The People's Money (2023-2024)
Decide how to spend part of the city budget!
Welcome to Idea Generation for The People’s Money!
Idea submission is now closed and idea development and evaluation is underway. All New Yorkers, ages 11 and older, regardless of immigration status had the opportunity to submit their ideas for how to spend part of the city's budget on projects to address needs in their New York City community. Scroll down to review the ideas submitted by fellow New Yorkers!
The People's Money uses mayoral expense funding for ideas to fund projects to benefit NYC communities. Projects must be implemented within one year and must be expense funding, examples of which include:
🟢 Programming, including but not limited to events, fairs, workshops, trainings and classes.
🟢 Expanding or enhancing direct or social services (e.g. after school programming,food distribution initiatives, etc).
🟢 Community organizing or awareness and advocacy campaigns.
🟢 Research studies.
The People’s Money CANNOT fund:
🔴 Ideas for capital projects which involve the construction, reconstruction, acquisition, or installation of a physical public improvement, with a value of $50,000 or more. This may include everything from buying garbage trucks to reconstructing bridges to building housing.
🔴 Ideas that break New York City laws, spread hate or unfair treatment.
🔴 Projects that add to a city agency’s headcount, such as hiring more police officers or sanitation workers.
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