The City Parks Foundation is seeking applications for its Capacity Fund Grant to improve New York City’s parks.
Donor Name: City Parks Foundation
State: New York
City: New York City
Boroughs: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/24/2022
Grant Size: $3,000
Details:
The Partnerships for Parks (PfP) Capacity Fund Grant provides up to $3,000 to strengthen the outreach, membership, and program-planning capacity of community groups who care for their neighborhood parks in all five boroughs of New York City.
This grant is seed money for volunteer-run groups working with PfP who do not have existing staff, are new to the grant application process, and/or have limited budgets.
This grant covers outreach and materials for projects or programs that cultivate long-term stewardship and activation of green spaces. It can also cover general promotional materials for groups and their activities and costs related to group development, such as 501(c)(3) filing fees or volunteer training for groups who demonstrate more advanced fundraising capability and have a history of working with PfP.
Funding Information
Small grant of up to $3,000 for park projects and supplies including events, tools, and outreach materials.
Eligibility Criteria
- Community groups proposing projects for any NYC Parks property throughout the five boroughs (i.e. Greenthumb gardens, parks, playgrounds, street trees, and greenstreets).
- Groups who lead projects or programs that engage their community, expand the group’s capacity to serve as long-term stewards of green spaces, and are free and open to the public.
- Applicants are not required to have 501(c)(3) status, but if groups are not 501(c)(3) organizations or do not have an outside fiscal sponsor, grant funds can only be accessed by reimbursement or paid invoice directly to vendors through an account with City Parks Foundation.
- Volunteer-run groups who have annual budgets less than $15,000 and are working in historically under-resourced areas are prioritized.
- Organizations with larger budgets up to $50,000 must be currently working with PfP in order to be eligible.
For more information, visit City Parks Foundation.
