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From the CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, comes a Community-Based Restorative Justice Grant. They anticipate selecting 15 proposals that will be funded up to $300,000 each - across three types of programming. For this grant, applicants should already be doing restorative justice work and seeking to expand or adapt it; or applicants may be new to restorative justice work and seeking to incorporate it into their practice for the first time. Proposals are due by December 22, 2023.

The Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund (CCNSF) aims to build the capacity of New York City nonprofits in recognition of the fact that organizations led by people of the community are best equipped to meet the needs of the community. CCNSF is also intended to promote learning among CBO leaders. Applications will be reviewed, and awards will be determined by the partner agencies in three separate funding streams, whose allocations were determined by U.S. Census data. An organization may apply to only one partner agency, even if it serves more than one ethnic group. Learn more about the application requirements and apply by November 17, 2023.

Laureus USA is accepting applications for funding opportunities from sport development organizations operating in Atlanta, New Orleans, New York City, and Los Angeles. They will host an Application Review Webinar on September 18, 2023 at 12:00 PM. Learn more about eligibility requirements, guidance notes, and the upcoming webinar. The deadline to apply is October 2, 2023 by 5:00 PM.

Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $500 million investment in the FY 2024 budget to bolster New York’s child care workforce through the Workforce Retention Grant program. Funding from the program will support up to 150,000 child care workers with bonus payments (ranging from $2,300 to $3,000 to staff in caregiving roles), as well as funding to support child care programs’ efforts to recruit new staff, offer sign-on and referral bonuses, and more. Learn more about this program and the requirements involved. The deadline to apply is September 15, 2023.

William T. Grant Foundation’s Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants (YSCG) program supports activities to strengthen the organizational infrastructure of small nonprofit organizations in the five boroughs of New York City that provide direct services to young people ages 5 to 25. These grants provide general operating support so that nonprofits with operating budgets between $250,000 and $1 million can determine the best way to address capacity-building needs that have been identified through a formal or informal assessment. The long-term goal of the YSCG program is to help build stronger, more stable youth-serving organizations that tackle inequality in youth outcomes. The deadline to apply is September 20, 2023.