ATTENTION: Love Your Block Application DUE 11/30

The Citizens Committee for New York City and NYC Service invite volunteer-led neighborhood groups to apply for a Love Your Block award.

Groups will be awarded grants of $1,000 for projects to clean up, beautify, and improve their blocks. In addition to funding, groups will receive support of City services from the Department of Transportation, Department of Sanitation, and Parks and Recreation to complete the projects.

The application is available here (http://www.citizensnyc.org/programs/grants/love_your_block.attachment/lyb-2013-5923/LYB%202013%20Application.pdf), and the deadline is November 30, 2012.

ATTENTION: Citizen's Cmte Hosts "Build A Greenhouse"; Crown Heights; 9/22

The Citizen's Committee of NYC will be hosting a 'Build A Greenhouse For Your Community Garden' workshop!

WHEN: Saturday, September 22, 2012

10:30AM- 3:30PM

WHERE: Westbrook Memorial Garden

Crown Heights

For more information, please contact (212) 822-9568.

ATTENTION: FGA Hosts Spotlight on Public Safety; 11/21; 7PM

The Fort Greene Association is hosting Shining a Spotlight on Public Safety--

WHEN: Monday, November 21, 7PM
WHERE: Brooklyn Music School
126 Saint Felix Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Confirmed Guest Speakers include:
Council Member Letitia James
Arif Ullah, Director of Neighborhood Resources, Citizens Committee for New York City
Department of Transportation
Deputy Inspector Anthony Tasso, 88th Precinct
Jay Ruiz, Brooklyn BIKE Patrol

Attendees will receive tips on how to create or strengthen local block and tenant associations, as well as learn about the available grant programs and workshops. Tips will be given on personal safety, property safeguarding, self-defense and late night home escort options. Attendees will also have an opportunity to address street lighting concerns.

Contact FGA at 718-875-1855 for more information.

ATTENTION: NY For Better Neighborhoods Grants Available!

Citizens Committee for New York City has released the application for their New Yorkers for Better Neighborhoods Awards. Volunteer-led community groups, as well as public school-based student groups, are encouraged to apply for grant funding up to $3,000 to support neighborhood improvement projects in their communities. The grants are an important resource for community groups, particularly in low income areas. Recent awards have enabled neighbors to come together to make healthy food available in their communities, transform empty lots and school lawns into community gardens, organize tenants to advocate for better housing conditions, and start school recycling programs. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2012.

Applications are also available on the Citizen's Committee website at www.citizensnyc.org/grants.

The Citizens Committee is offering 6 information sessions to assist groups who may be applying for a grant. The dates for these sessions are listed below. RSVP is required for each workshop, as space is limited.

Manhattan Info Sessions
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Wednesday, January 11, 2011
6:00-7:30pm
Citizens Committee for New York City
32 Old Slip, 33rd Floor

If you have any questions about the application, please contact 212-822-9580/9568 or grants@citizensnyc.org.

ATTENTION: Citizen's Cmte 2012 Love Your Block Application Available

Citizens Committee is now accepting applications for their Love Your Block grant program. Love Your Block is a special partnership between Citizens Committee and the City of New York that provides a unique opportunity for city residents to transform and beautify their neighborhoods.

Love Your Block offers resident-led volunteer groups a cash grant of $500-$1,000, as well as community-building assistance, to transform a city block. The City of New York matches the grant by providing services from the Departments of Parks and Recreation, Transportation, and Sanitation to help improve the block; such as trash collection, vacant lot cleanup, graffiti removal, dead tree removal, tree planting, providing woodchip mulch for gardening projects, repair of and installation of street signs and street lights, and traffic safety surveys.

Please note the following key dates:

· September 20, 2011 - Grant Application Workshop (Manhattan)

· November 8, 2011 – Grant Deadline

· Early-December 2011 – Grantees Announced

· Mid-December 2011 – Program Orientation

· April - June 2012 – Project Implementation

The application may be found here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/65081320/LYB-2012-Application

For more information, you can visit http://www.citizensnyc.org/grants.html. If you have any questions about the Love Your Block grant, do not hesitate to contact the Citizens Committee for NYC at (212) 989-0909.

ATTENTION: Citizens Cmte for NYC Grant Application

Citizens Committee for New York City- New Yorkers for Better Neighborhoods Grant Application

Have a great idea for a community improvement project?
Apply for a New Yorker for Better Neighborhoods Award!

Through New Yorkers for better Neighborhoods, Citizens Committee for New York City awards of $500 to $3,000 to volunteer-led groups to work on community improvement projects.

Citizen's Committee believes that people can make important change in their communities by working together. They support New Yorkers across the city in their effort to build stronger communities. In addition to small grants, they offer one-on-one project planning assistance, skills-building workshops, and a resource center with access to computer stations, conference space and an equipment loan library.

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION here: www.citizensnyc.org/grants
For more information, contact Arif Ullah: 212.822.9580/ aullah@citizensnyc.org
APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 31, 2010

ATTENTION: New Grants for Block Beautification from Citizens Committee for NYC

NEW GRANTS PROGRAM FROM CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR NEW YORK CITY

A new block transformation grants program has been implemented, which is intended to support 50 resident-led block beautification projects. Community groups can request a wide range of services from the NYC Departments of Sanitation, Parks & Recreation, and Transportation that will be completed over the course of the grant cycle.

Awardees will receive a $500 cash grant along with expedited support from city agencies for block improvements.

The application can be downloaded from www.citizensnyc.org

The deadline for applications is November 30, 2009.

For more information, please contact Alicia Rouault at 212-822-9558 or arouault@citizensnyc.org.