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Strategic Impact Grants is sponsored by NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS). Strategic Impact Grants provide funding to Community-Based Development Organizations (CBDOs) to implement targeted commercial revitalization projects that support small businesses. The program focus may change annually.
In FY27, a focus is on completing a Commercial District Needs Assessment in Long Island City, Queens, and funding streetscape enhancement projects.
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gov websites Grants BIDs Tools for CBOs Neighborhood 360⁰ Select Avenue NYC BID Development Grants Neighborhood 360⁰ Grants Neighborhood Challenge Open Streets Grant Small BID Support Grants Storefront Improvement Strategic Impact Grants Neighborhood Development Map Neighborhood Development Map Strategic Impact Grants provide funding to Community-Based Development Organizations (CBDOs) to implement targeted commercial revitalizations projects that support small businesses.
The program focus of the Strategic Impact Grant program may change semiannually or annually, as new funding becomes available. Funding may also be offered to provide services to single neighborhoods, multiple neighborhoods, or on a citywide scale. Strategic Impact Grant Opportunities Click a topic, or press the enter key on a topic, to reveal its answer.
Merchant Organizing Grants The Merchant Organizing Grant will fund nonprofit organizations to support commercial districts and merchants associations across New York City. Applicants must propose place-based projects and services that aim to form new merchants associations or revitalize existing merchants associations in a specific neighborhood.
Projects should engage merchants to develop relationships, foster partnerships, and build local capacity to steward ongoing commercial revitalization efforts beyond the term of the grant. In addition to merchant meetings and engagement, applicants are strongly encouraged to propose at least one demonstration project that will garner merchant support and demonstrate the value of joining a merchants association.
Demonstration projects may align with one or more of the following categories: Business Support and Retention Cleanliness and Beautification Up to $100,000 per neighborhood will be awarded to nonprofit organizations to lead merchant organizing efforts. Grant work will be implemented between July 2026 and June 2027. Grants will be awarded through a competitive application process.
Priority consideration will be given to neighborhoods where SBS does not currently have any place-based investments. View a map of where SBS currently has multi-year place-based investments here. Proposed projects and services should align with the best practices outlined in SBS' Comprehensive Guide to Starting a Merchants Association .
Read the Merchant Organizing Strategic Impact Grant Program Guidelines for more information. Applications are open now and can be accessed here via SurveyMonkey Apply . Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.
m. on May 8, 2026. Have questions?
Email us . The Public Realm Grant will fund nonprofit organizations to address commercial district needs related to improvements in the public realm. Up to $100,000 per neighborhood will be awarded in single-year grants to nonprofit organizations for the design, planning, and implementation of streetscape enhancement projects.
Grants will be awarded through a competitive application process. Grant work must be implemented between July 1, 2026, and June 30, 2027. Read the Public Realm Grant Program Application Guidelines for more information.
Applications are open now and can be accessed here via SurveyMonkey Apply . Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p. m.
on May 20, 2026. Have questions? Attend an upcoming information session on Tuesday, May 5, at 3 p.
m. CDNA Strategic Impact Grants Strategic Impact Grants provide nonprofit organizations access to funding for innovative, change-driven projects. Grants will be awarded through a competitive application process.
FY27 CDNA Strategic Impact Grants will provide up to $100,000 in dedicated project funding for a one-year grant term. Applicants must propose conducting a CDNA in the target neighborhood of Long Island City, Queens.
In City Fiscal Year 2027 the program will include: Grants of up to $100,000 for one year The completion of a Commercial District Needs Assessment Monthly cohort-based trainings for program managers to receive technical assistance, best practice sharing, and capacity building support Applications are open now and can be accessed here via SurveyMonkey Apply . Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p. m.
on May 20, 2026. Have questions? Email us .
Grants to help community-based development organizations revitalize commercial districts. Provides a detailed overview of information and resources available to nonprofits in NYC. Funds CBDOs to support, operate, maintain, & enhance Open Street locations on commercial corridors.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Nonprofit organizations. For FY27 CDNA Strategic Impact Grants, applicants must propose conducting a CDNA in Long Island City, Queens. For streetscape enhancement projects, nonprofit organizations can apply for projects to be implemented between July 1, 2026, and June 30, 2027. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to $100,000 per neighborhood for one year (FY27 CDNA Strategic Impact Grants); up to $100,000 per neighborhood for streetscape enhancement projects. Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is May 20, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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