N.Y. SOS Law § 45-D

§ 45-d. Operating plans. 1. Contracts with not-for-profit corporations\nand charitable organizations shall be approved by the social services\ndistrict, or the commissioner in the case of direct applications, in\naccordance with an operational plan submitted pursuant to the provisions\nof subdivision two of this section.\n 2. The social services district, or the commissioner in the case of\ndirect applications, shall require that, in order to receive funds\npursuant to this title, the not-for-profit corporation or charitable\norganization must submit an operating plan. Preference shall be given to\nplans which demonstrate that existing state, federal, local and private\ndollars will be utilized to the fullest extent possible to fund the\nservice costs of the project. Such plans shall include but not be\nlimited to:\n (a) the manner in which the capital expenses of the project shall be\nmet;\n (b) the services that will be provided to the residents of the\nproject;\n (c) the specific population that will be served by the project and how\nthe project will address the population's special needs;\n (d) a description of the manner in which coordination with other\nfederal, state, local and private funding sources shall be achieved;\n (e) the cost per month per eligible resident of the services to be\nprovided; and\n (f) evidence demonstrating that such project complies or will comply\nwith existing local, state and federal laws and regulations.\n 3. Prior to entering into a contract pursuant to this title, the\nsocial services district, or the commissioner in the case of direct\napplications, shall determine that the not-for-profit corporation or\ncharitable organization submitting such plan is a bona fide organization\nwhich shall have demonstrated by its past and current activities that it\nhas the ability to maintain, manage or operate such project, that the\norganization is financially responsible, that the proposed project is\nfinancially viable and that the project has been determined to be\nappropriate for the needs of the homeless in the relevant community.\n