Can We Use DASNY's Services? Find out how DASNY can assist your institution, or the institution you represent, with financing, design and/or construction services. DASNY may serve your institution’s financing, design and/or construction needs if your institution is covered to receive our services under statute. If your institution falls within any of the six (6) categories listed below, please contact us as DASNY could be available to serve you as a resource. Governmental Entity Governmental entities may include counties, villages, towns and cities with respect to specific facilities, and State agencies, such as the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York State Office of Mental Health, and the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. Public or Private Not-For-Profit Higher Education Degree-Granting Institution Chartered by the Board of Regents For example, the State University of New York (SUNY) or the City University of New York(CUNY) would be a type of public entity, and Columbia University would be a type of private not-for-profit entity, included within this category. Not-For-Profit Health Care Provider These may include not-for-profit nursing home companies, not-for-profit hospitals, not-for-profit medical corporations, not-for-profit residential health care facilities, voluntary agencies and providers regulated by the State of New York or one of its agencies. Not-For-Profit Facility for the Aged A New York not-for-profit corporation operating a program to provide facilities for persons 60 years of age or older, and any other person who is the spouse of and resides with a person 60 years of age or older. School District, Special Act School, Board of Cooperative Educational Services or Private Not-For-Profit Schools These may include school districts, special act schools educating children with handicapping conditions pursuant to contracts with public school districts or social services districts, Boards of Cooperative Educational Services that are regulated by the New York State Department of Education, or private not-for-profit schools pursuant to New York State Education Law, Article 89. Library These include libraries chartered by the New York State Board of Regents or incorporated under the New York State Not-For-Profit Corporation Law constituting a public library, an association library, or a free library as defined under the New York State Education Law.