Project Grant 2020ARBX0134

This $500,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control under the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900), will fund the City of Albany, Georgia's efforts to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned rental and owner-occupied housing where children under age 6 reside. The grant aims to protect low-income families from lead poisoning by targeting high-risk pre-1960 housing...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $9.73 million project grant to the City of Albany, Georgia under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The funding will support the construction of a six-mile pedestrian path connecting downtown Albany to the Radium Springs attraction. The path will create jobs in trail development, recreation, and hospitality while enhancing community amenities and attracting visitors and tourists. This infrastructure...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program (CFDA 14.905), awarded a $5,000,000 grant to the Albany Community Development Agency. The grant aims to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in up to 3,700 privately-owned rental and owner-occupied housing units in Albany, New York, where children under the age of six are at greatest risk of lead poisoning. Key activities to be performed include targeted lead...

The Satanka Food and Community Innovation Hub will receive $619,245 from the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) from September 2022 through September 2025. The Hub will facilitate connections between local food producers, farmers, and ranchers with community-based institutional purchasers in Albany County, Wyoming to fill long-recognized gaps in the local food system. Action Resources International will...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $379,432 project grant to Orleans County Co-Operative Extension Association through the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The grant will fund construction and improvement projects for community facilities in Albion, New York from February 2023 through February 2025. Specifically, the funding will support Orleans County Co-Operative Extension Association in constructing, enlarging, extending, or otherwise...

The Hawthorne Valley Association, Inc. received a $533,991 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant aims to increase accessibility for low-income residents of Hudson, New York and surrounding rural areas of Columbia County to locally produced, high-quality products. It will also provide expanded market opportunities for local producers. Key initiatives include expanding...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Syracuse Grows Inc. a $1,087,994.06 Project Grant under the Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) component of the Local Agricultural Marketing Program. The grant will support Syracuse Grows' efforts to strengthen the regional food system in Onondaga County, New York through 2025. Key activities include fostering collaboration among food system stakeholders, engaging youth, promoting regional agriculture, and enhancing...

The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Delaware County, New York to support community capacity building efforts from April 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. The grant falls under the Appalachian Area Development federal grant program (CFDA #23.002), which aims to strengthen Appalachia's economy, workforce, infrastructure, cultural assets, and community leadership. Through this funding, Delaware County will deliver services to build regional economic growth and...

Launch New York, Inc. received a $1.5 million Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program. The grant will support Launch New York's FAST FORWARD FOR TECH-DRIVEN STARTUPS initiative, which is designed to help seed-stage companies progress to market entry and expansion. As the sole venture development organization serving 27 counties in Western New York, Launch New York will introduce the FAST FORWARD...

This $3 million EDA Project Grant funds Launch New York, Inc.'s Launch NY #InvestLocal Scale Up project. The project aims to identify, support, and invest in high-growth, scalable companies that can transform the local economy through job and wealth creation in 27 upstate New York counties. It will optimize follow-on capital investments to 80 existing portfolio companies and make new first-time investments. The project will advance Launch NY's financing programs, including recapitalizing its...