ALBANY, N.Y. — Projects in Central New York, the Mohawk Valley, Southern Tier, and the North Country will receive state funding through New York’s Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) initiative.
In addition, the Mohawk Valley, Southern Tier, Long Island, and New York City were also awarded funding in the ACHIEVE competition. As part of this year’s Regional Council competition, each REDC developed a “transformational” regional initiative for the chance to win up to $50 million in implementation funding or partnered on a joint multi-regional proposal.
REDC projects
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Central New York was awarded nearly $26.2 million to support 34 projects, including $6 million for the City of Cortland to make infrastructure improvements along Homer Avenue to enable nearly 100 units of new housing.
The Mohawk Valley was awarded $23.4 million to support 30 projects, including $3.9 million for the City of Rome and Nascentia Health to build new utilities, roads, sidewalks, and drainage to support the development of 125 senior housing units in the Nascentia Neighborhood project.
The Southern Tier was awarded more than $26.4 million to support 27 projects, including more than $1 million for DMK Endeavors, Inc. to open a First Learning childcare center with a capacity for 144 children in the SouthWorks adaptive reuse development in the City of Ithaca.
The North Country was awarded nearly $12.4 million to support 34 projects, including $316,000 for Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida BOCES to purchase equipment and welding simulators for its Watertown and Glenfield facilities to support advanced manufacturing career training.
A full list of awardees is available online.
ACHIEVE competition
The “Southern Tier SouthWorks” ACHIEVE proposal was awarded $38 million to support the development of SouthWorks — a mixed-use, adaptive reuse project in Ithaca that repurposes the blighted former Morse Chain Factory site.
SouthWorks will offer housing for all income levels, an innovation hub to retain start-ups in advanced manufacturing, biotech and ag-tech, a living laboratory for trades-focused workforce development with childcare and wraparound services, and an integrated neighborhood with locally tailored amenities for recreation, livability, and the arts.
In addition, the state awarded the “Rooted In The Mohawk Valley” ACHIEVE proposal $32 million for a six-county plan that builds on the region’s tourism and agribusiness strengths to establish the Mohawk Valley as a “model for rural resilience, regenerative enterprise, and community reinvestment,” Hochul’s office said.
