Discretionary Funding

Every year, the Queens Borough President’s Office provides discretionary funding for capital projects and programmatic expenses for nonprofit organizations throughout Queens. This funding is available to city agencies, nonprofits, cultural institutions and public and charter schools for projects serving city purposes. The deadline to apply for capital funding is Thursday, February 19th at 5pm, unless otherwise noted.

The capital funding application for nonprofits can be found here. To download Capital Application documents, click here. Full eligibility requirements and guidelines to receive capital funding can be found here.

For public school leaders seeking funding for their institutions, click here. The deadline to apply is February 27 at 5pm.

The application for Fiscal Year 2027 Discretionary Expense funding can be found here.

Fiscal Year 2027 Queens Borough Board Budget Hearing

In accordance with Section 241 of the New York City Charter, the Queens Borough Board will hold a hybrid public hearing on the Mayor’s Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Expense and Capital Budgets on Monday, February 23rd and Tuesday, February 24th, beginning at 10am on both days. The hearing will be held both via Zoom and in person in Room 200 at Queens Borough Hall, and this input will be used to develop the Queens Borough Board’s budget priorities for Fiscal Year 2027.

Those interested in testifying and/or requesting funding can register for speaking time on February 23rd by clicking here or on February 24th by clicking here. The deadline to register for either day is Tuesday, February 17th at 5pm.

Time slots will be allocated to those testifying in the order in which they registered. City agency representatives will be allocated 6 minutes of speaking time, while community board representatives will be allocated 4 minutes and nonprofits will be allocated 2 minutes. Speakers who did not register by the deadline will be added to the end of each day on a first come, first serve basis. Please be prepared to submit 15 written copies of your testimony if you are testifying in person. 

If you are not able to attend the hearing, you can submit your testimony via email to [email protected]. Individuals who need special accommodations during the hearings are asked to contact the Borough President’s Office no later than five business days prior to the hearings by phone at 718-286-2662 or by email at [email protected]

If you are applying for capital funding and represent a Not for Profit (501c3), please review the guidelines above and complete the application by Thursday, February 19. 

Queens Borough President’s Office General Capital Budget Process

For specific deadlines, please consult the following information:

JANUARY: Deadlines for applications, budget hearing registration information and the CapGrants portal are published.

FEBRUARY: Budget hearing, capital funding deadlines.

MARCH-JUNE: Capital project vetting and determinations.

JULY: Not-for-profit award letters are mailed.

SEPTEMBER: Public school award letters are mailed.

Capital funding guidelines and eligibility requirements for not-for-profits can be found here.

Capital funding guidelines and eligibility requirements for schools can be found here.

Queens Borough President’s Office General Discretionary Expense Budget Process

For specific deadlines, please consult the following information:

JANUARY-JUNE: Application submissions.

JULY-SEPTEMBER: New fiscal year begins and applications are reviewed.

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER: Award letters are mailed

FOLLOWING JANUARY-FEBRUARY: Initiation documents are submitted and reviewed.

FOLLOWING MARCH-APRIL: Terms of contract and scope of services are determined, contracts signed.

FOLLOWING MAY-JULY: Reimbursements are made at the conclusion of the contract.

If you are a nonprofit organization seeking a discretionary expense grant for programmatic expenses, you must meet the guidelines found here.

To stay up to date on anything budget related at the Queens Borough President’s Office, click here.