The Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board (MSWAB), Citizens Committee for NYC, and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer invite community groups and individuals to apply for a grant to design and implement innovative projects that will help achieve New York City’s waste prevention, reuse and repair goals. These projects should help the City of New York eventually reuse 100% of all waste that can be reused, repaired, refurbished, or salvaged for spare parts, and pioneer models that can be replicated throughout the City.

Grants of up to $2,000 will be awarded to start new reduce, reuse or repair projects, undertake related research projects, or initiate other activities which will help lead to replicable reduce, reuse or repair models in all five boroughs of New York City.

Since 2017, 62 grants for $85,550 have been awarded for reduce, reuse and repair projects in New York City. 184 groups and individuals have submitted applications. Check out the gallery to view several previous projects.

The Reduce, Reuse and Repair grant is designed by the Waste Prevention and Reuse Committee of the Manhattan SWAB. All meetings are open to the public.