What is the Public Service Grant?
This grant can fund a wide variety of projects that serve Pittsburgh residents with low to moderate incomes. Awarded projects typically provide direct services to vulnerable populations.
The Public Service grant has funded projects such as food pantries, youth programs, job training, career counseling, literacy programs, senior activity programs, and more.
The City is no longer accepting applications for the 2022 Public Service grant program.
Grant Awardees
City Council and the Mayor's Office has awarded $475,000 to various nonprofits serving low- and moderate-income Pittsburgh residents. While most of the funding has been awarded, there is still $50,000 that will be awarded soon.
Below is a list of the applicants that have received 2022 Public Service grant funding so far. This list only represents 2022 funding. If your organization has been awarded funds from previous years, that grant amount will not appear on this list. If your organization has been awarded funding, you should have already been notified by the Community Development office.
| Organization | Amount |
| 31ST WARD COMMUNITY ACTION GROUP | $7,500.00 |
| ACH CLEAR PATHWAYS | $10,000.00 |
| AFRO-AMERICAN MUSIC INSTITUTE, INC. | $10,500.00 |
| ALLEGHENY YMCA | $15,000.00 |
| ALLIES FOR HEALTH | $5,000.00 |
| ASSEMBLE INC | $5,000.00 |
| BLOOMFIELD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $16,500.00 |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA | $5,000.00 |
| BROOKLINE TEEN OUTREACH | $10,000.00 |
| CATHOLIC YOUTH ASSOCIATION OF PITTSBURGH INC. | $4,500.00 |
| CENTER OF LIFE | $6,500.00 |
| COMMON THREADS | $15,000.00 |
| ELIZABETH SETON CENTER | $10,000.00 |
| ELLIOTT WEST END ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION | $7,000.00 |
| FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY GROUP | $4,000.00 |
| GROUNDED STRATEGIES | $5,000.00 |
| HAZELWOOD INITIATIVE | $10,000.00 |
| HILL DISTRICT CONSENSUS GROUP | $10,000.00 |
| HUGH LANE WELLNESS FOUNDATION | $5,000.00 |
| JASMINE NYREE CAMPUS | $10,000.00 |
| JEWISH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES - CAREER DEVELOPMENT | $5,000.00 |
| JEWISH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES - FOOD PANTRY | $5,000.00 |
| JEWISH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES - REFUGEE SERVICES | $5,000.00 |
| LAWRENCEVILLE UNITED | $20,000.00 |
| LEGACY ARTS PROJECT | $10,000.00 |
| MT. WASHINGTON RECREATION CENTER/ PITTSBURGH CONTINGENCY | $15,000.00 |
| NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | $13,500.00 |
| NORTHSIDE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE | $5,000.00 |
| NORTHSIDE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT | $25,000.00 |
| OAKLAND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT/INNOVATEPGH PARTNERSHIP | $5,000.00 |
| People of Origin Rightfully Loved and Wanted P.O.O.R.L.A.W. | $40,000.00 |
| PERRY HILLTOP CITIZENS COUNCIL | $10,000.00 |
| PITTSBURGH HIGHER GROUND FOUNDATION | $12,000.00 |
| PREVENTION POINT | $5,000.00 |
| PROTECTING AND RESTORING THE ORDER OF MANKIND WITH THE INITIATIVE OF SERVING ELDERS (P.R.O.M.I.S.E.) | $5,000.00 |
| SAINT MARK'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH/BROOKLINE MEALS ON WHEELS | $13,000.00 |
| SHEPHERD WELLNESS | $5,000.00 |
| SOUTH SIDE SLOPES ASSOCIATION | $5,000.00 |
| STEEL CITY BOXING ASSOCIATION | $11,000.00 |
| STRONG WOMEN STRONG GIRLS | $10,000.00 |
| THE CITIZEN SCIENCE LAB | $8,000.00 |
| THE OPEN DOOR YOUTH OUTREACH | $10,000.00 |
| TREE OF LIFE DBA BROOKLINE CHRISTIAN FOOD PANTRY | $5,000.00 |
| TREE OF LIFE DBA BROOKLINE FREE CLOTHING ROOM | $3,000.00 |
| TREE OF LIFE DBA BROOKLINE SPROUTS AFTER SCHOOL | $4,000.00 |
| TROY HILL | $4,000.00 |
| VETERANS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA | $5,000.00 |
| VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE | $10,000.00 |
| WEST SIDE MUSTANGS YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION | $15,000.00 |
| WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE | $10,000.00 |
| WOMEN'S CENTER & SHELTER OF GREATER PITTSBURGH | $5,000.00 |
