2015 Regional Economic Development Council Awards

2015 Regional Economic Development Council Awards

Governor Andrew M.Cuomo

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Table of Contents

Regional Council Awards

Western New York .........................................................................................................................12 Finger Lakes ...................................................................................................................................28 Southern Tier..................................................................................................................................44 Central New York ..........................................................................................................................56 Mohawk Valley...............................................................................................................................68 North Country.................................................................................................................................80 Capital Region................................................................................................................................92 Mid-Hudson...................................................................................................................................108 New York City............................................................................................................................... 124 Long Island.................................................................................................................................... 136

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2015 Program Descriptions

Type of Resources Funding Available

Program

Program Description

New York State Council on the Arts (Arts)

Funds are available under Article 3 of the Arts and Cultural Aﬀairs Law for the study of and presentation of the performing and ﬁne arts; surveys to encourage participation

Arts Grant Program (Arts CHPG in the arts; to encourage public interest in the cultural heritage of the state, and to

Up to $5

million
Grant

I; CHPG P; WIP)

promote tourism by supporting arts and cultural projects. Arts, Culture, Heritage New

Initiatives - Planning (CHPG P); Arts, Culture, Heritage New Initiatives - Implementation (CHPG I); Workforce Investment (WIP)

NYS Canal Corporation (Canals)

The Canalway Grants Program is a competitive matching grant program available to eligible municipalities and 501(c)(3) non-proﬁt organizations along the New York State Canal System. Funding is for Capital Projects that meet the objectives of the Regional Economic Development Councils and the NYS Canal Recreationway Plan.
Canalway Matching Grant
Program (Canals)

Grant

Up to $1 million

Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), in conjunction with the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC), will offer grants to municipalities to help pay for the initial planning of eligible Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) water quality projects. Up to $2 million has been made available for this program. The NYS DEC/EFC Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning Grant (EPG) will assist municipalities facing economic hardship with the engineering and planning costs of CWSRF-eligible water quality projects.
DEC/EFC Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning Grant Program (DEC
EPG)
Up to $2 million
Grant Grant
The Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) Program is a competitive grant program to improve water quality, reduce polluted runoff and restore water bodies and aquatic habitats in each region of the state. Projects eligible under the Water Quality Improvement Program include: municipal wastewater treatment; municipal separate storm sewer systems; polluted runoff abatement and control from non-farm sources; and aquatic habitat restoration.
Water Quality Improvement Project Program (DEC WQIP)
Up to $35 million

Department of Labor (DOL)
Grant funding is available to private sector for-profit and not-for-profit businesses, training providers, and local workforce investment boards to upgrade the skills of the workforce. Existing employees will receive classroom-based occupational skills training; newly-hired employees who were dislocated workers will be trained onthe-job to perform their required job duties; and dislocated workers and dislocated workers in special populations (individuals with barriers to employment) will receive classroom-based occupational skills training for positions that are open in the region, with a commitment by businesses to interview individuals who successfully complete the training. Existing Employee Training (EET); New Hire Training (NHT); Unemployed Worker Training (UWT); Special Populations Training (SPT)
Workforce Development Grants (DOL EET, NHT, SPT,
UWT)
Up to $5 million
Grant
Department of State (DOS)
The Local Government Efficiency (LGE) Grant program assists local leaders identify best practices and implement actions focused on reducing municipal expenditures, limiting

"Local Government Eﬃciency the growth in property taxes and increasing eﬃciencies in service delivery. Projects can

Up to $4

million
Grant Grant

Grants (DOS LGE)"

include local government reorganization, functional or service delivery consolidation,

city or county charter revisions that include functional consolidation, cooperative service agreements, and establishment of regional service delivery mechanisms.

The Department of State's Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP), funded under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund, provides 50:50 matching grants on a competitive basis to eligible villages, towns, cities, and counties located along New York’s coasts or designated inland waterways to revitalize communities and

Local Waterfront Revitalization waterfronts through planning, design, and construction projects. Grant categories

Up to $17

million

Program (DOS LWRP)

include preparing or implementing a LWRP; redeveloping hamlets, downtowns and

urban waterfronts; planning or constructing land and water-based trails; preparing or implementing a lakewide or watershed revitalization plan; preparing or implementing a community resilience strategy or updating an LWRP to incorporate resilience strategies; and preparing or implementing a clean transportation strategy.

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Program

Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC)
The Green Innovation Grant Program (GIGP) provides grants on a competitive basis to projects that improve water quality and demonstrate green stormwater infrastructure in New York. GIGP is administered by NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and is funded with a grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Green Innovation Grant Program (EFC GIGP)
Federal Grant
Up to $14.85 million

Empire State Development (ESD)

Refundable tax credits are available for strategic businesses such as high tech, bio-tech, clean-tech and manufacturing that create or retain jobs or make signiﬁcant capital investments. Businesses meeting the eligibility criteria may apply for assistance at locations throughout New York State.
Up to $70 million

Excelsior Jobs Program (EJP)

Tax Credit

Grant
ESD has several grant programs that together make available $150 million of capital grant funding for the Regional Economic Development Council Initiative. Capital grant
ESD Grant Funds (ESD Grants) funding is available for capital-based economic development projects intended to create or retain jobs; prevent, reduce or eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and/ or increase business or economic activity in a community or Region.
Up to $150 million

Market NY is a grant program established to strengthen and encourage tourism growth by promoting tourism destinations, attractions, and special events. Additionally, Market NY will support capital grant funding for tourism facilities in New York. The Market NY program and each funded proposal will work to support the Regional Council long term strategic plans for economic growth in regions, as well as to attract visitors to New York State.
Up to $12 million

Market New York (ESD MNY)

Grant

Grant
Designated NYS Certiﬁed Incubators will be eligible for operating grants from ESD of up to $125,000 for three years. Designation as a NYS Certiﬁed Incubator increases the ability for the incubator to support additional programing, deliver incubation best

Business Incubator Support

Up to $1.25

million practices to their client companies and be are part of the regional and multi-regional
Program (ESD BISP) ecosystem to help client companies succeed in the market place. NYS Certiﬁed

incubators are encouraged to specialize in a particular market vertical that is aligned with the REDCs identiﬁed core industrial markets.

ESD’s Urban and Community Development Program promotes economic development in the State of New York by encouraging economic and employment opportunities and stimulating development of communities and urban areas. Total program funding
Strategic Planning and of up to $1 million is available for working capital grants of up to $100,000 each to

Feasibility Study Project Grants

Grant

Up to $1 million

support 1) strategic development plans for a city, county, or municipality or a signiﬁcant
(ESD SPFS) part thereof and 2) feasibility studies for site(s) or facility(ies) assessment and planning.

Projects should focus on economic development purposes, and preference shall be given to projects located in highly distressed communities.

"Homes and Community Renewal, Oﬃce of Community Renewal
(HCR and HCR/OCR)"

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program is a federally funded program authorized by Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. The CDBG Program is administered by the Oﬃce of Community Renewal (OCR) under the direction of the New York State Housing Trust Fund Corporation (HTFC). NYS CDBG funds provide eligible small communities and non-urban counties in New York State with an opportunity to undertake activities that focus on community development needs such as creating or expanding job opportunities, providing safe aﬀordable housing, and/or addressing local public infrastructure and public facilities issues. The primary statutory objective of the CDBG program is to develop viable communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment by expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income. Four CDBG program applications were available for the 2015 annual CFA Round: Microenterprise, Public Infrastructure, Public Facilities, and Community Planning and two programs were made available in open round applications: Economic Development, Small Business.
New York State Community Development Block Grant
Program (CDBG)
Up to $25 million
Grant

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Program

The New York Main Street (NYMS) program was formally established in Article 26 of New York State Private Housing Finance Law. The NYMS program is administered by the Oﬃce of Community Renewal (OCR) under the direction of the Housing Trust Fund Corporation (HTFC). NYMS funds are awarded to units of local government and

New York Main Street Program not-for-proﬁt organizations that are committed to revitalizing historic downtowns,

Up to $9.7

million
Grant

(HCR NYMS, HCR NYMS-TA)

mixed-use neighborhood commercial districts, and village centers. NYMS grants are

available for targeted improvements such as facade renovations, interior commercial and residential building renovations, and streetscape enhancement projects. Two NYMS Program applications were available for 2015: Traditional NYMS and NYMS Technical Assistance (NYMS-TA).

Oﬃce of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Parks)

The Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) provides matching grants on a competitive basis for the acquisition (A), planning (P), development (D), and improvements of parks, historic properties, and heritage areas located within the physical boundaries of the State of New York. Parks (PKS) is for the acquisition, development and planning of parks and recreational facilities to preserve, rehabilitate or restore lands, waters or structures
EPF Municipal Grants (OPRHP: for park, recreation or conservation purposes and for structural assessments and/or
Up to $16

million
PKS: A/P/D; HP: A/P/D; HAS:
A/P/D) planning for such projects. Historic Preservation (HP) is to improve, protect, preserve, rehabilitate, restore or acquire properties listed on the State or National Register of Historic Places and for structural assessments and/or planning for such projects. Heritage Areas System (HAS) is for projects to acquire, preserve, rehabilitate or restore lands, waters or structures, identiﬁed in the approved management plans for Heritage Areas designated under sections 35.03 and 35.05 of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law, and for structural assessments or planning for such projects.
Grant
The Recreational Trails Program (RTP) is a federal-aid program of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). In New York State, RTP is a program of the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) administered by the Oﬃce of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP). The Recreational Trails Program provides funds to states to develop and maintain recreational trails for motorized (M), non-motorized (NM), diverse (D), motorized diverse (MD), non-motorized diverse (NMD) recreational trail use. Funding is available for the maintenance and restoration of existing recreational trails, development and rehabilitation of trailside and trailhead facilities and trail linkages for recreational trails, purchase and lease of recreational trail construction and maintenance equipment, construction of new recreational trails, acquisition of easements and fee simple title to property for recreational trails or recreational trail corridors, and assessment of trail conditions for accessibility and maintenance.
Recreational Trail Program
(OPRHP: M; NM D; MD; NMD)
Up to $1.8 million
Grant

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

NYSERDA’s Commercial and Industrial (C&I) programs offer businesses in New York State solutions to improve energy efficiency and save money through design, new construction, renovation, and process improvements to commercial and industrial buildings. The New Construction Program and the Existing Facilities Program can help building owners make informed decisions about designing and renovating sustainable buildings. The FlexTech Program offers energy-saving opportunities through consultation and cost-shared studies. The Industrial and Process Efficiency Program can help organizations increase manufacturing output and data processing efficiency.
Up to $50

Incentive

Energy Eﬃciency Programs

million

NYSERDA’s Cleaner, Greener Communities (CGC) Program encourages communities to develop and implement regional sustainable growth strategies. Phase I of CGC provided funding to the 10 Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) regions in New York State (NYS) for the development of Regional Sustainability
Cleaner, Greener Communities Plans. Through Phase II of CGC, NYSERDA is oﬀering competitive grants for the Phase II Implementation Grants implementation of innovative, community-based projects that reduce greenhouse gas
Up to $30 million
Grant

(NYSERDA CGC)

emissions and create more resilient, sustainable communities. Projects will stimulate

environ- mentally sustainable economic growth consistent with the Phase I Regional Sustain- ability Plans and REDC Strategic Plans. Project types include large-scale sustainability projects as well as local planning and zoning eﬀorts intended to enhance environmental, economic, and social well-being across the state.

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Program

Industrial Development Bond Cap (IDB CAP)

Up to $300 million from the Federal IDB Cap allocation will be available for State and local government issuers to sell tax exempt bonds for private projects that demonstrate a public purpose.
Industrial Development Bond
Cap (IDB Cap)
Tax Exempt
Bond
Up to $300 million

Upstate Revitalization Initiative (URI)

The New York Upstate Revitalization Initiative (URI) is part of an overall program aimed at systematically revitalizing the economy of Upstate New York. Modeled after the success of the Buﬀalo Billion Initiative, the URI is an opportunity for the communities of upstate New York to address the economic challenges of their regions and work together in bringing jobs back upstate. In January of this year Governor Cuomo along with other community and business leaders announced the URI program and the partnership between the Regional Economic Development Councils (REDC).
Upstate Revitalization Initiative
(URI)
Up to $1.5 billion

(Over 5 years)

Various

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10 Regional Councils

Western New York: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara
Finger Lakes: Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca,
Wayne, Wyoming, Yates

Southern Tier: Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Delaware, Schuyler,
Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins

Central New York: Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego
Mohawk Valley: Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego, Schoharie North Country: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jeﬀerson, Lewis, St. Lawrence Capital Region: Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga,
Schenectady, Warren, Washington

Mid-Hudson: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester
New York City: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond
Long Island: Nassau, Suﬀolk

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Western New York

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WESTERN NEW YORK

$83.9 million awarded to 125 projects

Agency/ Program

CFA #

County

Applicant

Project Title

Description

Award

A collaboration among Alfred State College, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) and Applied

Bioreﬁnery Sciences, LLC, the project is a

Bioreﬁnery

Alfred State College
Development and multi-functional shared facility to enable Commercialization private ﬁrms to scale the production of

56366

Allegany

ESD Grants

$1,500,000

Center Phase 2

biorenewable materials and sustainable

energy from lab-bench to commercial volumes using a Hot Water Extraction process developed at SUNY ESF.

Cuba Friends of Architecture will hire a Theater Event Coordinator to improve marketing, diversify the organization's events, and improve the day-to-day facility management.
Expanded Programmatic and Outreach Capacity
Cuba Friends of Architecture
55267 53681 54753
Allegany Allegany Allegany

Arts WIP

$40,950

$900,000
$50,000
Villages of Bolivar and
Richburg Springs
Joint Water Improvements Project Phase II
Funds will be used to replace an existing water storage tank and to install new water main lines.
HCR CDBGPI
Village of Bolivar
Village of Wellsville Preliminary Engineering Report
Village of Wellsville
Funds will be used to perform a preliminary engineering report.
HCR CDBGCP

New York Business Development Center Excelsior Growth Fund will create a regional revolving loan fund that will provide small business financing to businesses that cannot ESD Grants access capital through traditional financing thereby reducing or eliminating significant obstacles to growth and job creation.
Allegany,
NYBDC Local

Development Corporation
Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara
WNY Small Business Fund

55870

$750,000

Cattaraugus Community Action, Inc.
Cattaraugus Community Action, Inc. of Salamanca will train 45 workers in special populations in food for thought - culinary arts.
Culinary Arts Training
28658 28658
Cattaraugus Cattaraugus
DOL SPTP DOL UWT
$75,000 $25,000
Cattaraugus Community Action, Inc.
Cattaraugus Community Action, Inc. of Salamanca will train 47 unemployed workers in culinary arts.
Culinary Arts Training