Summary
The New York State Council on Developmental Disabilities (CDD) is soliciting proposals for the Customized Employment Initiative to fund one grantee up to $350,000 per year for four years to identify and eliminate gaps in customized employment services across New York State. Applications must be submitted through the Statewide Financial System (SFS) and nonprofit applicants must be prequalified in SFS by the proposal due date; the posting references required attachments and application documents available via SFS and the CDD funding page. The RFP release date is listed as 2026-06-29 and the proposal due date is 2026-08-07 (11:59 PM ET), with an anticipated award announcement on 2026-09-08.