(c) In determining grants to be awarded, the department shall consider
the following: (i) that a not-for-profit organization applying for a
grant under this subdivision is a bonafide organization which shall have
demonstrated by its immediate past and current activities its ability to
lead or to assist in the development of projects, such as child day care
centers meeting the needs of low-income families; (ii) the need for day
care centers in the area; (iii) the potential viability for a child day
care center to succeed in the area; and (iv) such other matters as the
department determines necessary.
(d) Grants shall be awarded to eligible entities where the department
identifies an insufficient supply of child day care programs. Grants
awarded pursuant to the request for proposals shall not exceed
seventy-five thousand dollars per project.
3. Child care construction grants. (a) The child care construction
grants awarded pursuant to this section and section sixteen-g of the
urban development corporation act shall be available for not-for-profit
child care facilities construction projects owned or to be owned by
not-for-profit corporations for use as child day care centers that will
be duly approved, licensed, inspected, supervised, and regulated as may
be determined to be necessary and appropriate by the department, except
that with respect to child day care centers located in the city of New
York, such child day care centers will be duly approved, licensed,
inspected, supervised, and regulated as may be determined to be
necessary and appropriate by the commissioner of the department of
health of the city of New York.
(b) Grants shall be made through contracts to not-for-profit
corporations for child care facilities construction projects pursuant to
a request for proposal process jointly developed by the department and
the urban development corporation in consultation with the department of
economic development. The department shall receive, initially review,
and assess applications to determine which projects should be referred
to the urban development corporation and to rank by groups, the referred
projects according to the capacity of such projects to meet identified
needs for child day care. In assessing such applications, the department
shall consider: (i) the need for day care services in the area; (ii) the
potential viability for a child day care center to succeed in the area;
(iii) the qualifications of the proposed provider to operate a child
care center; (iv) the potential for meeting applicable regulatory
requirements; (v) the appropriateness of the site for licensing as a day
care center and (vi) such other matters as the department determines
necessary.
(c) Upon the timely completion of the department's initial review and
selection of applications meeting criteria, the department shall
immediately submit such selected applications and the group rankings of
such applications to the urban development corporation which, in
consultation with the department of economic development, shall select
award recipients. No later than upon submission of the selected
applications, the department shall also suballocate all moneys
appropriated for such purposes to such corporation.
4. Programs conducted pursuant to this section of law are limited to
the amounts appropriated therefor.