Proposals Requested from Survivor-Led, Community-Based Organizations
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr., and the Institute for State & Local Governance at the City University of New York (“ISLG”) today released a Request for Proposals to fund survivor-led, grassroots organizations that support people impacted by domestic and intimate-partner violence in Manhattan. The Request for Proposals is available here.
“Domestic and intimate-partner violence remains one of the most pervasive crimes in New York City, including a top driver of serious assaults,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Research demonstrates that survivors, and particularly those from marginalized communities, frequently do not report to law enforcement or proactively seek out traditional service providers. We hope by empowering survivor-led, grassroots organizations, we can help reach more New Yorkers, address their safety needs, and drive down domestic violence in Manhattan.”
“Survivors of domestic or intimate partner violence face complex challenges, distinct needs, and different barriers to staying engaged in services that address those needs. The organizations that make sure survivors feel and are safe are critical to Manhattan’s communities, and we’re ready to partner with them to pilot, expand, and sustain their services,” said Siobhan Carney, Policy Director at CUNY ISLG. “With this focus on survivor-led organizations, we’re hoping to support responsive, innovative services for survivors, by survivors.”
In Manhattan, homicides are down 70% and shootings are down 62% compared to 2021, according to NYPD data. In contrast, domestic violence major crimes – including murder, felony assault, rape, and other serious felonies – are up 25% since 2021. Those numbers are even higher citywide, where domestic violence major crimes have risen 50% since 2021.
As one element of D.A. Bragg’s work to combat this trend, the initiative aims to reach communities that are underserved, marginalized, or underrepresented within existing systems. It will prioritize organizations that engage communities disproportionately impacted by domestic and intimate-partner violence, as well as organizations that are led by survivors who best understand barriers to accessing traditional services and systems of care.
Services provided by these organizations may include addressing immediate needs that help survivors remain safe and engaged in existing services, such as food, transportation, childcare, translation or language access or other targeted supports. Funding may also support short-term or emerging approaches that allow organizations to meet survivor needs in new or more responsive ways. This could include piloting small-scale initiatives, hosting survivor-centered events that distribute resources or elevate community voices or building the capacity to provide certain services directly (including but not limited to healthy relationship workshops, entrepreneurial initiatives, and nutrition workshops).
Up to four organizations will receive up to $50,000 each. Proposals are due July 22, 2026, and funds are expected to be awarded in Fall 2026.
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