The Hudson Valley Agri-Business Development Corp received a $2.6 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on May 13, 2021. The grant was awarded under the agency's Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to provide technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance in the Hudson, NY area. Specifically, the funding will support the Hudson Valley Agri-Business Development Corp in delivering services to mitigate adverse economic...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), provided under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300), supports the installation of critical infrastructure to establish the Richfield Springs Eco-Industrial Business Park in Otsego County, New York. The $1.9M in funding will be used to construct an access road along NYS Route 28 and install a gravity wastewater collection system to serve the industrial business...
This $611,488.93 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) will support three key initiatives to reduce barriers for small farms and food entrepreneurs in Northern New York: Establishment of a comprehensive food business incubator program across St. Lawrence, Jefferson, and Lewis counties, offering a range of themed workshops and access to $3,000 worth of technical...
This $44,997,264 project grant was awarded by the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program on November 15, 2021. The grant funds 28 sub-awards to various New York state organizations to support marketing, infrastructure, workforce development and other projects aimed at rejuvenating safe leisure, business and international travel in New York following the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic....
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $1.3 million project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to the Rochester Institute of Technology. The grant funds the Industry 4.0 Transition Program at the Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies to provide technical assistance enabling the adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies for small manufacturers and businesses in the Finger Lakes and Central New York regions impacted by the...
This federal Project Grant award of $250,000.00 was made on September 20, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant supports the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems through projects that develop direct and indirect producer-to-consumer marketing channels, encourage value-added product development, and improve food system infrastructure....
This $1.32 million Economic Adjustment Assistance Project Grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration funds construction of a new wastewater pumping station and approximately 5,400 linear feet of force main in Auburn, New York. Awarded on July 27, 2022, the grant supports expansion plans of two local dairy manufacturing plants to help the region's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and bolster job creation and private investment. The EDA's Economic Adjustment...
The Economic Development Administration awarded Cornell University a $824,603 Project Grant under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program. The grant will fund the BRV Investor Network, which will serve as an upstate-downstate bridge to screen and connect scalable New York startups with investors from the global venture capital community. Specifically, the Network will deliver three functions to increase capital flows to seed and early-stage startups in New York. First, it will serve as an...
The Cornell University Office of Sponsored Programs will receive $310,249 under a two-year Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant is part of the Regional Food System Partnerships program, which supports partnerships to plan and develop local or regional food systems. Under the award, Cornell will lead the New York Food Hub Collaboratives initiative to improve the economic viability of mid-tier food supply chain partners targeting local...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $2,018,829 Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program to the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton on January 13, 2022. The grant supports establishing the Southern Tier Soft Landing Program to attract foreign companies to New York's Southern Tier region by providing various services including immigration and visa assistance, legal and...