The Office of the Bronx Borough President is excited to announce that the Civic Engagement Commission (CEC) is taking applications from organizations for the implementation of 20 community-driven expense projects funded through the city’s participatory budgeting (PB) initiative, The People’s Money. Take a look at this year’s winning projects here. All 20 projects were proposed, vetted, and selected by the community through this PB process which engaged over 140,000 New Yorkers.
Your organization is invited to apply for this upcoming opportunity! We are looking for impactful projects that can make a significant difference in our neighborhoods. The PB initiative is designed to support projects that address a wide range of community priorities, including but not limited to education, health, safety, and arts.
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Eligible applicants must:
Be a registered 501C3 non-profit organization operating in NYC.
Have a proven track record of successful project implementation.
Demonstrate strong ties to the community and a deep understanding of local needs in the neighborhoods where the project will be implemented.
Be capable of managing the project within the proposed budget and timeline.
Be able to attend an in-person onboarding training.
Have the ability to send at least 1 designated staff person who works on the impact assessment of the project to a series of 10 in-person evaluation-focused workshops.
Additional details about the application:
Where to apply: Apply by filling out and submitting this form. Applications must be submitted by 11:59pm on September 10th.
Guidelines: Applications may be submitted by a single organization or by a coalition of organizations. Learn more about how and what it means to apply as a coalition in the application FAQ.
Projects: See a list of all the winning projects here. Projects must be implemented in the geographies specified.
Funding: Projects will be funded through allocated city funds for the participatory budgeting initiative. See the winning projects page to find out more about how much each project will be funded.
We also encourage you to share this opportunity with your network and/or community partners! If you’re not interested in applying to implement a project, we are looking for passionate community-based partners to evaluate and score applications for this funding initiative. If you would like to participate in this way, reach out to [email protected].
