

2025 Funding Resources
Regional Council Capital Fund Program
Empire State Development
$100k+ capital grants
Part of CFA rounds
Transportation Improvement Program
Federal Highway Administration
Varies by capital project
Multi-year capital program
New York State Council on the Arts Grants
NYSCA
$10k–$100k typical
Annual spring and summer
Environmental Protection Fund – Local Waterfront Revitalization Program
NYS Dept. of State
$250k–$2.5M typical
Annual CFA round
Knight Emerging City Champions
John S. & James L. Knight Foundation
$5k–$10k micro-grant plus fellowship
Opens April 2025; periodic
Community Placemaking Grants
Project for Public Spaces
$60k–$100k plus TA
Feb 21 and Oct 13, 2025
T-Mobile Hometown Grants
T-Mobile
Up to $50k
Quarterly
National Trust Preservation Funds
National Trust for Historic Preservation
$2.5k–$5k seed grants
Feb, Jun, Oct (3 rounds)
Farmers Market Promotion Program
USDA AMS (LAMP)
$50k–$500k by track; 25% match
Annual June deadline
Partners for Places
The Funders Network
$25k–$150k; 1:1 local match
Rounds include Sept deadline
AARP Community Challenge
AARP
$10k–$50k+ quick-action grants
Jan–Mar; annual
Public Humanities Projects
National Endowment for the Humanities
Up to $75k planning; up to $750k implementation
Sept deadline; annual
Grants for Arts Projects
National Endowment for the Arts
$10k–$100k; 1:1 match
July deadline; annual
Public Art Challenge
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Up to $1M
Open calls; periodic
Asphalt Art Initiative
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Grants to about 10 cities per round
Jan 31, 2025 deadline; periodic
Local Food Promotion Program
USDA AMS (LAMP)
$25k–$500k; 25% match
Annual June deadline
Downtown Revitalization Initiative
Empire State Development
$5–$10M per community
Competitive CFA rounds
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