The state sets forth timelines for when contracts and payments must be given to non-profits. Executive Order 202.48 eliminates those restrictions says Chief Executive Officer at the New York Council of Non-profits, Inc., Doug Sauer.

Sauer says some non-profits have already gone months without state funds, and been operating on the hopes the state will renew their contract. He says non-profits operating without a contract are taking a risk of receiving no payment at all from the state. Sauer says if the state doesn’t prioritize non-profits services won’t be available for a community reeling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.