Capital Region

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$98.1 million awarded to 114 projects

CFA #

County

Applicant

Project Title

Description

Agency/
Program

Award

ESD EJP

$530,000

51234

Albany

Aeon Nexus
Corporation

Business
Expansion

Aeon Nexus will increase employment at

its Albany operation, bringing new highpaying technology-based job opportunities
to an urban area, and contributing to the
revitalization of downtown Albany.

55371

Albany

Albany County

Albany County
Microenterprise
Assistance
Program

Funds will be used to assist in the

establishment of a Microenterprise Program.

HCR
CDBGME

$200,000

Albany County
MS4 Mapping
Project

Municipal storm sewer systems (MS4s)

communities in Albany County will conduct a
stormwater mapping project. The products
of this project will enable each MS4 to
better manage and report on their storm
drainage infrastructure, and will allow each
MS4 to proactively address and mitigate
the concerns and pollutants found in their
impaired waterbodies.

DEC WQIP
MS4

$486,720

Ida Yarbrough
Homes
Redevelopment
Green Stormwater
Retrofit

The Ida Yarbrough Homes Redevelopment

Green Stormwater Retrofit Project will
install green roofs, bioretention, stormwater
planters, and rainwater harvesting and use as
part of a larger redevelopment to construct
61 units of modern, affordable housing in
the Arbor Hill neighborhood of Albany. This
project will remove stormwater from the City
of Albanys combined sewer system.

EFC GIGP

$1,000,000

NYCAP Research
Alliance
Investment Fund

The NY CAP Research Alliance will

create a $12,500,000 capital investment
program across the Alliance's partnering
institutions to attract increased federal and
industry funding, create and retain jobs
and spur economic growth. The program
will leverage the collective intellectual
capital and research infrastructure across
the partnering research institutions and
support a collaborative approach to
furthering research in the Capital Region.

ESD Grants

$2,250,000

AMC BACC NYS

Certified Business
Incubator

The AMCs Biomedical Acceleration and

Commercialization Center (BACC) is part of
the Albany Medical Center Campus located
in downtown Albany. This project is in
partnership with RPI's certified New York
State Incubator program located in Troy.
This project will provide a commercialization
conduit for entrepreneurs, faculty,
physicians and other medical professionals
with ideas for improving patient quality of
care and programs and supports for early
stage companies focused on biomedical
device innovation.

ESD BISP

$125,000

51817

57755

56000

53080

Albany

Albany

Albany

Albany

Albany County

Albany Housing
Authority

Albany Medical
College

Albany Medical
College

92

Capital Region
CFA #

53940

56345

54099

54968

56587

56587

53030

County

Albany

Albany

Applicant

Albany Pool
Communities

Albany
Port District
Commission

Project Title

Description

Agency/
Program

Award

Wastewater
Improvements
in Cohoes,
Watervliet and
Green Island

The Cities of Albany, Cohoes, Rensselaer,

Troy, and Watervliet and the Village of
Green Island are working collaboratively
with the Albany County Sewer District and
Rensselaer County Sewer District on a
regional basis to reduce Combine Sewer
Outfall (CSO) discharges. This project will
modify orifices and/or weir heights within up
to 18 regulators to maximize treatment of wet
weather flows and reducing CSO discharges
by approximately 6 million gallons per year.

DEC WQIP
WTI

$178,500

Port of Albany
Big Lift

Construction of a heavy lift cargo operations

building in a secure marine terminal at
the Port of Albany and the purchase of
machinery to allow movement of cargo from
rail to building to ship, or barge to building to
ship, improving transportation efficiencies for
the region's manufacturers.

ESD Grants

$4,000,000

Arts CHPG P

$48,906

Albany

Albany Symphony

Water Music NY

Albany Symphony will design Water Music

NY, a collaborative project featuring 50
musicians traversing the Erie Canal by barge
from Buffalo to Albany. The project will
engage residents and attract visitors to the
historic waterway as the musicians and local
arts groups perform together at six stops
along the Canal.

Albany

Albany Water
Board

Upper
Washington
Avenue
Infrastructure

Design and construction of a new water

booster pump station by the Albany Water
Authority to mitigate low water pressure
issues and sustain and accommodate
continued job growth demands in the area.

ESD Grants

$1,900,000

Beaver Creek
Sewershed
Overflow
Abatement and
Flood Mitigation

The Albany Water Board will construct

a separate storm sewer line to convey
stormwater from along Elberon Place to a
new outfall structure at Washington Park
Lake. The Board will also install Green
Infrastructure practices at Hanson Alley and
Ryckman Alley. Stormwater from Hanson
Alley will be conveyed to an infiltration
gallery and stormwater from Ryckman
Alley will go to a constructed wetland.
The projects will reduce the amount of
stormwater entering the City of Albany
combined sewer system.

DEC WQIP
NSAC

$1,000,000

Beaver Creek
Stormwater
Retrofit

The Beaver Creek Project will remove

stormwater from combined sewers in the
City of Albany helping to reduce combined
sewer overflows into the Hudson River. GIGP
funds will support a part of the project that
conveys stormwater from Ryckman Alley
into a constructed wetland for treatment.
The larger project will incorporate the use
of Opti Real Time Control (RTC) to allow for
the maximum runoff reduction through the
promotion of infiltration, evapotranspiration
and/or stormwater harvesting for water use.

EFC GIGP

$450,000

Arsenal
Accelerator
Feasibility Study

In line with military installation enhancement,

promotion and retention efforts, the Arsenal
Business and Technology Partnership
will undertake a feasibility study project
to identify and implement facility and
equipment upgrades at the Watervliet
Arsenal, and public-private partnership
opportunities to lower costs and improve
efficiencies.

ESD SPFS

$25,000

Albany

Albany

Albany

Albany Water
Board

Albany Water
Board

Arsenal Business
and Technology
Partnership

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CFA #

53062

55857

55621

47670

57889

57989

56099

53675

County

Applicant

Albany

Capital District
Regional Planning
Commission

Albany

Capital District
Women's
Employment
Resource Center,
Inc.

Albany

Albany

Capital Repertory
Company

Cathedral of All
Saints in the City
and Diocese of
Albany

Project Title

Description

Agency/
Program

Award

Albany Pool
Communities
Green
Infrastructure
Planning Project

The Cities of Albany, Cohoes, Rensselaer,

Troy, and Watervliet and the Village of Green
Island are working collaboratively with the
Albany County Sewer District and Rensselaer
County Sewer District on a regional program
to abate Combined Sewer Overflow
discharges and improve water quality. The
next phase will implement strategies to
improve or optimize the performance of
the existing combined sewer system in the
Albany Pool Communities.

DOS LGE

$220,500

Customer Service
Training

Capital District Women's Employment

Resource Center, Inc. of Albany will train 15
workers in special populations in customer
service including, typing, Microsoft Office,
Internet and email use, communication, and
financial management.

DOL SPTP

$22,500

Capital Rep
Theatre
Renovation

Capital Repertory Theatre will renovate

its downtown Albany location, replacing
antiquated lighting, sound, heating and
cooling systems, and constructing a new
lobby, box office, cafe and seating space to
increase operational efficiency and unsure
the theaters long term viability.

ESD Grants

$950,000

Public
Performance and
Gathering Garden

The Cathedral plans a new park and

performance space on its grounds on the
corner of South Swan and Elk Streets in
Albanys city center, one block from the
busy corner of South Swan and Washington
Avenue and the northwest corner of the
State Capital grounds. The park will provide
a significant improvement to the South
Swan/Elk streetscape, create a space where
the public has respite from downtown stir,
and provide a place for performances and
art shows.

OPRHP
HAS D

$294,030

STEAM Garden

In collaboration with Hudson Valley

Community College, UAlbany, the Albany
Police Department and the Capital District
Transportation Authority, the Central
Avenue Business Improvement District will
redevelop a vacant building into innovative
space that aggregates entrepreneurs,
technology professionals, students and arts
organizations in a hybrid facility, bringing
science, technology, engineering, arts
and math (STEAM) education and career
pathways to an underserved neighborhood.

ESD Grants

$350,000

HCR NYMS

$500,000

Albany

Central Avenue
Business
Improvement
District

Albany

Central District
Management
Association Inc.

STEAM Garden

Funds will assist in the renovation of a

vacant building at 297-285 Central Avenue
in Albany into a hybrid facility blending
educational, laboratory, business, and shortterm residential spaces for employees and
artists in a live-work environment.

City of Albany

911 Regional
Dispatch Center

Albany and Rensselaer County will

commission a feasibility study of existing
emergency dispatch and 911 services
to assess the impact of consolidation of
services.

DOS LGE P

$50,000

The City of Cohoes will construct a

dedicated storm sewer system in the Middle
Vliet Street area to reduce stormwater flows
to the City's combined sewer system and
reduce combined sewer overflows to the
Mohawk River.

DEC WQIP
NSAC

$900,000

Albany

Albany

City of Cohoes

City of Cohoes
Middle Vliet Street
Sewer Separation

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Agency/
Program

Award

HCR
CDBGPF

$400,000

Coeymans Rail
Extension Capital

Construction of a new commercial rail line

at the Coeymans Industrial Park/Marine
Terminal to provide improved transportation
efficiencies for manufacturers throughout the
Capital Region.

ESD Grants

$2,000,000

This project will allow forstabilization and

functional improvements of the site that will
ensure the survival of the historic buildings
and improve public access to this historic
location. The improvements will enable us to
share this piece of history with local visitors
to the area.

OPRHP HP
D/P

$500,000

Grant funds will assist in the renovation of

mixed-use buildings in the City of Albany's
downtown.

HCR NYMS

$390,000

Nine Pin Ciderworks will expand

operations at its Albany facility through
leasehold improvements and machinery
and equipment purchases, increasing
employment opportunities, the production of
hard cider.

ESD Grants

$100,000

CFA #

County

Applicant

Project Title

50681

Albany

City of Watervliet

City of Watervliet
Civic Center
Improvements

Funds will be used to rehabilitate the

Watervliet Civic Center.

53284

Albany

Coeymans
Industrial Park

51726

Albany

County of Albany

Albany County
Shaker Site

56419

Albany

Downtown
Albany Business
Improvement
District

Downtown Albany
Residential
Program

52073

57863

55126

57393

56806

52674

Description

Albany

Nine Pin
Ciderworks

Nine Pin
Ciderworks
Expansion

Albany

Sabre
Bioresponse, LLC

Manufacturing
Expansion

Sabre Bioresponse will invest in a building

expansion and machinery to increase
manufacturing of point of use systems to
deploy Chlorine Dioxide gas for use in
contamination control.

ESD EJP

$3,000,000

Albany

The Good Market

of Upstate
New York

The Good Market

The Good Market will lease and renovate

space at a to-be-determined location
in Albany's warehouse district to create
a curated food court to accommodate
approximately 20 vendors.

ESD Grants

$260,000

NYS Mesonet
xCITE Laboratory

UAlbany will design and construct the NYS

Mesonet xCITE Laboratory, a state-of-the-art
visualization and computational platform that
will enhance emergency management and
meteorologists' understanding of severe
weather conditions. The Mesonet xCITE
Lab will support advanced global research
and development, spur new public-private
partnerships and provide novel, educational
and outreach opportunities, particularly for
underserved K-12 students and teachers.

ESD Grants

$800,000

Tower on the
Hudson

Construction of a mixed use high rise

building in downtown Albany. The Tower
on the Hudson will feature a Homewood
Suites by Hilton, parking accommodations,
commercial/retail space, and residential
apartments, contributing to the revitalization
of an urban area.

ESD Grants

$5,000,000

Local Waterfront
Revitalization
Program

The Town of Bethlehem will update,

complete and adopt its Local Waterfront
Revitalization Program. The update will
reflect the goals and objectives of the
existing Bethlehem Comprehensive Plan and
will include a comprehensive list of proposed
waterfront revitalization projects. The project
will involve the participation and input of
stakeholders and residents.

DOS LWRP

$37,500

Albany

Albany

Albany

The Research
Foundation
for the State
University of
New York

The Tower on the

Hudson, LLC

Town of
Bethlehem

95

Capital Region
CFA #

53295

55888

56503

52327

51343

54941

57082

County

Albany

Applicant

Town of
Coeymans

Project Title

Description

Agency/
Program

Award

Coeymans
Sewer Overflow
Elimination
Project

The project will upgrade the Town

of Coeymans and Village of Ravena
wastewater treatment system. The project
includes improvements to the sewer
collection system and upgrades at the
plant. The work will eliminate overflows of
untreated wastewater into the Hudson River.

DEC WQIP
WTI

$2,500,000

ESD Grants

$70,000

Albany

Underground
Railroad History
Project

Stephen and
Harriet Myers
Center

Acquisition and renovation of the Stephen

and Harriet Myers Residence in Albany to
establish an Interpretive Center with office
space, artifacts gallery and library. The
Center will offer expanded education and
training programs and its historical focus on
the Underground Railroad will contribute to
tourism in the Capital Region.

Albany

Underground
Railroad History
Project of the
Capital Region

Expanded
Programmatic
Capacity

Underground Railroad History Project of the

Capital Region will hire a full-time Director of
Programs to expand its service to the local
community and visitors throughout New York
State, the nation and the world.

Arts WIP

$49,500

Black Bridge
Connector Trail
Project

The Village of Green Island is seeking

funding to complete the final segment
of this non-motorized multi-use trail.Trail
construction will consist of clearing brush
and debris from an existing former DH
Railroad bed that extends south from the
Black Bridge to Cannon Street in the Village
of Green Island. The outcome will be the
successful construction of an amazing
waterfront trail loop that connects the Village
of Green to Peebles Island, and provides
a scenic off shoot trail that connects to the
NYS Bike Route 9 to the Hudson River and
Mohawk River waterfronts.

Canals

$44,000

Erie Canalway
Tourism Research
and Promotion

Erie Canalway Heritage Fund, Inc. (ECHF)

will develop a full suite of visitor information
and tourism promotional materials to drive
visitation to the Erie Canalway National
Heritage Corridor, which specific emphasis
on the Capital Region. ECHF will use funds
to design, print, and distribute marketing
collateral, develop travel itineraries, and add
interactive trip planning to the Erie Canalway
website.

ESD MNY

$126,500

Capital Region
Opportunity Zone
EcoDistrict

Affordable Housing Partnership proposes

an Eco-District Demonstration Project that
increases the successful uptake of solar
installations in low-income communities,
while leveraging green technologies to
accelerate neighborhood revitalization. The
Sheridan Hollow Neighborhood will pilot the
Eco-District concept in the City of Albany
and will work with nonprofit partners in Troy
and Schenectady to build demand for solar
installations in Capital Region Opportunity
Zones.

NYSERDA
CGC3

$1,500,000

Community Loan
Fund Infusion

The Community Loan Fund of the Capital

Region would establish a $3,750,000 loan
fund and provide no cost training, business
counseling and technical assistance services
to economically disadvantaged populations.
Loan fund would support investments
by microenterprises owned by women,
minorities and veterans, and not-for-profit
organizations in Albany, Schenectady and
Rensselaer Counties.

ESD Grants

$700,000

Albany

Albany,
Rensselaer,
Saratoga,
Schenectady,
Warren,
Washington

Albany,
Rensselaer,
Schenectady

Albany,
Schenectady,
Rensselaer

Village of Green
Island

Erie Canalway
Heritage Fund,
Inc.

Affordable
Housing
Partnership

Community Loan
Fund of the
Capital Region

96

Capital Region
CFA #

County

Applicant

Project Title

Description

Agency/
Program

Award

57065

Albany,
Schenectady,
Rensselaer

WMHT
Educational
ecommunications

Tri City
Illumination: A
Public Broadcast
Documentary

The Tri City Illumination Documentary will

increase community awareness, participation
and tourism related commerce around the
Breathing Lights public art installation in
Albany, Schenectady and Troy.

Arts CHPG I

$45,131

BNL Marketing
and Promotion
Program

Behold! New Lebanon will expand its

marketing efforts beyond the Capital Region
to target audiences in New York City,
Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, New
Jersey and the Berkshires. Behold! New
Lebanon aims to attract more tourists to their
unique living museum of contemporary rural
American life.

ESD MNY

$25,000

City of Hudson

Upper Union
Street Green
Stormwater
Retrofit

The Upper Union Street Green Stormwater

Retrofit Project will use stormwater tree
planters to intercept rainfall and prevent it
from entering their combined sewer system
along Union Street in the City of Hudson.
The green street retrofit will include
approximately 3,000 ft. along upper Union
Street. The stormwater trees will infiltrate
rainfall and help to reduce combined sewer
overflows into the Hudson River. This pilot
project will help the City to decide where to
install similar green infrastructure practices
throughout the community.

EFC GIGP

$248,400

Columbia

Columbia County

Research Center
Study

Columbia County will undertake complete

a study to determine the feasibility of
constructing a Research Center and
identification of a breed conducive to the
NYS climate.

ESD SPFS

$75,000

Columbia

Hudson
Development
Corporation

Hudson Opera
House

Renovations to the Hudson Opera Housing

including restoration of the theater's
staircase, hall, stage and backstage, new
equipment and seating, installation of a
new elevator and windows, and other
improvements.

ESD Grants

$1,300,000

Hudson Valley
Creamery
Expansion

Hudson Valley Creamery will exercise an

existing lease purchase option and expand
operations at its goat milk processing plant
in Columbia County by converting vacant
space to receive fresh milk. The company
will also purchase new machinery and
equipment to enhance waste bi-product
treatment, increase goat cheese processing
and add new jobs.

ESD Grants

$500,000

Business
Expansion

Hudson Valley Creamery will expand

operations at its goat milk processing plant
by converting vacant space to receive fresh
milk and purchasing new machinery and
equipment to enhance waste bi-product
treatment.

ESD EJP

$500,000

The Hudson Hotel

Redburn Development Companies would

acquire and rehabilitate 41 Cross Street,
in Hudson. This historic building, currently
used mainly for storage, was built in 1876
and would be redeveloped into a 56 room
boutique hotel with fitness center and
rooftop space.

ESD Grants

$1,500,000

Local Waterfront
Revitalization Plan

The Town of Germantown will develop a

Waterfront Revitalization Plan to assess
public access and recreational opportunities
along the Hudson River as well as economic
investment. This Plan will foster sustainability,
revitalization and economic investment
within the Town.

DOS LWRP

$15,000

55724

57447

54021

53874

50941

50941

55576

52616

Columbia

Columbia

Columbia

Columbia

Columbia

Columbia

BNL, Inc.

Hudson Valley
Creamery, LLC

Hudson Valley
Creamery, LLC

Redburn
Development
Companies

Town of
Germantown

97

Capital Region
CFA #

County

Applicant

Project Title

Description

Agency/
Program

Award

Arts WIP

$49,500

Columbia,
Rensselaer

Millay Colony for

the Arts

Expanded
Programmatic
and Outreach
Capacity

Millay Colony for the Arts will expand the

Program Manager staff position to be
responsible for all community outreach
programs; manage agrowing roster of
arts education offeringsin local public
schools; and offer professional development
programs for area teachers.

51730

Greene

American Dance
Institute

American
Dance Institute
Headquarters

Relocation of the American Dance Institute's

headquarters to NYS and renovations to
convert a former lumberyard in Catskill into a
new performing arts center for the Institute.

ESD Grants

$500,000

55738

Greene

Bridge Street
Theatre, Inc.

Catskill Bridge
Street Theatre
Downtown
Anchor Project

Grant funds will assist in renovations and

upgrades to a performing arts space in the
Village of Catskill.

HCR NYMS

$105,000

Hudson River
Skywalk:
Gateways
Connecting
Art History and
Landscape

Greene County will design gateways and

construct pedestrian improvements for
the Rip Van Winkle Bridge Skywalk to
provide visual access to the Hudson River,
strengthen the connection with the Thomas
Cole National Historic Site, Olana State
Historic Site, and the Village of Catskills
historic downtown and waterfront. In
addition, an economic impact analysis and
market study will be completed to determine
potential revenue gains and promote the
birthplace of the Hudson River School of Art.

DOS LWRP

$124,250

Town of
Prattsville

Hurricane Irene
Recovery: An
Accessible Park

The project involves the design and

construction of an inclusive and accessible
walking/exercise trail atConine Field
Recreation Complex located south of the
hamlet between Windham and Hunter
Mountains.

OPRHP PKS
D/P

$152,775

Village of Catskill

Village of Catskill
Engineering Study

The Village of Catskill will complete an

engineering report addressing separation
of the Village's combined sewer system and
the elimination of inflow and infiltration to the
wastewater collection system.

DEC EPG

$100,000

Village of
Tannersville

Gooseberry
Creek Corridor
Revitalization
Planning and
Design

The Village of Tannersville will complete

three community and waterfront revitalization
projects including preparation of a
Gooseberry Creek Corridor Revitalization
Strategy focused on revitalizing Main
Street and enhancing public access to the
Gooseberry Creek Corridor; a Lake Rip Van
Winkle Restoration Study to identify and
design alternative methods for restoring
water quality and managing stormwater; and
design of a trail network around Lake Rip
Van Winkle to extend the Huckleberry Trail.

DOS LWRP

$150,000

440 State Street

Pathways to
Dance

Pathways to Dance will bring two leading

New York City dance companies to the
Capital Region for residencies, programming,
classes and performances across the eight
county region.

Arts CHPG I

$90,000

39817

55766

53895

55925

51707

51478

Greene

Greene

Greene

Greene

Multiple

Greene County

98

Capital Region
CFA #

53356

County

Multiple

Applicant

Capital District
Regional Planning
Commission

Project Title

Description

Agency/
Program

Award

Cleaner Greener
Category 3
Community
Partnership

The Capital District Regional Planning

Commission (CDRPC) proposes to serve
as the Eastern New York State Community
Partnership (NYSCP) Program Coordinator
in the Capital Region, North Country,
Mohawk Valley, and Mid-Hudson regions. In
conjunction with program partners, including
the Adirondack North Country Association,
the Mohawk Valley Economic Development
District and the Hudson Valley Regional
Council, it will deploy Regional Support
Contractors to leverage regional partnerships
and locally based networks to encourage
adoption of energy efficiency technologies
and policies, smart growth and sustainable
land-use planning practices and use of
renewables. The project is expected to help
communities develop and replicate advanced
clean energy demonstration projects.

NYSERDA
CGC3

$750,000

NYSERDA
CGC3

$257,142

55811

Multiple

EV Connect

NY Community
Project

The Community-Based EV Charging and EV

RebateProgram will increase the number of
EV-ready communities across the State and
adoption of EVs. Led by EV Connect, the
consortium includes NYPA, GE, GM and New
York-based Spark Fund. The program seeks
to deploy GE manufactured EV charging
stations in 50 communities at no charge to
those communities.

54092

Rensselaer

444 River Lofts,

LLC

444 River Lofts

Redevelopment

444 River Lofts, LLC will redevelop a

historic building to eliminate blight and
expand commercial activity and residential
opportunities in downtown Troy.

ESD Grants

$300,000

Rensselaer

Capital District
Transportation
Authority

River Corridor
Transit Center

A partnership including the Capital District

Transportation Authority, the City of Troy
and Bryce Properties would construct a
transit center and invest in roadway and
infrastructure upgrades.

ESD Grants

$650,000

EFC GIGP

$927,000

HCR
CDBGPF

$400,000

DOS LWRP

$600,000

53006

55624

Rensselaer

City of Rensselaer

East Street Green

Retrofit

The East Street Green Retrofit Project

will install curbside bioretention systems
along East Street and in the eastern
section of the CDTA parking lot in the City
of Rensselaer. An innovative heavy duty
porous asphalt mix will also be installed
along the eastern section of the CDTA
parking lot which will infiltrate nearly 75% of
the runoff from the existing parking lot. The
project will also optimize the effectiveness
of the green infrastructure by changing
the drainage pattern of East Street in the
vicinity of the bioretention systems. This
high profile location will showcase green
infrastructure and improve the water quality
in Quackenderry Creek.

54505

Rensselaer

City of Rensselaer

City of Rensselaer
Boys and
Girls Club
Improvements

Funds will be used to make health and

safety upgrades to the City of Rensselaer's
Boys and Girls Club.

56446

Rensselaer

City of Troy

Comprehensive
Plan
Implementation

The City of Troy will conduct a

comprehensive zoning update to ensure
appropriate development and prepare
designs for five projects identified in its
2015 Comprehensive Plan. These include
Ingalls Avenue Shoreline Park expansion,
Lansingburgh Waterfront Park, Green Island
Bridge Gateway, Riverfront Park Marina, and
Riverfront Park Front Street-Uncle Sam Bus
Stop and One Monument Square.

99

Capital Region
CFA #

55928

50415

57456

52461

51189

56864

55809

56917

County

Rensselaer

Rensselaer

Applicant

City of Troy

Friends of the
Dyken Pond
Center, Ltd

Project Title

Description

Agency/
Program

Award

Troy Urban Trails

The grant will help develop detailed plans to

connect several existing but isolated parks
in an interconnected network that will vastly
expand the connectivity and value of Troys
open space and cultural resources.

OPRHP
PKS P

$48,480

Newcomb Pond 2
Acquisition

The grant will assist Friends of Dyken

Pond Center, Ltd. in the acquisition of
the 56-acre undeveloped Newcomb
Pond 2 parcel, which will be added to
theprotected parkland around the Dyken
Pond Environmental Education Center,
a Rensselaer County park that serves
educational programs to more than 5,800
students each year and that had 15,000
visitors in 2014 for outdoor recreation.This
acquisition provides public access for
outdoor recreation and environmental
education to land not previously open to
the public; connects previously separated
parcels of parklands; and will make possible
an increase in the mileage of public trails.

OPRHP
PKS A

$53,310

ESD Grants

$1,600,000

ESD Grants

$1,000,000

Rensselaer

Fuller Road
Management
Corporation

Rensselaer Clean
Energy

Acquisition of property and construction of

a workforce training and educational facility
in Rensselaer by Fuller Road Management
Corporation on behalf of SUNY Polytechnic
Institute to support the attraction of clean
energy companies seeking commercial
office and systems assembly space
and further clean energy employment
opportunities.

Rensselaer

Hudson Valley
Community
College

AMT Training
Facility Expansion

Expansion of Hudson Valley Community

Colleges Lang Hall, lab fit up and
equipment purchases to increase student
participation in the Colleges Advance
Manufacturing Technology Training Program.

Rensselaer

Independent
Living Center
of the Hudson
Valley, Inc.

ILC Renovations
Phase III

Grant funds will support the renovation to

improve accessibility and update office
space.

HCR UI

$200,000

Media Alliance

Expanded
Development
Capacity

Media Alliance will hire a Development

Director to develop and execute an annual
fundraising plan, secure financial support,
maintain ongoing relationships with major
donors, and expand the donor base.

Arts WIP

$49,500

Tapestry on the
Hudson: Green
Infrastructure

The Tapestry on the Hudson Green

Infrastructure Project will develop a 67
unit mixed-income family rental housing
development in North Central Troy along
the waterfront. GIGP funds will support the
installation of porous pavement, green roofs
and rainwater harvesting and use.

EFC GIGP

$289,350

Town of
Brunswick
Sycaway Avenue
Combined Sewer
Separation

The Town of Brunswick will install 600

feet of new storm sewer and associated
structures along Sycaway Avenue to
reduce the amount of stormwater entering
the combined sewer system and going to
the Troy Sewer District. The separation of
sewers meets the objectives of the Albany
Pool Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term
Control Plan.

DEC WQIP
NSAC

$196,650

Rensselaer

Rensselaer

Rensselaer

The Community
Builders, Inc.

Town of
Brunswick

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CFA #

52919

53244

56754

54408

53605

53617

County

Rensselaer

Rensselaer

Rensselaer

Rensselaer

Rensselaer

Rensselaer

Project Title

Description

Agency/
Program

Award

Town of
Sand Lake

Comprehensive
Plan Update

The Town of Sand Lake will update its

Comprehensive Plan to include economic
revitalization strategies; promote placemaking; assess the need for additional or
enhanced public access to Wynantskill Creek
and to the many lakes of the Town; assess
the feasibility of a trail along the Wynantskill
that will connect into the Hamlet of Averill
Park; assess the need for and propose local
recreation and cultural programming that will
bring more visitors to the town; and identify
potential partnerships.

DOS LWRP

$50,000

Town of
Schodack

Town of
Schodack
Highway Garage
Fueling Station

The Town of Schodack will construct a

fueling station with appropriate secondary
containment to meet Municipal Separate
Storm Sewer (MS4) permit requirements.
The project will provide spill and runoff
protection in the Kinderhook watershed.

DEC WQIP
NSAC

$222,325

Troy Innovation
Garage

Renovate an underused building in

Downtown Troy to create incubator space
designed for creative and start-up ventures
to be recruited into professionally designed
office space with amenities.

ESD Grants

$100,000

Troy Cultural
Alliance

The Troy Cultural Alliance will promote the

city as a creative hub of the Capital Region
by bringing together its cultural organizations
to showcase the collective community
impact of arts and culture and to promote
Troy as a cultural destination.

Arts CHPG P

$49,500

Local Waterfront
Revitalization Plan

The Village of Hoosick Falls, on the Hoosic

River will complete a Local Waterfront
Revitalization Plan. The planning process will
develop a comprehensive community vision
and provide clear direction for appropriate
future development. The plan will focus
on four key areas: enhancing physical and
visual public waterfront access opportunities;
revitalizing downtown areas; protecting
community character; and improving the
ability of the community to take advantage of
river-related tourism.

DOS LWRP

$37,500

Hoosic River
Greenway Trail
Enhancements
Project

The project will complete the first phase of

the proposed 2.2-mile rail-trail in the Village
of Hoosick Falls. At present, 2 miles of
multi-use trail embraces the Hoosic River as
it meanders through the Village. This project
includes a 700-foot trail extension from
the current terminus to Sewer Plant Road,
installation of a 5-car trailhead parking lot,
and other trailhead amenities.

OPRHP
RTP D

$107,200

Saratoga
Regattas:
Elevating the
Spectator
Experience

Saratoga Rowing Association will upgrade

the Saratoga Regatta Spectator Experience
by making significant improvements to how
spectators are able to view the regatta.
Improvements include adding the use of
drones, large screens, bleachers, a pavilion,
and land and facility upgrades to stay
competitive with other out of state regatta
venues. Saratoga Rowing Association also
will use a bus to provide shuttle service
to downtown Saratoga Springs aiming to
increase attendance, provide a significant
economic impact on local industries,
and make Saratoga a premiere regatta
destination.

ESD MNY

$35,000

Crescent Park
Boat Launch
Project

This project will install a car-top boat launch

at Crescent Park on Terminal Road in
Halfmoon, NY.

Canals

$100,000

Applicant

Troy Innovation
Garage

Troy Savings
Bank Music Hall

Village of
Hoosick Falls

Village of
Hoosick Falls

56915

Saratoga

Saratoga Rowing
Association, Inc.

55653

Saratoga

Town of
Halfmoon

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CFA #

55654

53258

55686

52217

County

Saratoga

Saratoga

Applicant

Town of
Halfmoon

Town of Stillwater

Project Title

Description

Agency/
Program

Award

Halfmoon
Waterfront
Connection
Project

The Town of Halfmoon will complete final

designs and construct a 10-foot wide multiuse pedestrian trail crossing of a Canadian
Pacific Railway-owned rail line. This project
will enable completion of the Environmental
Protection Fund Local Waterfront
Revitalization Program funded trail that will
connect Lighthouse Park on Halfmoon's
Hudson River waterfront with the Champlain
Canalway Trail.

DOS LWRP

$90,795

Route 9P Corridor
Revitalization Plan

The Town of Stillwater will undertake a

revitalization planning study aimed at
improving accessibility and safety along
Saratoga Lake's Route 9P Corridor and
enhancing economic vitality and quality of
life. The Study will incorporate design plans
for Brown's Beach Community Center, a
tourism information center, public restroom
and concession facility, and a multi-use trail.
Examination of water, sewer and storm water
infrastructure will be included to plan for
corridor growth and development.

DOS LWRP

$50,000

DOS LWRP

$370,000

Arts WIP

$49,500

ESD Grants

$800,000

HCR
CDBGPI

$600,000

OPRHP PKS
D/P

$354,735

Saratoga

Town of
Waterford

Mohawk Gateway
Streetscape
Project

The Town of Waterford, in partnership with

the Village of Waterford and the Waterford
Historical Museum, will implement the Town/
Village Local Waterfront Revitalization
Program by improving the southern gateway
corridor and Northside Historic District. The
projects will include design and construction
of signs, sidewalks, street trees, landscaping,
lighting, furniture and green space; road
repairs to facilitate park and museum access;
and a museum enhancement feasibility study.

Saratoga

Universal
Preservation Hall

Expanded
Development
Capacity

Universal Preservation Hall will hire a

full-time Executive Director to oversee the
comprehensive restoration of the facility and
grow the organization's fundraising capacity.
Universal Preservation Hall, a non-profit
community arts organization housed in
a former church in downtown Saratoga
Springs, will partner with Proctors in
Schenectady to fully restore the registered
historic property, to a performance venue.
Funds will be used to replace sanitary sewer
lines along Main Street, and to replace the
existing River Street pump station, located
adjacent to the Hudson River.

54799

Saratoga

Universal
Preservation Hall

Universal
Preservation Hall
Renovation

50414

Saratoga

Village of Corinth

Village of Corinth
Sewer System
Improvement
Project

53544

Schenectady

City of
Schenectady

City of
Schenectady
Orchard Park
Improvements

This project will reconstruct Schenectadys

Orchard Park, increasing green space
by approximately .85 acres through the
demolition of dilapidated buildings that
surround the municipal parkland. The
project will create multiple access points
and involves the installation of new park
amenities including lighting, landscaping,
playground equipment, benches, grills and
trash receptacles.

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CFA #

54912

56312

54846

53911

51040

53911

52140

County

Schenectady

Schenectady

Schenectady

Schenectady

Schenectady

Schenectady

Schenectady

Project Title

Description

Agency/
Program

Award

Aqueduct
Park Access
Improvement
Project

This project will improve public access

to the Mohawk River by making critical
infrastructure repairs and improvements
in Aqueduct Park which is located at the
southern foot of the Rexford Bridge in
Niskayuna, NY. This work will include
the installation of public water and toilet
facilities, stabilization of walkways and the
foundation of the existing boathouse in the
Park and increasing dock capacity and boat
storage for non-motorized water craft in
Aqueduct Park.

Canals

$150,000

Center for
Advanced
Technology

The Mohonasen Central School District

will construct a Center for Advanced
Technology including high-tech classroom
space and labs to deliver workforce training
to high school and adult students. The
Center, designed through collaboration
by the Mohonasen Central School District,
Schenectady County Community College
and Capital Region BOCES, will provide
a pipeline of skilled employees for the
manufacturing and high tech sectors,
currently in short supply.

ESD Grants

$300,000

Niskayuna
Central School
District

Shared School
Transportation
Efficiency Project

The Niskayuna Central School District, in

partnership with the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
and Scotia-Glenville School Districts, will
work cooperatively on the renovation of the
Niskayuna transportation facility to enable
the joint expansion of existing transportation
services, share bus trainers and dispatchers,
and bulk purchase of equipment.

DOS LGE

$600,000

Proctors

American
Acoustic
Television Series

Proctors and Barrelhouse Pictures, a New

York City production company, will create
the American Acoustic Television Series, 6
hour-long episodes featuring mainstream
popular musicians and recording artists.

Arts CHPG I

$63,000

Proctors

Visit Schenectady
Tourism
Promotion

Proctors, the Tourism Promotion Agency

for Schenectady County, will conduct Visit
Schenectady, a multi-media campaign
throughout upstate New York and the
Northeast. The campaign will showcase
a growing portfolio of unique, world-class
attractions, leveraging recent tourism
growth and investment in the Capital
Region. This campaign has two strategic
goals: 1) to build awareness of the region
as an exciting component in a narrative
of travel and tourism for out-of-market
visitors, and 2) to activate local residents as
regional ambassadors, towards amplifying
the return on investment for marketing
dollars directed outwards.

ESD MNY

$60,750

Proctors Theater

American
Acoustic TV
Series

Partnership between Proctors and

Barrelhouse Pictures, a New York City
based production company, to construct a
set at the Proctors Theater in Schenectady
and purchase production equipment.

ESD Grants

$90,000

Proctors ArtsLab

In collaboration with Schenectady County

Community College, the Arts Center and
Theatre of Schenectady would construct
ArtsLab, a multi-use education space to be
located on the third floor of the Proctors
Theater. The ArtsLab would include a black
box theatre, classrooms, a media lab and a
dance studio.

ESD Grants

$330,000

Applicant

Friends of
Niskayuna

Mohonasen
Central School
District

Proctors Theater

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Capital Region
CFA #

57506

52684

53344

52338

51751

54765

48650

County

Schenectady

Schenectady

Schenectady

Applicant

Schenectady
County

Schenectady
County

Schenectady
Museum
Association

Project Title

Description

Agency/
Program

Award

Canalway Trail
Rehab

This grant will fund the repaving of

approximately 2 miles of the Mohawk
Hudson Bike Trail (Canalway Trail) from the
Mohawk River overlook east of Lock 8 to the
newly paved section at the Exit 26 bridge
over I-890.

Canals

$75,000

Bike Trail
Feasibility Study

Schenectady County will conduct a Bike

Trail Feasibility Study for the construction of
a new off-street segment of the MohawkHudson Bike Trail, along the southern shore
of the Mohawk River. The trail will have
to pass under a CSX bridge to connect
the local Front Street Park and Riverside
Park with a trail segment, presently under
development, adjacent to the future
Mohawk Harbor and Rivers Casino. The
NYS Canal Corporation and CSX Railroad
will be consulted.

DOS LWRP

$15,000

New York
Arboretum

In partnership with the Galesi Group and

Proctors Theater, the Schenectady Museum
Association would construct and operate the
New York Arboretum at Mohawk Harbor,
an outdoor museum showcasing the native
trees and plants of New York State and their
impact on the history, industry and daily life
in the state.

ESD Grants

$100,000

The Town of Glenville will undertake projectspecific planning, feasibility and design work
for the redevelopment of the Freemans
Bridge-Mohawk Riverfront gateway, which
is being transitioned from its industrial past
to a mix of service, retail, entertainment and
waterfront dependent uses that enhance
the safety, appearance and economic
vitality of the area. Construction drawings,
cost estimating and construction/permitting
documentation will be developed.

DOS LWRP

$50,000

Arts WIP

$48,960

Rogers Memorial
Park Phase
4 Waterfront
Improvements

The Town will implement: improvements to

Rogers Memorial Park through construction
of a pedestrian overlook and accessible,
lit paths; installation of irrigation and
stormwater infrastructure; stabilization of the
hillside; and rehabilitation of the North Dock
and extension of the public boat docks. The
project will increase evening park visitation,
improve aesthetics and stormwater
management, correct erosion issues, reduce
accidents on the swimming dock and
increase use of the boating dock.

DOS LWRP

$362,000

Town of Lake
George Septic
Initiative Program

The Town of Lake George is in its second

year of the Septic Initiative Program. The
program includes all properties within 500
feet of Lake George and 100 feet of all
Class AA-Special streams. Implement a
routine inspection program utilizing trained
professionals.

DEC WQIP
NSAC

$104,000

Schenectady

Town of Glenville

Planning
for Glenville
Freemans
Bridge Gateway
Revitalization

Warren

Lake George
Music Festival

Expanded
Operational
Capacity

Warren

Warren

Town of Bolton

Town of
Lake George

Lake George Music Festival will expand its

part-time Executive Director into a full-time
position to increase annual visitation and
establish the Festival as a nationally known
cultural destination.

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Capital Region
CFA #

56792

50488

56206

County

Warren

Warren

Warren

Applicant

Town of
Queensbury

Warren County

Warren County
Soil and Water
Conservation
District

Agency/
Program

Award

Comprehensive
Watershed
Management Plan
for Lake George

The Town of Queensbury, in coordination

with the Lake George Watershed Coalition,
will develop a Watershed Management
Plan for Lake George that will guide future
actions. The plan will include a watershed
vision statement; public participation
plan; inventory and analysis of watershed
assets and conditions; assessment of local
laws and programs; recommendations for
restoration and protection of water quality;
and an implementation strategy.

DOS LWRP

$243,000

First Wilderness
Plan
Implementation
2015

The County of Warren and project partners

will implement goals established in the
First WildernessHeritage Corridor Plan in
Warren and SaratogaCounties. Projects
include development of a new park and
enhancements to two existing parks
on the Schroon River in Warrensburg,
enhancements to the Warrensburg
community center, construction of
streetscape improvements in North Creek,
and development of plans for a regional
waterfront hiking and biking trail.

DOS LWRP

$425,988

Warren County
Aquatic Habitat
Improvement
Project

This project will address two undersized

culverts in the Town of Hague and one in
the Town of Chester. In all three cases the
culvert is too small and are having negative
impacts for fish and wildlife passage. Once
the culverts are replaced, aquatic organisms
will be able to more easily migrate throughout
the watershed with reduced barriers and
enhance the existing populations.

DEC WQIP
AHR

$68,000

DEC WQIP
NSAC

$100,000

Project Title

Description

Warren

Warren County
Soil and Water
Conservation
District

Warren County
Stormwater
Improvement
Project

The Warren County Soil and Water

Conservation District will work with
the Village of Lake George, Town of
Cheser and the Town of Warrensburg to
install stormwater retrofit projects. The
stormwater projects will reduce pollutants
entering Lake George.

Washington

Green
Infrastructure
Redevelopment

Green
Infrastructure
Redevelopment

Washington County would relocate a

combined sanitary/storm sewer main and
adjacent waterline to facilitate growth,
promote walkability and enable additional
commercial growth in Fort Edward.

ESD Grants

$1,000,000

Washington

Hubbard Hall
Center for
the Arts and
Education

Washington
County Creative
Assets Mapping

Hubbard Hall Center for the Arts and

Education, in partnership with several for
and nonprofit entities, will map the cultural
and creative assets of Washington County
with a goal to develop a countywide
creative network.

Arts CHPG P

$48,195

Washington

Saint-Gobain
Performance
Plastics
Corporation

Business
Expansion

Saint Gobain will construct a new building

and install a new production line at its
Granville operation in Washington County
to expand manufacturing and employment
opportunities in New York State.

ESD Grants

$1,250,000

55741

Washington

Saint-Gobain
Performance
Plastics
Corporation

Business
Expansion

Saint Gobain will construct a new building

and install a new production line to
expand manufacturing and employment
opportunities in New York State.

ESD EJP

$750,000

53931

Washington

Village of
Fort Edward

Village of Fort
Edward Broadway
East Side Water
Lines

Funds will be used to replace water lines in

the Broadway East Side Project Area, which
was affected by a gasoline spill in 2011.

HCR
CDBGPI

$600,000

53002

55554

56291

55741

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County

Applicant

Project Title

Description

Agency/
Program

Award

53191

Washington

Village of
Greenwich

Greenwich
Anchor Project

Village would renovate vacant space in the

Town of Greenwich to establish new office
space, a craft brewery, a year-round farmers
market and a farm-to-table tasting pavilion.

ESD Grants

$300,000

56979

Washington

Village of Hudson
Falls

Village of Hudson
Falls Water
Infrastructure

Funds will be used to replace water

infrastructure in a target area surrounding
three streets.

HCR
CDBGPI

$600,000

Washington

Village of
Whitehall

Village of
Whitehall
Engineering Study

The Village of Whitehall will complete an

engineering report to evaluate replacement
of portions of the existing sanitary sewer
collection system to reduce inflow and
infiltration.

DEC EPG

$30,000

55389

Washington

Village of
Whitehall

Village of
Whitehall Sanitary
Sewer Mains

Funds will be used to replace deteriorated

and failing sanitary sewer mains in priority
areas throughout the Village which are not
being addressed.

HCR
CDBGPI

$600,000

55249

Washington

Washington
County

Washington
County Broadway
East Side
Renaissance

Funds will be used to replace sewer

and storm water lines in the East Side
neighborhood of Downtown Fort Edward,
as the result of a gasoline spill in 2011.

HCR
CDBGPI

$600,000

Washington

Washington
County Sewer
District No. 2

Washington
County Sewer
District No. 2
Engineering Study

The Washington County Sewer District

No. 2 will complete an engineering report
to evaluate inflow and infiltration to the
District's existing wastewater collection
system.

DEC EPG

$100,000

Excelsior Jobs
Credits

Excelsior Jobs Program Tax credits will

be reserved for future projects including
business investments in targeted industries
that are within the region and that create or
retain jobs, create capital investment and
are consistent with the Strategic Plan.

ESD EJPB

$5,220,000

Low Cost
Economic
Development
Financing

Federal Industrial Development Bond

(IDB) Cap will be made available for
state and local government issuers
to sell tax-exempt bonds for eligible
economic development, infrastructure and
community revitalization efforts.

ESD IDBC

$35,000,000

NYSERDA
Energy Efficiency
Projects

NYSERDA's Commercial and Industrial

(C&I) programs offer New York businesses
solutions to improve energy efficiency
and save money through design, new
construction, renovation, and process
improvements to commercial and industrial
buildings. The New Construction Program
and Existing Facilities Program help building
owners make informed decisions to design
and renovate sustainable buildings. The
FlexTech program can offer energy saving
opportunities through consultation and costsharing studies.

NYSERDA
EE

CFA #

53965

52554

116 Energy
Efficiency Projects

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