SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $7.5+ MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PROJECTS ACROSS NORTH COUNTRY & UPSTATE NEW YORK THROUGH THE NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION
After Schumer Delivered Historic Federal $$ For NBRC In The Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law, Communities Across Upstate NY Will Receive Funding For Long Desired Community Projects Like Improving Trails in the Adirondacks, Better Healthcare For Rural Communities, Water Infrastructure In Wayne County, & More
Schumer Is Currently Leading The Charge Reauthorize The NBRC In The Senate To Strengthen These Vital Programs Even Further
Schumer: Fed $$$ Flowing To The North Country And Upstate NY Than Ever Before!
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced $7,587,135 in federal funding for six projects across the North Country & Upstate New York through the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC). Schumer said these projects will help address critical needs across the region, including improving healthcare access for rural communities, improving trails in the Adirondacks, strengthening water infrastructure, and more to help improve quality of life and spur economic development in the region.
“From improving the Adirondack trails to boosting healthcare accsess for rural areas like Lewis County, this major $7.5+ million will help create new jobs, strengthen our infrastructure, and a boost quality of life across the region,” said Senator Schumer. “I fought to deliver historic increases for the NBRC because I knew that would deliver major funding for communities across New York. Now from the Adirondacks to Wayne County communities are reaping the rewards. I’m proud to deliver this major federal investment to help communities tackle issues facing our rural areas and lay the foundation for a better future here in the North Country and Upstate NY.”
These much needed 2024 Catalyst Program Spring Round Awards for the NBRC follow Schumer helping deliver a historic $150 million for the NBRC through the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law. This has resulted in a surge in federal investment, including in 2023 when the senator delivered $10 million for projects across Upstate through the NRBC—the largest annual investment for Upstate New York in the program’s history. The NRBC funding has nearly doubled since 2022 because the senators have ardently supported closing the rural digital divide in Upstate New York.
A full list of awarded projects in NY can be found below:
|
Recipient |
NBRC Award Amount |
Location |
Project Description |
|
Better Community Neighborhoods, Inc. |
$249,999.00 |
Schenectady County (NY-20) |
Better Community Neighborhoods, Inc. Project: Address food access and insecurity as part of a large effort to revitalize a distressed submarket in Schenectady, by introducing a standalone full-service grocery store. |
|
Adirondack Land Trust |
$3,000,000.00 |
Essex and Franklin Counties (NY-21) |
Adirondack Land Trust Project: Provide Adirondack wildland experiences to underserved residents and visitors with disability by building universal access trails and amenities at two nature preserves spanning 425 acres close to the population centers and visitor hubs of Saranac Lake/Paul Smiths and Lake Placid. |
|
North Country Family Health Center, Inc. |
$549,500.00 |
Lewis County (NY-21) |
Expansion of rural primary health care in Lewis County by constructing a new primary care suite at the Community Health Center location. The Community Health Center serves all patients, regardless of ability to pay, and is the only provider in the County dedicated to low-income, under-served population actively addressing health inequities and social determinants of health. |
|
Town of Lyons |
$2,973,600.00 |
Wayne County (NY-24) |
Construction of road, water, and sewer infrastructure improvements, a transformational project that will work in conjunction with recent Restore NY and NY Main Street awards. |
|
Village of Granville |
$350,000.00 |
Washington County (NY-21) |
Extension of an existing 20-inch water main to serve the community’s commercial corridor. These sites include many multi-use buildings that have the potential to provide much needed residential units for the community. |
|
Essex Food Hub, Inc. |
$500,000.00 |
Essex County (NY-21) |
Renovate an idle Main Street building in the rural town of Westport, for use by the Essex Food Hub (EFH), a vital institution providing business development support for burgeoning small farm businesses and food entrepreneurs in New York’s North Country region. |
Schumer is also currently leading the charge in the Senate to renew the Northern Border Regional Commission’s economic development programs and create more agency jobs. The senators introduced the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) Reauthorization Act of 2023 this past February, which would reauthorize the NBRC for another ten years, increase annual authorized funding levels, and target funds to addressing childcare and health care needs, supporting housing projects, building climate resilient infrastructure, and combatting the opioid crisis, in addition to the agency’s focus of creating new jobs, promoting business retention and expansion, making critical investment in public infrastructure, and boosting tourism across Upstate New York counties.
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