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Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts NY

Builds community power through arts and culture by organizing artists, businesses, and neighborhood leaders into neighborhood-based cultural councils, delivering multilingual programming, festivals, and peer learning exchanges that support local artists and nurture creative and cultural ecosystems at a neighborhood level.

  • Total Awarded $120,000
  • Award Years 2026–2029

Parlé Endeavors

Cultivates creative expression and leadership among Black youth and young people in historically underserved communities through spoken word and arts programming, mentorship, and scholarships that support personal and career growth.

  • Total Awarded $10,000
  • Award Years 2026–2027

Plaza Proletaria

Creates spaces in Sunset Park where immigrant families connect through cultural programming, youth tutoring, and workshops that strengthen parent engagement and community connection.

  • Total Awarded $5,000
  • Award Years 2026–2027

RaisingHealth Partners

Connects immigrants in Sunset Park to a range of services including health screenings and English classes, providing a welcoming community resource hub.

  • Total Awarded $135,000
  • Award Years 2024–2027
Red Hook Initiative

Red Hook Initiative

Connects Red Hook youth, young adults, and families to pathways for stability through workforce development, community building programs, afterschool activities, benefits case management, and leadership development opportunities, including pathways into emerging industries.

Supported through our Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn campaign to meet the moment, with a focus on protecting families, and through our Brooklyn Energy Initiative, a partnership with the National Grid Foundation, focused on expanding pathways into energy careers.

  • Total Awarded $225,000
  • Award Years 2021–2027

Tea Arts & Culture

Cultivates community with intergenerational gatherings in parks and gardens that invite older adults and neighbors to share mindfulness, poetry, music, and creative arts by celebrating the art of tea together.

  • Total Awarded $10,000
  • Award Years 2026–2027

Voces Ciudadanas

Builds the collective power of migrants and other under-served residents through community leadership and organizing, including working with street vendors  — many of whom are immigrant women — to open and run a market in Sunset Park.

  • Total Awarded $80,400
  • Award Years 2024–2027

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