Citizens Committee for New York City awards micro-grants to community building projects carried out by resident-led groups to improve neighborhood life, strengthen local leadership, and scale community partnerships.
Donor Name: Citizens Committee for New York City
State: New York
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/01/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The grant making focuses on supporting projects that improve neighborhood life, strengthen local leadership, and scale community partnerships. Grassroots leaders know and have what it takes to roll up their sleeves and make change to boost civic engagement, neighborhood wealth, and community health.
Community leaders are indispensable to New York City as they bring forth the grassroots vision, passion, and local know-how vital for authentic and sustainable community development. They recognize that you understand your community’s needs better than anyone else and have the commitment and insight to enact real change. Through your projects, community residents come together to exchange ideas, strengthen traditions, and improve the quality of life in your neighborhoods.
Funding Information
To award grants of up to $3,000 to community building projects carried out by resident-led groups to address issues they identify as important to them.
Eligibility Criteria
- Program must take place within one of the five NYC boroughs
- At least two individuals must apply together
- You do NOT need to be a nonprofit organization to apply (volunteer-based efforts are eligible)
- Nonprofits that do apply must have annual budget less than $150,000 (public schools are exempt from this limit)
- Applicants cannot be a chapter or affiliate of a larger organization
- Programs cannot promote religious, political or any other ideologies
Scoring Criteria
- Clarity
- Are the descriptions of the project and its goals clear? Is the outreach strategy clear? Is the work plan adequately detailed, focused, realistic and clear? Does it support project goals?
- Community Engagement
- Is the project expected to build community engagement and capacity for the future?
- Quality of Life Impact
- Is the project expected to improve quality of life issues identified by residents and community members?
- Need
- Does the proposal clearly convey that the project is warranted and needed in identified neighborhood or for a particular community (identitybased)?
For more information, visit Citizens Committee for NYC.
