Cortland County Industrial Development Agency

Cortland County Industrial Development Agency Inc., a local government entity and county industrial development authority based in Cortland, New York, serves as a prime recipient of federal environmental remediation grants and as a sub-recipient of federal emergency management assistance. The agency operates under public authority status rather than as a private vendor — it does not hold federal contracts and competes for federal grants only as a municipal economic development entity.

The agency's federal footprint is nascent and heavily weighted toward grant work. Since October 2025, Cortland County IDA has received three total federal awards: one as a prime grant recipient and two as a sub-recipient. All activity occurs under federal grant programs, not federal contracts. As a prime recipient, the agency holds a $500 thousand Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 2, awarded October 1, 2025, under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The grant funds inventory, characterization, and assessment activities across brownfield sites in the City of Cortland and the Village of Homer, New York, through September 30, 2029. Deliverables include eighteen Phase I and six Phase II environmental site assessments, four site-specific cleanup plans, six planning documents supporting brownfields revitalization, eight community meetings, and twelve quarterly progress reports submitted through EPA's Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES). The agency will competitively procure qualified environmental professionals to conduct environmental site activities and manage community involvement and reuse planning; no sub-recipients are included in the agreement.

In its sub-recipient role, Cortland County IDA receives pass-through emergency management assistance from the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, with sub-awards for bridge repair and management costs awarded January 26, 2026, and May 22, 2026, respectively. The two customer agencies — Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards (two awards) and EPA Region 2 (one award) — account for 100% of recent awards. Combined obligated dollars across all three awards total $981 thousand.