Aid to Localities Spending Plan Guidelines

The Aid to Localities Spending Plan Allocation Guidelines is a collection of the rules that govern the expenditure of Aid to Localities funds whether allocated through a state aid letter to a county or through a direct contract with the Office of Mental Health (OMH). OMH issues a new version of the guidelines for each state fiscal year. They take effect in New York City on July 1 of that year and in Upstate and Long Island on January 1 of the following calendar year. They remain in effect until such time as a new issuance occurs.

You may obtain a printed copy of the Guidelines by contacting the Bureau of Community Budget and Financial Management Group, by telephone at (518) 474-5968 or by e-mail. The requestor is responsible for the cost associated with printing the Guidelines.

Comments or questions about the Aid to Localities Spending Plan Allocation Guidelines may be addressed to the Field Office for budget issues and the Claims Unit for claiming and payment issues.

Region	Field Office Contact Person	Telephone Number	Email
Western	Nicole Slootsky	(716) 533-4075	Nicole.Slootsky@omh.ny.gov
Central	Daniel Goff	(315) 426-3935	Daniel.Goff@omh.ny.gov
Hudson River	Song Huang	(845) 454-8229	Songyun.Huang@omh.ny.gov
New York City	JinLu Huang	(212) 330-1650	JinLu.Huang@omh.ny.gov
Long Island	Jose Bohorquez	(631) 761-2508	Jose.Bohorquez@omh.ny.gov
Central Office	Elyse Barna	(518) 474-5968	Elyse.Barna@omh.ny.gov

Function	Claims Unit Contact Person	Telephone Number	Email
Contracts	Rachel Gaul	(518) 473-7885	Rachel.Gaul@omh.ny.gov
Payments	Rachel Gaul	(518) 473-7885	Rachel.Gaul@omh.ny.gov
Closeouts	Rachel Gaul	(518) 473-7885	Rachel.Gaul@omh.ny.gov

To view the Guidelines that apply to a particular county, click on Approval Letter below and then select the desired County, or to view the Guidelines that apply to a particular Direct Contract, click on Direct Contract below and then select the desired Contract.

Approval Letter              Direct Contract

Unless otherwise specified in an OMH funding source packet, the Fiscal Policy Control Points outlined in the Aid-to-Localities Fiscal Contracting Guidelines apply to all direct contract and subcontract agencies that receive Aid to Localities funds from the Office of Mental Health. If there is no specific funding source packet for a funding source listed on your contract summary (e.g. 162 Geriatric Mental Health Act, 164 Suicide Prevention) the fiscal policy control points in the Aid-to-Localities Fiscal Contracting Guidelines will apply to that funding source.

Comments or questions about the information on this page can be directed to the Community Budget & Financial Management (CBFM) Group.