City Of Troy

City of Troy, a municipality located in Troy, New York, is a U.S. local government entity that serves as a prime recipient of federal grant awards from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Justice, and Environmental Protection Agency. Since its registration in SAM.gov in May 2009, the City of Troy has consistently pursued federal funding to support critical community development, public safety, and emergency response initiatives that serve its residents and address local needs.

The City of Troy has demonstrated substantial engagement across multiple federal grant programs, with a primary focus on housing, homelessness mitigation, and community development through HUD's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, which provides formula-based annual grants to develop viable urban communities with decent housing and suitable living environments for low- and moderate-income persons. The city has also been a consistent recipient of HUD's Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program funding since 2021, utilizing these resources to support comprehensive approaches to homelessness including street outreach, emergency shelter operations, homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing assistance, and Homeless Management Information System activities. In public safety and law enforcement, the City of Troy has received multiple awards through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, including the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program for law enforcement overtime augmentation and investigations, as well as a grant from the Office on Violence Against Women focused on improving criminal justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The city has also been a significant recipient of Federal Emergency Management Agency funding, including the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program, which have supported critical firefighting equipment, emergency response capabilities, and fire department staffing. Additionally, the City of Troy received Environmental Protection Agency cooperative agreement funding through EPA Region 2 for brownfield assessment and remediation activities in the South Troy Waterfront Industrial Area, involving Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments and cleanup planning. The city has further engaged in sub-grant awards through the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, receiving funding for state homeland security programs, targeted grants, and COVID-19 emergency response initiatives.