"With the games expected to generate around $3 billion and bring in a million visitors, the Association for a Better New York - a 50-year old coalition of more than 250 diverse nonprofit, government and corporate member organizations - will award up to $250,000 to community-based organizations tied to the World Cup."
""The 2026 World Cup is a once-in-a-generation moment for New York City, and our responsibility is to make sure it shows up in neighborhoods across all five boroughs," New York City's World Cup Czar Maya Handa said in a statement."
"As part of the "World Cup for All" initiative made in collaboration with the FIFA World Cup 2026 New York/New Jersey host committee, ABNY announced Thursday it will award $5,000 to $15,000 grants to New York City nonprofits for community fan engagement activities and youth recreation programming. From now until June, the organization will also convene monthly meetings with 40 civic leaders, specializing in open space, infrastructure, tourism, local economic development, and transportation to create a forum with tournament organizers and government agencies."
New York City will co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup with New Jersey, an event expected to generate about $3 billion and attract roughly one million visitors. The Association for a Better New York, a 50-year coalition of more than 250 nonprofit, government and corporate members, will award up to $250,000 through the World Cup Community Grant Program. Grants of $5,000 to $15,000 will fund community fan engagement activities and youth recreation programming. ABNY will convene monthly meetings with 40 civic leaders through June to coordinate open space, infrastructure, tourism, local economic development and transportation with tournament organizers and government agencies. Applications are open through March 13, 2026, with priority for projects that serve historically underserved populations and offer free public programming.
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