The Fiscal Year 2023 Manhattan Community Award Program will be contracted through four city agencies: the Department for the Aging (DFTA), the Department of Correction (DOC), the Department of Education (DOE), and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).
Donor Name: New York City Department of Education
State: New York
Borough: Manhattan
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline: 08/26/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
This is a reimbursement grant. All goods and services must be purchased or provided no later than June 30, 2023 in order for an organization to receive the funding.
Funding Information
One-time contract ranging from $5,000 to $7,500. Please note that the maximum funding for programs contracted via DOE is $5,000.
Criteria
The FY23 Manhattan Community Award Program will prioritize funding to organizations working with Manhattan communities and addressing the items listed below. Additionally, their office is seeking innovative, pilot projects, or established projects that identified an increase in participation addressing these issues.
Priority projects include, but are not limited to:
- Health
- Peer training and/or navigator programs focusing on outreach to homeless populations and those with substance abuse issues
- Programs that research and educate populations regarding the long-term health impacts of Covid-19
- Professional development programs targeting bias in healthcare delivery
- Food pantry and emergency food access programs
- Climate Mitigation and Resiliency
- Public engagement around specific Manhattan-based resiliency projects
- Study of the heat impacts on New York City and/or mitigation studies and education campaigns
- Green roof projects, hydroponics, and community gardens
- Education
- Training for literacy coaches and/or programs to provide literacy coaches
- Sports and other after-school physical education programs
- Anti-Gun Violence Initiatives
- Anti-gun violence and intervention programs
- Performance, literary and visual arts partnerships addressing social justice and the impacts of racism
- School-arts organization partnerships pertaining to anti-gun initiatives
For more information, visit Manhattanbp.
