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New York City Council’s Fiscal Year 26 Capital and Discretionary Funding Applications are now open!
Discretionary Funding
In order to receive discretionary funds from the City Council, an organization must be incorporated as a not-for-profit with its own EIN and registered with the New York State Attorney General’s Charities Bureau, unless exempt.
- Religious-affiliated organizations are eligible, however, they must meet the above requirements and must register with the New York STate Attorney General’s Charities Bureau.
For the discretionary application click here. The Discretionary application closes Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 5pm.
Capital Funding
In order to receive capital funds from the City Council, must meet the same requirements listed above. Additionally, the application will be reviewed by the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget to determine the project's eligibility.
For more information on the capital application click here. The capital application has separate deadlines based on who the request is going to:
- Requests to Borough Presidents are due February, 20, 2025 at 5pm
- Requests to City Council are due March 20, 2025 at 5pm
- Requests to BOTH are due February 20, 2025 at 5pm
For-profit entities may not receive discretionary or capital funds.
If you are a nonprofit applying for the first time, or would like a refresher, the City Council Finance Team is offering a Virtual Non-Profit Budget Workshop. Details are below:
Date: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
Time: 2:30PM-5:30PM
Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ViQ8vUHyRzK-nyRR-jvNmg
Please note, organizations must register in order to receive the link to the Zoom meeting. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].
Workshop Content
- FY26 Expense Discretionary Application
- Overview of the Discretionary Budget and Contracting Process
- Capital Requests and Guidelines
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