PPUABA Grants

The Park Place – Underhill Avenue Block Association has traditionally made annual grants to organizations and projects in the local community which serve the population of Prospect Heights. Such grants are made if PPUABA has funds available above and beyond what is needed for its annual budget.

RECENT UPDATES

1. At our January 21, 2026 meeting, our Treasurer recommended and attendees approved a 2026 grant budget of $2,500. The window for submission of 2026 grant applications closed as of the commencement of the February monthly meeting on Feb 18, 2026. A 2026 Grants Committee comprised of Sharon Combs, Joe Ostwald, and Peter Cobos was appointed at the February meeting and will evaluate the submitted Requests For Grant. At the March 18, 2026 meeting the Grants Committee will make recommendations to the membership as to which grant applications should be approved and for which amounts.

2. At our May 21, 2025 meeting, members approved a revised PPUABA Grants Procedure. You can find a link to the document below.

PPUABA Grants Procedure
The PPUABA Grants Procedure details the process and timeline used by the Association for

1. Establishing the Grants Budget
2. Grant Applications to be submitted
3. Evaluating Grant Applications
4. Grant Approval Decisions
5. Disbursement of Funds for Approved Grants

PPUABA Grant Application
A member who wishes to request a grant to be made for an organization or community project must complete and submit a Request For Grant form. Please download the form, complete the required information, save the form, and email it to ppuaba.pres@gmail.com no later than the commencement of the February PPUABA meeting. Alternatively, the form can be printed, completed by hand, and delivered to the block association president.

Grant History
Following are the organizations and projects to which PPUABA has given grants in recent years:

• 2025 (grant budget $2,500)
     PPUABA Nourishing Our Community initiative - $1,425
     Church of the Holy Apostle (immigrant support) - $1,000
     New Yorkers For Parks (Daffodil Project) - $75
• 2024 (grant budget $2,500)
     PPUABA Nourishing Our Community initiative - $1,700
     P.S. 9 Free Store - $600
     Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council - $150
     New Yorkers For Parks (Daffodil Project) - $50
• 2023 (grant budget $2,000)
     PPUABA Nourishing Our Community initiative - $1,500
     PPUABA Growing Our Community initiative (plants for rain gardens) - $450
     New Yorkers For Parks (Daffodil Project) - $50
• 2022 (grant budget $1,500)
     PPUABA Nourishing Our Community initiative - $1,350
     P.S. 9 PTO (garden/planter improvement) - $150
• 2021 (grant budget $1,000)
     Friends of Underhill Playground - $500
     P.S. 9 PTO (outdoor art gallery) - $250
     Public Assistants - $250
• 2020 (grant budget $2,000)
     Community Help in Park Slope ("CHIPS") - $1,000
     St. Augustine Helping Hands Food Pantry - $1,000
• 2019 (grant budget $2,000)
     St. Augustine Helping Hands Food Pantry - $700
     Community Help in Park Slope ("CHIPS") - $400
     P.S. 9 PTO (garden group) - $300
     Vanderbilt Avenue Merchants District - $300
     Brooklyn Jesuit Preparatory School (summer camp) - $300
• 2018 (grant budget $1,200)
     Community Help in Park Slope ("CHIPS") - $600
     St. Augustine Helping Hands Food Pantry - $600
• 2017 (grant budget $1,100)
     P.S. 9 PTO (playground mural project) - $600
     St. Augustine Helping Hands Food Pantry - $500
• 2016 (grant budget $1,000)
     Brooklyn Neighborhood Improvement Association, Inc - $500
     St. Augustine Helping Hands Food Pantry - $500
• 2015 (grant budget $2,000)
     St. Augustine Helping Hands Food Pantry - $1,000
     Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council - $750
     P.S. 9 PTO (library) - $250