Funded organization
Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow, Inc.
$1,610,450 received across 18 grant awards
$18,833,531 in contract value across 14 contracts
- Category
- education
- Grants received
- $1,610,450
- Grant awards
- 18
- Contract value
- $18,833,531
- Contracts
- 14
- Years
- FY2024–FY2026
- Location
- Brooklyn
- EIN
- 112934620
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Funded across these programs
How this organization's money is labeled in the record: the named city initiatives it is tagged under, and its contracts by agency. Each figure is exactly what the data shows.
Discretionary programs (initiatives)
- Office of Strategic Workforce Development$675K · 1
- Adult Literacy Forward (Formerly Adult Literacy Pilot Project)$150K · 1
- Adult Literacy Pilot Project$150K · 1
- Construction Site Safety Training$100K · 1
- CCAP$100K · 2
- Neighborhood Development Grant Initiative$40K · 2
- Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative$20K · 2
Contracts by agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development$17M · 7
- Department of Labor$1.2M · 4
- Department of Small Business Services$375K · 1
- Division of Criminal Justice Services$200K · 2
Who has funded it
Offices and members that have directed money to this organization, ranked by total.
- State grant (no named sponsor)7 awards$735,000
- Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)1 award$675,450
- Tommy Schiavoni2 awards$100,000
- Nantasha M. Williams4 awards$40,000
- Alexa Avilés2 awards$40,000
- Ari Kagan1 award$10,000
- Darlene Mealy1 award$10,000
Retained lobbyists
Firms registered to lobby New York government on this organization’s behalf (NY Ethics Commission, 2024 onward).
- Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow, Inc.New York City · $20.84 · Total · 2026
- Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow, Inc.New York City · $67.73 · Total · 2025
- Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow, Inc.New York City · $0 · Total · 2024
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Funded organizations nearby
Organizations in the same borough working in a shared sector, ranked by total funding. Location is the organization’s headquarters; some serve a wider area.
- Defender ServicesBrooklyn$27,178,332
- Life of HopeBrooklyn$6,740,000
- Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island, Inc.Brooklyn$6,111,913
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What it has received
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Empire State Development | data.ny.gov 26ei-n4eb | $675,450 | NY State open data ↗ |
| FY2026 | — | DYCD | NYC Council Adopted Budget Schedule C (FY2026) | $150,000 | NYC Council Schedule C ↗ |
| FY2024 | — | DYCD | NYC Council Adopted Budget Schedule C (FY2024) | $150,000 | NYC Council Schedule C ↗ |
| FY2026 | — | DYCD | NYC Council Adopted Budget Schedule C (FY2026) | $125,000 | NYC Council Schedule C ↗ |
| FY2026 | — | DYCD | NYC Council Adopted Budget Schedule C (FY2026) | $100,000 | NYC Council Schedule C ↗ |
| FY2026 | — | DYCD | NYC Council Adopted Budget Schedule C (FY2026) | $75,000 | NYC Council Schedule C ↗ |
| FY2024 | — | DYCD | NYC Council Adopted Budget Schedule C (FY2024) | $75,000 | NYC Council Schedule C ↗ |
| FY2026 | — | DYCD | NYC Council Adopted Budget Schedule C (FY2026) | $60,000 | NYC Council Schedule C ↗ |
| State | Tommy Schiavoni | — | DASNY Grant Report (Reviews Completed) | $50,000 | NY State grant report (DASNY) ↗ |
| State | Tommy Schiavoni | — | DASNY Grant Report (Reviews Completed) | $50,000 | NY State grant report (DASNY) ↗ |
| FY2026 | Alexa Avilés | DYCD | NYC Council Adopted Budget Schedule C (FY2026) | $20,000 | NYC Council Schedule C ↗ |
| FY2025 | Alexa Avilés | DYCD | NYC Council Adopted Budget Schedule C (FY2025) | $20,000 | NYC Council Schedule C ↗ |
| FY2026 | Nantasha M. Williams | DYCD | NYC Council Adopted Budget Schedule C (FY2026) | $10,000 | NYC Council Schedule C ↗ |
| FY2025 | Nantasha M. Williams | DYCD | NYC Council Adopted Budget Schedule C (FY2025) | $10,000 | NYC Council Schedule C ↗ |
| FY2024 | Ari Kagan | DYCD | NYC Council Adopted Budget Schedule C (FY2024) | $10,000 | NYC Council Schedule C ↗ |
| FY2024 | Nantasha M. Williams | DYCD | NYC Council Adopted Budget Schedule C (FY2024) | $10,000 | NYC Council Schedule C ↗ |
| FY2024 | Darlene Mealy | DYCD | NYC Council Adopted Budget Schedule C (FY2024) | $10,000 | NYC Council Schedule C ↗ |
| FY2024 | Nantasha M. Williams | DYCD | NYC Council Adopted Budget Schedule C (FY2024) | $10,000 | NYC Council Schedule C ↗ |
Each award links to its official source. Click a column to sort; use the ⋯ on a header to filter.
Contracts won
Public contracts and procurements awarded to this organization by New York city agencies and state authorities. Amounts are the awarded value or contract ceiling, not dollars paid.
| FY2025 | Department of Youth and Community DevelopmentNYC agency | Train and Earn RFP | $5,476,275awarded$1,981,443 paid | Checkbook NYC contract ↗ |
| FY2026 | Department of Youth and Community DevelopmentNYC agency | Advance and Earn Negotiated Acquisition Extension | $5,138,405awarded$1,692,529 paid | Checkbook NYC contract ↗ |
| FY2025 | Department of Youth and Community DevelopmentNYC agency | Literacy Programs ESOL/BENL- BK0302; BK0301; BK0104; BK0103 | $3,414,450awarded$2,250,038 paid | Checkbook NYC contract ↗ |
| FY2025 | Department of Youth and Community DevelopmentNYC agency | Funding will support the Youth Education Job Training | $1,323,750awarded$1,051,239 paid | Checkbook NYC contract ↗ |
| FY2025 | Department of Youth and Community DevelopmentNYC agency | Literacy Programs ABE/HSE: BK0103 | $726,150awarded$481,442 paid | Checkbook NYC contract ↗ |
| FY2025 | Department of Youth and Community DevelopmentNYC agency | To Support services to students and fund digital literacy. | $562,500awarded$450,000 paid | Checkbook NYC contract ↗ |
| FY2025 | Department of LaborState authority | Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act | $500,000awarded | Open Book contract search ↗ |
| FY2025 | Department of Youth and Community DevelopmentNYC agency | NDA Renewal FY26 | $400,301awarded$164,545 paid | Checkbook NYC contract ↗ |
| FY2026 | Department of Small Business ServicesNYC agency | Construction Site Safety | $375,000awarded$100,000 paid | Checkbook NYC contract ↗ |
| FY2025 | Department of LaborState authority | Workforce Development Training Program | $350,000awarded | Open Book contract search ↗ |
| FY2024 | Department of LaborState authority | Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act | $216,700awarded | Open Book contract search ↗ |
| FY2024 | Department of LaborState authority | Skills Bridge Training Initiative | $150,000awarded | Open Book contract search ↗ |
| FY2025 | Division of Criminal Justice ServicesState authority | Credential and Job Placement Programs | $100,000awarded | Open Book contract search ↗ |
| FY2025 | Division of Criminal Justice ServicesState authority | Operating Expenses | $100,000awarded | Open Book contract search ↗ |
Who else competes here
Other vendors holding contracts with the same New York agencies, ranked by how many of those agencies they share with this organization. New York publishes the winner of each award, not the losing bidders, so this is the competitive field, not a bidder list.
| Vendor | Shared agencies | Contracts | Contract value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortune Society, Inc., The | 4 | 8 | $7,927,405 |
| Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation, Inc. | 3 | 21 | $102,654,515 |
| CAMBA, Inc. | 3 | 22 | $98,336,268 |
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