Thank you for your interest in applying for City Council funding. The application-filing period for Fiscal Year 2026 is not yet open. However, please check back here periodically for updates.

If you are a CURRENT grantee of our office during FY25 and you would like to request a meeting for any type of funding (discretionary or capital), please visit our meeting request form here. Please remember that as a current grantee, you will need to fill out the FY25 Grantee Final Reporting Questionnaire in order to be granted a budget meeting for FY26.

If you are a PROSPECTIVE applicant, or if you simply want to have a meet and greet with our office, please visit our meeting request form here. Please note that we will reach out to you should we be able to accommodate your request.

If you would like to request a meeting to advocate regarding certain citywide spending initiatives or regarding the Mayor’s Executive Budget for FY26, please fill out this meeting request form.

Please note that due to the enormous volume of meeting requests, we will not be able to accommodate all requests, and therefore, we will reach out to you based on the information you provide at intake should we have opportunity to accommodate your meeting request.

If you would like to understand more about discretionary funding policies and procedures, click here.

If you have any questions about the City Council Discretionary Expense Funding Application policies and procedures, please reach out to the City Council Finance Team at discretionary@council.nyc.gov.

Thank you.