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We provide seed funding and other types of grants for people who care for local parks and open spaces across our city.

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NYC GREEN FUND GRASSROOTS GRANT PROGRAM

Looking for funding to activate a local park or open space? The NYC Green Fund Grassroots grant program provides funding support from $1,000 to $40,000 per year for up to two years if eligible. The NYC Green Fund Grassroots grant program is intended to advance the viability of grassroots initiatives across parks and open spaces in all five boroughs and to foster a resilient network of equitable public green spaces.

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Congratulations to the 2025 NYC Green Fund Grassroots grantees!
 
The Bronx 
Drew Community Garden*
RedMoon Arts Movement Inc
Stewards of Ewen Park**
Target Bronx Community Garden
Ujamaa Garden*
Washington’s Walk Coalition*
Wilde for Good
 
Brooklyn 
Another World Movement Center, Inc.
Brooklyn Metropolis Lions Club, Inc.
Earth Stewards NYC*
Escuela Popular de Arte Sonoro
Farmer’s Garden
Flatbush Mixtape
Fred McLeod Community Garden**
Friends of Brower Park**
Friends of Hilltop Playground
Friends of McGolrick Park**
Friends of Raymond Bush Playground
Greene Acres Community Garden
Newkirk Community Garden
One Whale’s Tale**
Owl’s Head Park Volunteers*
Pineapple Ride Inc.
Prospect Lefferts Gardens Heritage Council Inc.
RaP CiDy D is 4 DOPE
Rising Earth Human Impact Education inc.*
The Amazing Garden
The Friends of Brownsville Parks
The Hanging Gardens of Brooklyn**
Union Street Garden and Community Development*
We Are Southern Brooklyn, Inc.
 
Manhattan 
Arts and Jazzfest NYC / Jazz By The Water
Connectemonos**
Friends of Art Park Alliance Inc (FAPA)
Friends of Tompkins Square Park
Green Oasis Community Garden
iDig2Learn**
Jazz WaHi, Inc.
Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association
Sara Roosevelt Park Community Coalition (SRPCC)**
The Japanese Folk Dance Institute of New York**
The Rotary Foundation of Harlem
Uptown Dance Collective
 
Queens 
Brooklyn Surf Club
Caring Wish
Friends of Phil Rizzuto Smokey Park, NY Inc.
Green Earth Urban Gardens Inc
Hallets Playground Alliance**
Kew Kids Kindness Krew
Rockaway Chamber Music
Rockaway Civic Association*
 
Staten Island 
Empowerment Zone Inc.
Forgotten Foods
New York City Mountain Bike Association
Richmond County Orchestra
 
Multi-Borough 
Bee U NYC
Bronx Burners Run Club
Dominicans Love Haitians Movement
Morrisania Band Project
Plant by Plant
 
*These grantees are helping to sustain and expand the tree canopy thanks in part to the NYC Green Fund’s Urban Forest Grants, brought to you by Con Edison.
**These grantees are receiving second-year funding. 

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