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Applications are now open for 2026 NYCHA Resident Climate Action Grants, which fund sustainability projects in the city’s public housing developments. Past winners scored money for community gardens, composting programs and environmentally-focused art workshops.
Got a climate-friendly idea for NYCHA?
The New York Climate Exchange and the Public Housing Community Fund are now accepting applications to fund resident-led projects that advance climate solutions in the city’s public housing—part of an annual initiative, now in its fourth year, to support things like public gardens and composting.
Residents have until Feb. 12 to submit their ideas for the first step for this year’s NYCHA Resident Climate Action Grants. Approved applicants will then be invited to apply for one of three tiers of funding, ranging from $1,500 or less for one-time or first-time initiatives, to as much as $15,000 for existing projects or organizations that have already made an impact.
The funding has previously been used for things like recycling education and outreach, environmentally-focused art workshops and to expand community gardens. In 2025, grants were awarded to 17 projects across the city, including a campaign to tackle dog waste at the Gowanus Houses, the installation of solar-powered lights and upgrades to public spaces at the Manhattanville Houses, and for cooking and planting classes at the Stapleton Houses.
“Residents have a deep understanding of their communities, and this program empowers them to turn their innovative ideas for sustainability into reality,” NYCHA CEO Lisa Bova-Hiatt said in a statement last week.
Find more information and apply here.
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