Our grants help historically marginalized communities to build power, shape development, and win systemic change.
Neighborhoods First makes grants to support community-led planning in New York City, as well as work to develop and advocate for policies to confront displacement, promote community voice and power in development, and hold government accountable for effectively implementing those policies.
We Fund:
Community-led organizations and coalitions that engage local residents, workers, businesses, institutions, and government in creating, enacting, and implementing policies and plans that shape New York City and its neighborhoods.
Organizations that support community engagement by providing technical assistance to our community-based grantees, such as zoning research and analysis, training, facilitation, development of planning and policy alternatives, etc.
We Don’t Fund:
Community-based organizations for work unrelated to land use planning and development issues in New York City.
Research, analysis, or advocacy work unrelated to land use and development planning and policy in New York City.
Individuals or for-profit entities.
Neighborhoods First Fund Grants 2015 - 2022
2015
- Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development
- Center for Urban Pedagogy
- Community Action for Safe Apartments
- Community Voices Heard
- Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation
- Hester Street Collaborative
- Pratt Center for Community Development
- Urban Justice Center Community Development Project
2016
- Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development
- Center for Urban Pedagogy
- City Limits
- Community Action for Safe Apartments
- Community Voices Heard
- Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation
- Fifth Avenue Committee
- Hester Street Collaborative
- Make the Road NY
- MinKwon Center
- Pratt Center for Community Development
- Urban Justice Center Community Development Project
2017
- Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development
- Banana Kelly
- CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities
- Center for Urban Pedagogy
- City Limits
- Community Action for Safe Apartments
- Community Voices Heard
- Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation
- Fifth Avenue Committee
- Good Old Lower East Side
- Hester Street Collaborative
- Justice for All Coalition
- Make the Road NY
- Pratt Center for Community Development
- Urban Justice Center Community Development Project
2018
- Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development
- Banana Kelly
- CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities
- Center for Urban Pedagogy
- Chhaya CDC
- City Limits
- Collective for Community, Culture, & Environment
- Community Action for Safe Apartments
- Community Voices Heard
- Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation
- Decade of Fire
- Fifth Avenue Committee
- Good Old Lower East Side
- Hester Street Collaborative
- Justice for All Coalition
- Make the Road NY
- Pratt Center for Community Development
- Right to Counsel NYC
- Urban Justice Center Community Development Project
2019
- ALIGN Amazon Campaign
- Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development
- Banana Kelly
- Bronx Cooperative Development Institute
- CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities
- Center for Urban Pedagogy
- Citizens Housing & Planning Council / Community Voices Heard
- City Limits
- Community Voices Heard
- Fifth Avenue Committee
- Good Old Lower East Side
- Invest in Our New York
- Justice for All Coalition
- Mothers on the Move
- New York Communities for Change
- Nos Quedamos
- Pratt Center for Community Development
- Real Rent Reform
- Red Hook Initiative
- Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance
- TakeRoot Justice (formerly) Urban Justice Center Community Development Project
- The Point
- UPROSE
- Upstate Downstate Coalition
- VOCAL NY - Housing Justice for All
- WE ACT
- Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice
2020
- Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development
- Banana Kelly
- Bronx Cooperative Development Institute
- CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities
- Center for Urban Pedagogy
- City Limits
- Community Action for Safe Apartments
- Community Voices Heard
- Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation
- Fifth Avenue Committee
- Good Old Lower East Side
- Justice for All Coalition
- Make the Road NY
- Mothers on the Move
- New York Communities for Change
- North West Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition
- Nos Quedamos
- Pratt Center for Community Development
- Right to Counsel NY
- TakeRoot Justice (formerly) Urban Justice Center Community Development Project
- The Point
- VOCAL NY - Housing Justice for All
- WE ACT
- Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice
2021 - 2022 (All 2021 grants were renewed in 2022)
- Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development
- Banana Kelly
- Bronx Cooperative Development Institute
- CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities
- Center for Urban Pedagogy
- Chhaya CDC
- City Limits
- Community Action for Safe Apartments
- Community Voices Heard
- Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation
- Fifth Avenue Committee
- Good Old Lower East Side
- Invest in Our New York - Budget Justice Campaign
- Justice for All Coalition
- Make the Road NY
- Mothers on the Move
- New York Communities for Change
- North West Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition
- Nos Quedamos
- Pratt Center for Community Development
- Right to a Roof Coalition
- Right to Counsel NYC
- TakeRoot Justice (formerly) Urban Justice Center Community Development Project
- The Point
- Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice
NFF seeks to provide sustained support to a cohort of grassroots organizations and allies. Our 2023 grant budget is fully committed to the renewal of grants made in 2021-2022. We plan to invite a new round of proposals in 2024. Information about 2024 proposals will be posted on this site.
Inquire About a Grant
If you believe that your organization meets the above criteria, please visit the Contact Us page. Please do not submit a full proposal. We endeavor to respond to inquiries meeting our criteria within 60 days.