Foundation Annual Grants for Homeless

Funding Amount

$5,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

NextGen Innovation Award

Overview: NCS launched the NextGen Innovation Award to stimulate and encourage creative solutions to the challenges of homelessness in New York City.

Background: This is the 2nd annual award (as of 2020). The inaugural award was presented to the Streetlives team, whose $5,000 award enabled them to launch GoGetta in May 2020, a "Yelp" for social services that empowers those in need of services to find what they need and share what they know.

Award Amount: $5,000

Focus Areas:

  • Creative approaches to homelessness

  • Problem-solving solutions to challenges faced by unhoused individuals

  • Innovative services and platforms addressing homelessness in NYC

  • Solutions addressing impacts of COVID-19 on homelessness and social services
  • Geographic Scope: New York City

    Contact Information:

  • Organization: Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter (NCS)

  • Address: 50 Broadway, Suite 1301, New York, NY 10004-1607

  • Phone: (212) 537-5100

  • Fax: (212) 860-2301

  • Website: ncsinc.org
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    homeless

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