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What is The People's Money?
The People’s Money is a citywide participatory budgeting (PB) process where New Yorkers decide how to spend part of the city’s budget on projects their communities need. This process happens every year and is open to all New Yorkers 11 and older, regardless of immigration or incarceration status.
How does The People’s Money work?
The People's Money consists of four phases and takes two years to complete. The first three phases run in one year, and the last phase, Project Implementation, runs in the second year.
First year:
Idea Generation - Share your ideas!
Borough Assemblies - Join an assembly and shape the ballot!
Voting - Vote on what matters most to you!
Second year:
Project Implementation - Where ideas come to life!
For more details, visit the How The People’s Money Works page.
The People's Money - 4th Cycle
2025 - 2027
About this process
What is happening in the 4th Cycle of The People's Money?
Voting for the 4th cycle of The People’s Money has concluded, and New Yorkers have selected the ideas that will receive funding! The winning ideas will now move into the Project Implementation phase, where community-based organizations partner with the CEC to bring the ideas to life in each borough.
New Yorkers shaped the process at every step. In the fall, residents submitted ideas for projects they wanted to see in their communities. In the winter, randomly selected residents from each borough came together to review, refine, and narrow down those ideas into a final slate of proposals. This spring, all New Yorkers 11 and older, regardless of immigration status, were able to vote to decide which ideas should be funded through the city budget.
Are you an organization interested in implementing a winning idea? Learn more here.
Funding Amount: $4 million from New York City's Expense Budget
What is The People’s Money?
The People’s Money (TPM) is a citywide participatory budgeting (PB) process where New Yorkers decide how to spend part of the city’s budget to help their communities thrive. This process happens every year and is open to all New Yorkers, including youth and immigrants.
How does The People’s Money work?
The People's Money consists of four phases and takes two years to complete. The first three phases run in one year, and the last phase, Project Implementation, runs in the second year.
First year:
Idea Generation - Share your ideas!
Borough Assemblies - Join an assembly and shape the ballot!
Voting - Vote on what matters most to you!
Second year:
Project Implementation - Where ideas come to life!
For more details, visit the How The People’s Money Works page.
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Reference: nyc-PART-2025-09-11