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MARCH 2026 | MAYOR'S OFFICE OF CONTRACT SERVICES |
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FY27 Budget Support /
1:1 Office Hours
Need help with your Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) budget submission? MOCS is offering 1:1 Office Hours to guide providers through the PASSPort budget submission.
Use this time to:
- Ask questions about the template
- Get help duplicating last year's budget
- Get help with budget modifications
To prepare for your session, watch this short video on how to share your screen and make sure you’re already logged in to PASSPort. Accurate, timely budgets keep contracts on track and ensure your organization gets paid without delays.
Additional Learning Resources include our Budget guide, Budget FAQs, and the upcoming webinars: FY27 Budget Setup for HHS Providers!
Register today and make budget submissions easy!
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 March 25th, April 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th:
FY27 Budget Setup for HHS Providers
(live webinar)
Register here.
April 14th:
Subcontracting in PASSPort for Prime Vendors (live webinar)
Register here.
April 15th:
Completing HHS PQL
(live webinar)
Register here.
April 16th:
Submitting Invoices
(live webinar)
Register here.
April 21st:
Budget Submission
(live webinar)
Register here.
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 Need a loan? Try the Returnable Grant Fund!
The Returnable Grant Fund (RGF) is a program managed by the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services (MOCS), with loans issued by the Fund for the City of New York (FCNY). Loans are interest-free, service-fee-free, and offered to human service providers contracting with the City. If your organization anticipates needing help with critical expenses while awaiting contracted funds, review the eligibility criteria in the application and apply today!
Applications must be submitted to your NYC contracting agency. For more information, visit our Returnable Grant Fund webpage.
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 Office Hours for Discretionary Awardees!
Complete pending contract tasks in PASSPort to secure your funding!
To support completion, MOCS is now offering one-on-one office hours to all discretionary awardees. During these sessions, MOCS can assist providers with vendor document submission, budget completion, and invoice management.
To prepare for your session, watch this short video on how to share your screen.
Register today for hands-on support!
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 Employee Spotlight: Misato
A member of the Learning & Development team, Misato has been with MOCS and the City for over 10 years. Before that, she worked in the private sector in various roles including client support, quality assurance, and information security training compliance and reporting. Plus, one year of teaching English in Japan as part of the JET Program.
In her current role, she produces learning resources, writes articles, reviews and edits content, and supports special projects and reporting. Misato has a bachelor of arts degree in Art History and Asian Studies and has a masters degree in Library Science.
Misato enjoys catering to her two cat overlords (Sojo and Kombu), traveling, and learning new skills (like kayaking, x-country skiing, riding horses, and fixing cars).
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 Impress your colleagues with eye‑catching charts!
Use Vendor Reports to better visualize your organization’s PASSPort data. Simply apply filters to get exactly what you need, then export the pivot table to Excel, PDF, or Word.
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Where in PASSPort do you update EFT details?
Trick question! Your Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT/direct deposit) information isn’t stored in PASSPort—it’s managed in the Payee Information Portal (PIP). To update your bank account details, log in to PIP. Want to learn more? Check out the PIP info page.
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 PASSPort Materials Survey
If you’re a PASSPort user and recently used one of our learning resources, we want to hear from you.
Why? Team L&D is here to provide clear guidance and ensure that is reflected in our learning materials.
Your feedback will help us to see if we are on the right track or need to make some adjustments.
So, go ahead – complete this survey and tell us how you really feel!
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 Vendor Reports:
Video Demos Now Available!
Already exploring the charts and data in the Vendor Reporting tab in PASSPort? Great!
If you haven’t used the Vendor Reports yet, now’s the perfect time to get started.
We just added short video demos to the PASSPort: Vendor Reports guide to walk you through the reports:
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New Citywide Policy FAQs
Do you have questions about the Citywide Anti-Nepotism Policy or the Conflict of Interest and Related Party Transactions Policy? We now have the answers!
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“I Don’t See Opportunities That
Match What I’m Selling.”
We often this. Visit the MOCS website and learn how to:
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