The Department of Small Business Services (SBS) is seeking applications for the Citywide Small BID Support Grant Program.
Donor Name: Department of Small Business Services (SBS)
State: New York
City: New York City
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/30/2022
Size of the Grant: $300,000
Details:
The goal of this funding opportunity is to support small budget BIDs and SADs to build organizational capacity and increase efficiency of small nonprofit organizations.
Citywide Small BID Support Grants provide funds to nonprofit organizations for the development and deployment of technical assistance programs, capacity building resources, and back-office services for collective impact to provide direct assistance and support to multiple Business Improvement Districts and Special Assessment Districts with annual assessments less than or equal to $1,000,000.
Funding Information
Funding for Citywide Small BID Support Grants is available up to $300,000 for Fiscal Year 2023 (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023).
Term
The standard term of Citywide Small BID Support Grant will end on June 30, 2023, with a contract start date to be determined upon award decision and based on the individual project proposal. Funding is contingent on grantee performance and the ongoing availability of program funding
Focus
The program focus will be on building capacity and increasing efficiency of small BIDs and SADs. Proposed programs and services could fall into the following categories:
Example programs and services:
- Technical Assistance & Capacity Building
- Subject matter experts/consultants/workshops.
- Board engagement & meeting management.
- Shared physical resource library & storage
- Back-Office & Professional Services
- Press/public relations support.
- Legal assistance/representationc.
- Graphic design support.
- Administrative assistance/office management.
- Accounting/bookkeeping services.
- Human Resources (HR) support
- Technology Support Services.
- Data management tools/CRMsb.
- Data subscriptions
- Website development
- E- mail newsletter platform/resources
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be:
- Nonprofit organizations that support place-based nonprofit organizations working in commercial revitalization; Incorporated as a nonprofit in New York State;
- Compliant with annual State and Federal filing requirements, including New York State Charities Bureau filings.
For more information, visit Citywide Grants.
