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Want to decide where funding should go in your community?
Join the Sunset Park Fund Community Advisory Council!
Questions? Please contact sunsetpark@brooklyn.org
Fund Background
The Sunset
Park Fund is investing in the Sunset Park Community through a participatory,
community-led process.
Through close collaboration between the Office of Councilmember Alexa Avilés (District 38), the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), and Brooklyn Org, the Sunset Park Fund promotes meaningful avenues for community co-governance and neighborhood participation, ensuring Sunset Park residents play a central role in shaping funding priorities and supporting projects that have a lasting impact on the neighborhood.
The Sunset Park Fund was established through a 2015 Points of Agreement and is supported by a 5% set-aside of rents paid by tenants of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal. The Fund supports projects that address resident-identified priorities and strengthen neighborhood well-being.
Role:
We are seeking members for the Sunset Park Community
Advisory Council to support the grantmaking process in Sunset Park. Community Advisory Council Members
will be Sunset Park residents who are committed to building a thriving
neighborhood, are open to sharing their experiences as well as learning from
others, and can commit to all the activities of the Council through Spring 2027.
We are seeking members who represent a diversity of ages, identities,
geographic parts of the community, lived and work experiences.
Members do not need to have previous experience with
grantmaking, grants, or nonprofits to be considered.
We will review all applications and contact potential
finalists for a brief phone interview.
Our Community Advisory Council will support the project in
the following ways:
- Setting priorities for the fund, based on their own experience and expertise, listening tours, and feedback from community members.
- Providing feedback on RFP, application, outreach, and process.
- Reviewing and scoring applications submitted using a rubric and our online portal.
- Attending a convening to discuss applications and determine grantees.
Eligibility:
- Currently live in Sunset Park.
- Not in Senior Leadership at a non-profit organization based in Sunset Park
- Can commit to the activities of the Community Advisory Council through Spring 2027 (see more info below)
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Expectations:
Community Advisory Council members are expected to:
- Attend all trainings and convenings.
- Complete their grant reviews by the deadline, including inputting scores and notes in our online portal.
- Act with integrity; review all grant applications in an unbiased manner.
- Share their experience, expertise, and opinions, as well as be open to learning about the experience, expertise, and opinions of others; treat all fellow members with respect.
- Disclose any conflict of interest to the group and recuse themselves from review where needed.
- Conflict of interest includes a close personal or professional relationship with any applicant, being a current employee, board member, or paid consultant of the applicant; being regularly and closely involved with the applicant organization.
Time Commitment and Payment:
The full time commitment is contingent upon the number of grant applications received. We estimate each Advisory Council member will commit:
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8 - 10 hours total for 3 in-person meetings between January - May
- 10 – 15 hours of review in Spring 2027
Community Advisory Council Members will be paid for their time including
meeting time and application review; $100 per in-person meeting, and $40 per application reviewed.