Sentences with phrase «participatory budgeting funding»

«Thanks to additional Participatory Budgeting funding, Harlem RBI's K - 8 Dream Charter School will have a permanent home in this new development — and a 54,000 - square - foot home to boot,» the councilwoman said.

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Brooklyn Daily Eagle article on BP Adams pledging capital funds to support borough - wide participatory budgeting.

PARK SLOPE, NY — A fitness playground for seniors at Prospect Park and a women's self - defense workshops were funded by Councilman Brad Lander's under this year's participatory budgeting process.

Participatory budgeting democratizes the decision power of which community groups and development projects in a district will receive funding by allowing community members to brainstorm and vote their preferences.

Under Participatory Budgeting, everyday New Yorkers get to vote on which proposed capital budget projects will get funded in their neighborhoods.

The training sessions are sponsored and organized by the nonprofit organization Participatory Budgeting Project with funding provided by City Councilmembers Brad Lander and Carlos Menchaca.

In 2015 - 16 the Scottish Government is funding participatory budgeting support for local authorities, a learning programme, developing innovative digital approaches and researching the impact of participatory budgeting on communities.

Earlier this year, Rodriguez took part in the participatory budget process, in which community members can vote on how $ 1 million in capital funding is spent in the district.

Participatory Budgeting is a grassroots process through which community residents vote to directly allocate at least $ 1 million in capital funding per district toward proposals developed by the community to meet local needs.

«Participatory budgeting is an incredible opportunity to engage and empower people of all backgrounds in a Democratic process to collectively decide how we can spend $ 1 million to fund capital projects that will strengthen our community.

I look forward to making Participatory Budgeting a regular feature of my funding decisions.»

«I was proud to bring Participatory Budgeting to the 33rd District two years ago and I continue to hear from constituents about how much they enjoy being involved in determining which capital projects get funded in our District.

In addition to these community picks, Rodriguez said he's also funding two projects from the 2015 participatory budgeting ballot:

The participatory budget process can also be way to solve the long - time criticism of the council's discretionary funding practice, which has been susceptible to corruption.

Participatory budgeting lets New Yorkers directly decide how to spend millions of capital budgeting funds provided by their Council Member.

New York's participatory budgeting process is now the largest in the country with $ 10 million in public funds being voted on.

Participatory budgeting is a way for residents to select «capital projects» in their community that they think should receive city funding.

Implemented this year in 24 of the City Council's 51 districts, the participatory budgeting program sees council members devote $ 1 million or more in capital funding toward the community initiative.

Amanda also served as the Director for Participatory Budgeting for Council District 30, where she spearheaded the allocation of over one million dollars in capital funds, as voted on by thousands of local residents, to improve public schools, libraries, and parks in the district.

VISUALS: Pictures of Project Sites to Receive Funding; Images of Neighborhood Assemblies Conducted Throughout Participatory Budgeting Process.

Participatory Budgeting gives DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights residents a chance to pitch and fund community projects.

I keep coming back to New York's participatory budgeting idea, involving parents at a school designated in need of support to engage in the process that delineates where a portion of support funds will go.

The funding for this service comes through a grant from the city's Participatory Budgeting program.

In 2011 City Council Member Brad Lander invited his constituents to take part in a participatory budgeting initiative in which citizens first identify community needs and then vote on which projects to fund, with $ 1 million set aside for the winning proposals.