Grants for Community-Building Projects!

Hello fellow Brooklynians, I work with an organization called Citizens Committee for New York City, and we want to help provide you with the resources you need to take action in our neighborhoods!

Have a great idea for a community improvement project? Apply for a New Yorkers for Better Neighborhoods Award! Citizens Committee for New York City awards grants of $500 to $3,000 to volunteer-led groups to work on projects that bring neighbors together and that have a positive impact on the community. Some of our grants are specifically for beautification projects carried out by public school-based student groups.

Past award recipients have brought neighbors together to purchase fresh, locally grown food that was not available in their communities, transformed empty lots into community gardens, organized tenants to preserve low-income housing, and created projects that foster understanding and collaboration among youth.

In addition to small grants, we offer one-on-one project planning assistance, skills-building workshops, and a resource center with access to computer stations, conference space and an equipment loan library.

Our next grant deadline is September 30. For a grant application and for more info, visit www.citizensnyc.org/grants, or contact Arif Ullah or Saleen Shah at 212.989.0909/[email protected]

Thanks for all you do,
Allison LaPlatney
Citizens Committee for NYC
212 822 9574