youth recreation, youth service, and delinquency prevention programs. Funding is available at a 50% reimbursable rate. Agency or municipality must supply the match.
• SDPP
  (Special Delinquency Prevention Program)
  Programs are operated by community based organizations who provide delinquency prevention and specialized programs for targeted youth populations. Funding is available at 100% reimbursable rate.
• RHYA
  (Runaway & Homeless Youth Act)
  Programs are operated by NYS OCFS Certified community based organizations who provide either short or long-term shelter and services to runaway and homeless youth. Funding for Part I, short-term, crisis programs and Part II, long-term, transitional programs is available at a 60% reimbursable rate. Agency must provide the 40% match. (For Part I programs 20% must include county tax dollars.)

 The process for seeking funds includes the following:

• Respond to a Request for Proposal (RFP), issued by the Youth Bureau. This is an open and competitive process.
• Develop and submit an outcome-based grant proposal to provide services, supports and opportunities, free of charge, to children and youth 0-21.
• Address the needs of Broome County's youth as identified in the Child and Family Services Plan.

*All applications for funding must be approved by the Youth Bureau Advisory Board, BC Legislature, and the NYS Office of Children and Family Services.

All programs operate annually on a January through December calendar.

2009 Funded Programs

Complete Information on the Agency Funded Youth Programs in Broome County

Broome County Municipal Programs for Children and Youth

Complete Information about Municipal Programs for Youth