Vendor Management Agency for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

Request for Applications #1503180255

Grants Gateway ID: DOH01-VMAWIC-2015

Issued by New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health/Division of Nutrition, Bureau of Supplemental Food Programs

Schedule of Events

Letter of Intent Due July 3, 2015
Applicant Conference Registration Deadline July 3, 2015
Questions Due July 13, 2015
Applicant Conference July 15, 2015
Questions, Answers and Updates Posted (on or about) July 29, 2015
Applications Due August 5, 2015 by 6:00PM

Contact Information

  • Danielle Quigley, MS, RD, CDN
    Public Health Nutritionist 2
    New York State Department of Health
    Division of Nutrition
    Bureau of Supplemental Food Programs
    150 Broadway, Suite 650
    Albany, N.Y. 12204-2719
    Email: wicrfa@health.ny.gov

To learn more about this opportunity, please go to the NYS Grants Gateway at the following web address:

To apply, log into the Grants Gateway and click on the View Opportunities button under View Available Opportunities. To get started, in the Search Criteria, enter the Grant Opportunity name listed above and select the Department of Health as the Funding Agency and hit the Search button. Click on the name of the Grant Opportunity from the search results grid and then click on the APPLY FOR GRANT OPPORTUNITY button located bottom left of the Main page of the Grant Opportunity.

In order to access the online application and other required documents such as the attachments, you MUST be registered and logged into the NYS Grants Gateway system in the user role of either a "Grantee" or a "Grantee Contract Signatory".

The following table will provide a snapshot of which roles are allowed to Initiate, Complete, and Submit the Grant Application(s) in the Grants Gateway.

Role Create and Maintain User Roles Initiate Application Complete Application Submit Application Only View the Application
Delegated Admin X
Grantee X X
Grantee Contract Signatory X X X
Grantee Payment Signatory X X
Grantee System Administrator X X X
Grantee View Only X

For further information on how to apply, please access the Grantee Quick Start Guide under the Pre-Submission Upload Properties for this opportunity.

Reference materials and videos are available for Grantees applying to funding opportunities on the NYS Grants Gateway. Please visit the Grants Reform website at the following web address: http://grantsreform.ny.gov/Grantees and select the "Grantee Quick Start Guide" from the menu. There is also a more detailed "Grantee User Guide" available on this page as well.

Applicants should submit their applications, at a minimum, one (1) hour prior to the submission deadline. The system will perform an application error check and all identified issues must be resolved before the application is successfully submitted. Failure to leave adequate time to address issues identified during this process may jeopardize an applicant's ability to submit their application. The Grants Gateway will notify applicants of successful submission.