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A Payee Information (or PI)/NYSED Substitute W-9 is a required part of the grant application/funding reimbursement process for all ORISS funding opportunities.

In order to claim reimbursement for Mandated Services Aid, Religious and Independent schools are required to have a Vendor record established in the Statewide Financial System and obtain an OSC Vendor ID number.Ìý Following is a compilation of religious and independent schools listed by BEDS code number with the corresponding OSC Vendor ID.Ìý Please check this list or look up your school in to ascertain your school's OSC Vendor ID before beginning any reimbursement claims..Ìý

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If your school wishes to receive reimbursement funds from NYSED, and does not have an OSC Vendor ID#, you must complete both the NYSED Substitute W-9 form and the Payee Information form and return it by mail with anÌýoriginal signatureÌý(photocopies are not accepted) to:

Office of Religious and Independent School Support (ORISS)

RoomÌý1078ÌýEBA, 89 Washington Avenue

Albany, NY 12234

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Payee Information Application Form (PI) and the NYSED Substitute Form W-9

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Schools that have submitted Substitute W-9s that are not included on the list were most likely sent correspondence requesting additional information and are still pending.Ìý If you are one of these schools, please respond to the Department’s request for additional information at your earliest possible convenience.Ìý

It is important for all schools to note that the information contained in the OSC Vendor Record is what will be used to process MSA and CAP payments.Ìý It will be the school’s responsibility to ensure that this information is correct and kept up to date.Ìý Each school that received an OSC Vendor ID will or has already been given a User ID and Password to access and manage your vendor record at the

Questions concerning the establishment or maintenance of a vendor account should be addressed to: Phone: (855) 233-8363 or (518) 457-7717 or Email:Ìýhelpdesk@sfs.ny.gov