The People's Money (2024-2025)

The People's Money uses mayoral expense funding for ideas to fund projects to benefit NYC communities. Projects must be implemented within one year and must be expense funding, examples of which include:  

🟢 Programming, including but not limited to events, fairs, workshops, trainings and classes.

🟢 Expanding or enhancing direct or social services (e.g., after-school programming, food distribution initiatives, etc). 

🟢 Community organizing or awareness and advocacy campaigns. 

🟢 Research studies.

The People’s Money CANNOT fund: 

🔴 Ideas for capital projects involving the construction, reconstruction, acquisition, or installation of a physical public improvement, costing $50,000 or more. This may include everything from buying garbage trucks, reconstructing bridges, and building housing. 

🔴 Ideas that break New York City laws, spread hate or unfair treatment.

🔴 Projects that add to a city agency’s headcount, such as hiring more police officers or sanitation workers.