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At an award ceremony in Albany Tuesday (12/18), Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul awarded the Southern Tier Region $65.4 million in funding to support 101 economic and community development projects in the eight county region that includes Tompkins County. Tompkins County was awarded approximately $4.4 million for 19 projects.

The projects awarded funding in Tompkins County are:

  • Cayuga Chamber Orchestra Inc. Workforce Training and Development Programs
  • City of Ithaca Downtown Ithaca Transportation Demand Management Association
  • City of Ithaca Ithaca Waterfront Access
  • Cornell University Rev Ithaca Startup Works
  • Historic Ithaca, Inc. Cascadilla Boathouse Restoration
  • Ithaca Community Childcare Center School Age Program Expansion
  • New Roots Charter School Cayuga Lake Wetlands Restoration
  • Opus Ithaca School of Music Inc Workforce Expansion
  • The Cherry Arts Inc Workforce Expansion
  • Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District Tompkins County MS4 Mapping
  • Town of Caroline Town of Caroline Ekroos Road Culvert Replacement
  • Town of Danby Town of Danby Housing Needs Assessment
  • Town of Enfield Town of Enfield Sand and Salt Storage
  • Town of Ithaca Culver Road Preserve Acquisition
  • Town of Newfield Town of Newfield Infiltration and Inflow Study
  • Town of Newfield Town of Newfield Water Districts Source of Supply Investigation
  • Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts Workforce Expansion
  • Finger Lakes Land Trust, Inc. Cayuga Shallows Protection Land Acquisition for Source Water Protection Project
  • Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce

The Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) initiative is part of Governor Andrew Cuomo's campaign to increase State investment and economic development. The regional councils are public-private partnerships made up of local experts and stakeholders from business, academia, local government and non-governmental organizations.  After seven rounds of the process, the Cuomo Administration says more than $5.4 billion has been awarded to create more than 6,300 jobs and further community development.

Established in 2011 , the Regional Councils replaced the state's old top-down approach to economic development with one that is community-based and performance-driven. The initiative empowers communities, business and academic leaders, as well as members of the public in each region of the state, to develop strategic plans specifically tailored to their region's unique strengths and resources to create jobs, improve quality of life and grow the economy.

"Over the last eight years, we have implemented a vision to move New York State's economy forward by allowing communities to make strategic investments to help grow their local economies and reenergize and develop their unique regions," Governor Cuomo said Tuesday. "Regional-based economic development is vital for maintaining New York's thriving, prosperous economy. I congratulate all of the winners of this year's REDC awards and look forward to working together to build a stronger New York for generations to come."

TCAD routinely provides technical assistance to local companies and organizations applying to the State for this funding.

Since the first round of Regional Council funding in 2011 Tompkins County has received over $36 million in funding for a variety of projects.

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