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The 2022-23 Enacted Budget provided $30 million in capital funds for the alteration, rehabilitation and improvement of various facilities operated by the State-supported Schools for the Blind and Deaf authorized under Article 85 of the Education Law. The appropriation requires that funds be prioritized for health and safety needs and apportioned based on a plan developed by the State Education Department (SED) and approved by the Division of the Budget (DOB). This RFA represents such approved plan.

Examples of eligible projects include, but are not limited to, repair or replacement of interior and exterior systems such as a roof, building envelope, water drainage or sewage system; repair or replacement of building mechanical systems such as a heating, cooling, and building ventilation system; systems to mitigate poor indoor air or water quality; repair or replacement of plumbing or electrical systems; repair or replacement of other unsafe building conditions needing immediate attention; alterations, rehabilitation or improvements needed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); alterations, rehabilitation or improvements for building emergency systems, such as emergency exit and egress pathways, fire alarm or fire suppression systems, access controls and door hardening, electrical system hazards; flooding protection hazards and mechanical system hazards needing immediate attention; and renovations required as a result of the abatement or removal of hazardous materials such as mold or asbestos

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