纽约市长与议长宣布扩大拨款试点 800家非盈利组织30天内可拿全款
纽约市长佐赫兰·夸梅·曼达尼（Zohran Kwame Mamdani）与市议会议长朱莉·梅宁（Julie Menin）10月宣布扩大市议会“自主拨款试点”（Discretionary Grant Pilot），把传统自主合约流程砍掉九个步骤，让市府资金最快提前九个月到达社区非盈利组织手中。扩大后的试点将纳入更多市政机构，以及多年期自主合约到期的服务方，最多800家社区非盈利组织可在拨款协议经机构与受助方双方签署后30天内拿到100%的拨款。
曼达尼说：“非盈利组织在教育纽约年轻人、服务老年人、提供让纽约特别的社区项目方面发挥着关键作用。市政府必须不遗余力地又快又好地向它们付款，让它们能不间断地提供这些必需服务。”梅宁说，五个区的非盈利组织承担着纽约人需要的必需服务，但严重的官僚程序既阻碍服务，也让它们拿不到准时付款。
市审计长马克·莱文（Mark Levine）说，市政府依赖非盈利伙伴向纽约人提供关键服务，但长期未能做到准时足额付款，这次改革将是许多现金流紧张的服务机构的真正胜利。市合同服务办公室主任兼首席采购官金·余（Kim L. Yu）说，试点把市政签约中最折磨人的环节精简，让小额拨款平均三个月内走完。
2026财年试点已向100多家机构拨出100万美元，参与机构平均三个月拿到钱，比传统流程的12个月以上快了约三倍。2027财年参与资格：从市长下属机构累计获批25,000美元及以下自主拨款的非盈利组织，涉及机构包括老龄局（NYC Aging）、卫生与心理卫生局、社保局/人力资源管理局、退伍军人服务局、青年与社区发展局、房屋保护与开发局、小企业服务局等。
曼达尼政府、市议会与签约机构将在未来几天按拨款金额与审查状态确定2027财年参与机构并通知入选；拨款协议将于2026年11月发出，机构须在30天内签回，款项在2026年底或2027年初发放。据市府介绍，自主合约占人力服务合约积压的近七成，是付款延迟的主因；今年初政府已宣布把市议会自主拨款从采购改为赠款，此次扩大是兑现承诺的关键一步。
来源：纽约市市长办公室官网新闻稿。
Mayor Mamdani and Speaker Menin Expand Discretionary Grant Pilot to Get City Funds to 800 Nonprofits Within 30 Days
New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced in October the expansion of the Council Discretionary Grant Pilot, a streamlined approach that eliminates nine steps from the traditional discretionary contracting process and gets City funding to community-based nonprofits up to nine months faster. The expansion will include more City agencies and providers with expiring multi-year discretionary contracts, allowing up to 800 community-based nonprofits to receive 100% of their awards within 30 days after both the grantee and agency sign the grant agreement.
"Non-profits play a critical role in educating young New Yorkers, supporting older adults and providing the community programs that makes New York City special. Our city government must work tirelessly to pay them quickly and efficiently so they can continue providing these essential services without disruption," said Mayor Mamdani. Speaker Menin said nonprofits in all five boroughs deliver essential services New Yorkers need, but face severe bureaucratic challenges that impede service delivery and keep them from being paid on time.
"New York City government depends on its nonprofit partners to deliver vital services to New Yorkers, but for too long it has not consistently upheld its end of the bargain to pay them on time and in full," said City Comptroller Mark Levine, calling the effort a real victory for providers who often operate with limited cash flow. MOCS Director and Chief Procurement Officer Kim L. Yu said the pilot streamlines one of the most frustrating parts of city contracting so that small awards can be processed in under three months on average.
During FY 2026, the pilot disbursed $1 million to more than 100 providers, who received funding approximately 300% faster — on average in three months compared to the more than 12 months required under the traditional contracting process. For FY 2027, nonprofits may qualify if they are awarded a cumulative total of $25,000 or less from Mayoral agencies, including NYC Aging, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, DSS/HRA, the Department of Veterans Services, DYCD, HPD and SBS, among others.
The Mamdani administration, City Council and contracting agencies will identify participating organizations for FY 2027 in the coming days based on award amounts and clearance status. Grant agreements will be issued in November 2026, participating organizations will have 30 days to return signed agreements, and payments will be issued in late 2026 or early 2027. According to the City, discretionary contracts account for nearly 70% of the human services contract backlog; earlier this year the administration committed to moving Council discretionary awards from procurements to grants.
Source: NYC Mayor's Office official press release.
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