In 2014, the Hispanic Federation (HF), Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF), New York Urban League (NYUL), and Asian American Federation (AAF) formed an alliance to provide capacity-building support to Black, Latino, and Asian-led community-based organizations (CBOs) throughout New York City’s five boroughs.
Donor Name: Hispanic Federation
State: New York
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/17/2023
Size of the Grant:
- Budgets between $150,000 to $500,000: Up to $35,000
- Budgets between $500,001 to $3.5 million: Up to $45,000
Details:
The first New York City Council fund of its kind, CCNSF aims to build the capacity of New York City nonprofits in recognition of the fact that organizations led by people of the community are best equipped to meet the needs of the community. CCNSF is also intended to promote learning among CBO leaders.
Awarded organizations will be required to participate in a minimum of three technical assistance seminars on the subject of organizational development and may be visited by CCNSF staff and/or Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD) staff for project monitoring, to showcase progress, and for delivery of additional technical assistance.
Funding Information
Under this RFA, CCSF will make awards of up to $35,000 for organizations with organizational budgets between $150,000 to $500,000 and awards of up to $45,000 for organizations with budgets that are $500,001 to $3.5 million. Community-based organizations with budgets over $3.5 million are NOT eligible to apply.
Eligible Projects
The purpose of the CCNSF capacity-building program is to help organizations identify and address their most pressing organizational needs. Organizations can apply for funding in one of seven areas.
Organizations MAY NOT apply for a project under an area that they previously were funded for through CCNSF:
- Management information systems design and development
- This includes securing and/or designing software and building related staff skills necessary for managing work more effectively (e.g., tracking client demographic data, service utilization, and progress toward outcomes).
- Financial management and planning
- This includes assessment, planning, and development of financial systems, as well as staff skill-building to improve reporting systems and enable organizations to identify the most cost-effective services.
- Evaluation and outcomes system development
- This includes efforts to implement systems to keep information related to client needs, referral sources, and services provided; implement systems to measure and/or service recipient satisfaction and/or service recipient outcomes; develop programmatic success measures; and develop evaluation capacity.
- Leadership Development
- This includes leadership succession planning; creation and implementation of volunteer management/recruitment plan; management/leadership training for staff; training for board of directors; and creation of board policies.
- New program planning and development
- This includes conducting a needs assessment of community needs and assets, planning of new programs through research on effective practices, and staff development in support of the new initiatives.
- Strategy and organizational development
- This includes efforts to create a staff performance review process; a strategic or operational/annual plan; a communications or marketing plan; and a fundraising or donor development plan.
- Collaboration and strategic alliances
- This includes efforts to establish partnership agreements, create action plans to collaborate with other agencies, and develop a plan for organizational mergers.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding, organizations submitting applications must meet the following requirements:
- Registration in PASSPort and HHS Accelerator is mandatory, and for those who are not enrolled in PASSPort and/or pre-qualified in HHS Accelerator, please complete both prior to applying.
- Have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and a history of at least two years as an incorporated nonprofit, including faith-based institutions.
- Be current in registration with the Charities Bureau of the New York State Office of the Attorney General.
- Be a New York City-based, direct social service organization that serves primarily (75%+) New York City residents (i.e., not an association or a re-granting or referral service). Have experience serving and currently serve communities where 51% or more of the population are people of color.
- Have a demonstrated record of outreach to communities of color for recruitment of the executive director or CEO and members of the board of directors.
- Have an operating budget of at least $150,000 and a maximum of $3.5 million. Organizations with budgets OVER $3.5 million will NOT be eligible.
- Have demonstrated commitment to equal employment opportunities.
- Have demonstrated commitment and capacity to deliver culturally competent services.
For more information, visit Hispanic Federation.
