Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) projects are reviewed by the Department of Cultural Affairs in coordination with the Office of the Bronx Borough President and the Office of Management and Budget.
For Department of Cultural Affairs projects, please click on the link below for Guidelines and Forms:
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/dcla/cultural-funding/capital-funding-request-page-1.page
The Office of the Bronx Borough President has supported the renovation and creation of libraries, science labs, playgrounds, green upgrades, media centers, school clinics as well as the purchase of computers, smart boards and Mobile Science labs.
To complete your request for funding, please send a letter addressed to Borough President Gibson with a copy to Betty McCray, Director of Capital Programs, and Nelson Palacios, Director of Education and Youth Services, that contains a School Construction Authority or Department of Education Division of School Facilities approved cost estimate and a list of items/work you are requesting. Additionally, please fill out and return the completed Education form found in the link below with your request:
Fiscal Year 2025 Capital Funding Form
Deadline: Friday, January 19, 2024
If you have any questions, contact Betty McCray and Nelson Palacios
Please note, if you are requesting funds for technology or equipment, please assure that your school’s electrical system can handle your request. The Office of the Bronx Borough President is unable to fund upgrades to electrical systems.
Education projects will work through either the School Construction Authority (SCA) or Department of Education (DOE) Division of Capital & Reimbursable Finance. For approved cost estimates, please contact:
School Construction Authority
Department of Education Division of Capital & Reimbursable Finance
Ling Tan at ltan@schools.nyc.gov
Graham Gordon at ggordon@schools.nyc.gov
Charter Schools
Charter schools are viewed as not-for-profits and will need to fill out the non-City Capital Request Form and adhere to those guidelines, unless they are on City-owned property or co-located with a public school. In these two instances, a charter school does not need to fill out the non-City Capital Request Form. Otherwise, please refer to the non-City Capital Request page.
Private Schools
No funding will be provided to private elementary or secondary schools, except schools where one-hundred percent of the student body consists of special education students with disabilities whose tuition costs are covered by the City’s Department of Education, provided that any such school is not located in the building of another school.
Please send a letter addressed to Borough President Gibson with a copy to Betty McCray, Director of Capital Programs detailing the project and funding amount that is being requested. Click here for the Fiscal Year 2025 Capital Funding Form.