Our grants help historically marginalized communities to build power, shape development, and win systemic change.
Neighborhoods First Fund 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.
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Grantees 2015–2026
Community-led work, funded year after year
Browse the organizations we’ve supported by grant period.
2024–2026 · 21 grantees
Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development
Bronx-Wide Coalition
Bushwick Housing Independence Project (BHIP)
CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities
CASA - Community Action for Safe Apartments
Chhaya Community Development Corporation
Community Voices Heard
East New York Community Land Trust
Good Old Lower East Side (GOLES)
Housing Justice For All
Justice For All Coalition
Make the Road NY
New York Communities Organizing Fund, Inc.
NYC Community Land Initiative (NYCCLI)
Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC)
Queens Power
Red Hook Initiative
Right to a Roof
Right to Counsel NYC Coalition
Tenants & Neighbors
Youth Alliance for Housing (YAH)
2023 · 22 grantees
Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development
Bronx-wide People's Platform
CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities
Center for Urban Pedagogy
Chhaya CDC
City Limits News, Inc.
Community Action for Safe Apartments
Community Voices Heard
Cypress Hills Local Development Corp.
Fifth Avenue Committee
Good Old Lower East Side
Housing Justice for All
Invest in Our New York
Justice for All Coalition
Make the Road New York
New York Communities Organizing Fund
Pratt Center for Community Development
Red Hook Initiative
Right to a Roof
Right to Counsel NYC
TakeRoot Justice
WE ACT for Environmental Justice
2022 & 2021 · 25 grantees
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 CDP)
The Point
Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice
2020 · 24 grantees
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 CDP)
The Point
VOCAL NY - Housing Justice for All
WE ACT
Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice
2019 · 27 grantees
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 CDP)
The Point
UPROSE
Upstate Downstate Coalition
VOCAL NY - Housing Justice for All
WE ACT
Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice
2018 · 19 grantees
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
2017 · 15 grantees
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
2016 · 12 grantees
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
2015 · 8 grantees
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
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If you believe that your organization meets the criteria above, submit an inquiry below. All funds for 2025 have already been allocated. Please do not submit a full proposal — we endeavor to respond to inquiries meeting our criteria within 60 days.