Discretionary Requests
Thank you for your interest in applying for City Council discretionary funding. The application-filing period for Fiscal Year 2026 is now open. To apply for funding, to request a budget meeting, or to introduce your CBO to our office, please review the information below. For Capital requests, please scroll down.
The application deadline for discretionary funding is February 19, 2025. Late applications will NOT be accepted. If you would like to understand more about discretionary funding policies and procedures, click here. If you would like to view a training video regarding discretionary funding, please click here.
To apply, please access the portal here.
Our office will not require a supplemental form for applicants.
For groups who are selected for funding through our office, you will be required to complete a brief report upon close of the year. If you are a current grantee, and you are looking for the final report link, please contact our office.
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.
Capital Requests
Thank you for your interest in applying for Capital Funding from District 38 for FY2026. The deadline for non-city entities to apply for capital funding from the New York City Council is March 20, 2025. If you are applying to BOTH the Borough President’s Office AND the New York City Council, your deadline is February 20, 2025. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. For further information, and to access the application portal, please visit: Capital Grants (nyc.gov).
Non-City Agency
If you are a non-city agency with non-profit status seeking capital funding from the NYC Council, we encourage you to review eligibility guidelines here. As noted in the eligibility guidelines, it is the organization’s responsibility to review requirements in full, provide necessary documentation to the City for final approval and review post-designation requirements. For more detailed information visit: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/capitalgrants/index.page.
Schools
If you are a school in our district applying for Reso A Capital Funding, we encourage you to review this document from the School Construction Authority (SCA) in advance of your application. If you are applying to BOTH the Borough President’s Office AND the New York City Council, your deadline is February 20, 2025. The deadline for our district schools to apply for Reso A funding otherwise is MARCH 20, 2025. Please submit your capital request via our online form located here.
Meeting Requests for Discretionary or Capital Funding
Due to extremely high demand, please follow the below instructions for meeting requests:
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 for discretionary or capital funding, or if you simply want to introduce your organization to our office, please visit our meeting request form here.
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 the opportunity to accommodate your meeting request.
Please note that if you have multiple requests, you may request for either time period. We will honor a total of one meeting request per organization.
Thank you for your interest.