Project Grant 19VITA0242

The Brooklyn Children's Museum Corporation will implement the "We Are #BrooklynKids" project through a $587,545 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program. Over two years, the Museum will partner with three community organizations to engage approximately 100 Central Brooklyn families, including 400 children, in exhibit and program planning. In collaboration with guest curators from Central Brooklyn, the Museum will also present...

Federal Grant Award Summary Brooklyn Avenues Transitional Living Program The Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded a Project Grant of $284,730 to Avenues For Youth on September 30, 2025, under the Transitional Living for Homeless Youth program (CFDA 93.550). This three-year award, extending through September 29, 2028, funds the Brooklyn Avenues Transitional Living Program (TLP), which provides safe, stable residential shelter for runaway and homeless youth ages 16 to under 22...

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corporation received a $289,303 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312). The funding will support restoring a staff position to rebuild the organization's community greening outreach programs, which typically impact an estimated 70,000 residents annually. Feedback from past program participants highlighted how the outreach contributes to community resilience amid the COVID-19 pandemic's...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Health Administration awarded Brooklyn Legal Services, Inc. a $500,000 Project Grant under the Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grant Program (CFDA 64.056) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The grant funds comprehensive legal services delivery to eligible veterans experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in the New York service area. Brooklyn Legal...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded $287,361 to the Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY), operating as Kingsborough Community College, under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042). This one-year project grant, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026, funds comprehensive student support services designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Life Camps Inc. a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects (CFDA 84.215) federal grant program. Life Camps Inc. will use the funding to operate the Queens Peace Academy in Briarwood, NY from September 12, 2022 through October 31, 2023. The...

The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) of Kingston & Ulster County, Inc. was awarded a $291,407 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). This funding supports the YMCA's efforts to introduce high school students in New York's Mid-Hudson Valley region to educational opportunities and career pathways in natural resource conservation and sustainable agriculture. The...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 awarded City Parks Foundation a $165,309 project grant under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951), effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027. The grant funds the design, demonstration, and dissemination of environmental education practices targeting high school students in the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. City Parks Foundation will deliver in-depth afterschool and summer...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) awarded $222,727 to the Center for Family Life in Sunset Park, Inc. under the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program (CFDA 21.009) for the performance period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This matching grant funds the organization's provision of free tax return preparation and electronic filing services for low-to-moderate income populations, including persons with disabilities, limited English...

The City of New York was awarded a $46.25 million cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service to provide water infrastructure to urban gardens lacking access in the five boroughs of New York City. The project will be carried out under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program, which provides technical and financial assistance for works improving land and water resource protection, development and utilization in...