Community Project Grants to Prevent and Address Bias and Hate to Provide up to $5K – Now Open for Applications

April 19, 2023

New grants encourage New Yorkers to pursue creative projects to reduce hate, bias, and discrimination and promote respect for all

NEW YORK—The NYC Mayor’s Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes (OPHC) and the NYC Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) are pleased to announce the application period for Community Project Grants to Prevent and Address Bias and Hate is now open. Grants up to $5K are available to individuals, groups, non-profit organizations, academic institutions, and other entities located in New York City to implement creative projects that promote community respect, prevent hate violence, and seek to address hate crimes, bias-motivated incidents, and discrimination through pathways outside of law enforcement and the criminal legal system.

Applicants are encouraged to undertake a creative, entrepreneurial approach and design and implement projects that promote community respect, prevent hate violence, and explore ways to address hate crimes, bias-motivated incidents, and discrimination through non-law enforcement deterrence. Applicants can propose projects including, but not limited to, community workshops, educational videos, events, conferences, and social media campaigns.

Applications for the grants will be reviewed and awarded on a rolling basis between April 19, 2023 and May 17, 2023. New Yorkers who are 14 and older are encouraged to submit proposals for projects with funding needs up to $5,000.

All criteria regarding qualifications and funding of the grant, including the application, can be found here.

The Community Project Grants to Prevent and Address Bias and Hate are a component of the Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes’ Partners Against The Hate (P.A.T.H.) FORWARD initiative, which was launched in May 2021 to help combat bias-motivated incidents and hate crimes in New York City. OPHC and CCHR are partnering to inspire and support approaches that cultivate positive relationships among New Yorkers; increase community-led responses to hate crimes and bias-motivated incidents; improve reporting of incidents; build community cohesion; and develop educational programs that increase cultural competence, awareness, and respect for all.

About the Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes (OPHC)
As part of the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, the Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes (OPHC) takes a holistic approach to preventing hate crimes, developing and coordinating community-driven prevention strategies to address biases fueling such crimes, and fostering healing for victims and their communities.

About the New York City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) works to prevent discrimination and enforces the New York City Human Rights Law—one of the most comprehensive civil rights laws in the nation. The Law includes 27 protected classes in housing, employment, and public accommodations. If you have witnessed or experienced discrimination, contact the Commission at 212-416-0197 or https://www.nyc.gov/site/cchr/about/report-discrimination.page.