Funding Details
Program goal
To build and sustain strong communities and create economic opportunities for residents of low-income neighborhoods.
We support a mix of citywide and local community development activities as well as policy research and advocacy. We give priority to projects that promote community participation.
Grants are made to
- Preserve affordable housing in low-income neighborhoods.
- Promote strategies for job creation and linking low-income residents to jobs.
- Develop new sources of capital and innovative community development tools.
- Enhance the capacity of community development organizations to function effectively.
- Monitor and document the effects of community and economic development policies on low-income communities.
Read the background paper that informed this grantmaking strategy here.
Recent grants
| Organization | Summary |
|---|---|
JustFix |
to develop a digital tool to identify and track buildings with poor housing conditions. |
Change Capital Fund |
to provide capacity-building support to community development groups working to reduce poverty in low-income neighborhoods. |
Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association |
to develop mutual housing associations that ensure affordability and seek residents’ input on building management. |
Neighborhoods First Fund for Community Based Planning |
to support local planning in communities slated for rezoning, housing development, and other capital investments. |
Fifth Avenue Committee, Inc. |
to develop a plan for expanding a rooftop solar installation program for homeowners. |
MHANY Management, Inc. |
to manage, including resident services, 26 buildings with affordable housing foreclosed by the city. |
New York State Tenants & Neighbors Information Service, Inc. |
to protect the rights of tenants in rent-stabilized apartments in Harlem. |
Brooklyn Level Up, Inc. |
to create a community land trust in Southern Central Brooklyn. |
Heat Seek, Inc. |
to coordinate the use of heat sensors with community organizers and legal service providers helping low-income tenants. |
TakeRoot Justice |
to engage public housing residents in NYCHA policy. |
Riders Alliance, Inc. |
to improve bus lane service in the outer boroughs. |
Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City, Inc. |
to make new loan options available to homeowners and homebuyers struggling with the lingering economic effects of the pandemic. |
Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens CDC |
to help homeowners and renters in Queens save for unexpected emergencies. |
New Economy Project |
for services and advocacy to prevent predatory financial practices that exploit low-income New Yorkers. |
Center for New York City Neighborhoods |
to start an advocacy campaign for a statewide program that provides one-time financial assistance to homeowners. |
New York Professional Advisors for Community Entrepreneurs |
to support small, minority- and women-owned businesses in low-income communities and industries hardest hit by the pandemic. |
NPower |
to expand a free technology training program for disadvantaged young people. |
Preserving City Neighborhoods Housing Development Fund Corporation |
to preserve affordable housing and prevent tenant displacement in the wake of Signature Bank’s closure. |
Citizens Housing and Planning Council of New York, Inc. |
to support safe, affordable housing production through zoning and regulatory reform. |
City Limits |
to expand news coverage of the city’s public housing system. |
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