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$85.1 million awarded to 82 projects

CFA #

County

Applicant

Project Title

Description

Agency/
Program

Award

ESD Grants

$130,000

HCR NYMS

$216,867

55204

Clinton

Belcam, Inc.

Private Label
and Export
Development

Building upon other recent capital

investments, Belcam will purchase new
machinery to automate and improve the
production fill line. The improvements will
allow for expansion into new global markets
in Russia, China and other countries.

53225

Clinton

City of
Plattsburgh

North Country
Food Co-Op
NYMS Project

Grant funds will assist in the renovation

of the North Country Food Co-Op in
downtown Plattsburgh.

City of
Plattsburgh

Saranac Street
Bridge Project

The City of Plattsburgh will repurpose the

Saranac Street Bridge into a hub of activity
that enhances the walkability for local
pedestrians, cyclists and visitors alike. The
project will address the crucial structural
issues needed to get the bridge open
once again, and transform it into a Science,
Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math
(STEAM) learning station for children that
will include a variety of hands-on, museumquality exhibits that engage users with their
natural surroundings.

OPRHP
PKS D

$500,000

Clinton County

Plattsburgh
Airport
Building 2774
Rehabilitation

Clinton County will renovate a facility at the

Plattsburgh International Airport, formerly
used as the jet engine repair shop by the
Air Force, into a turnkey site ready for
industrial and aviation lease.

ESD Grants

$100,000

Clinton County will rehabilitate Nose Dock

Hangar #3 at Plattsburgh International
Airport.This hangar was constructed
in 1956 and iscurrently leased by the
EAS-designated carrier. Improvements
consist of fixing the main hangar doors,
replacement of the operation units,
rehabilitation of the track system, new
insulation and weather-stripping, painting
and associated electrical service upgrades.

ESD Grants

$90,000

The Strand Center for the Arts will hire a

Director of Development to create and
implement the organization's annual
funding plan, oversee fundraising events,
manage grants, and build an endowment
for the organization.

Arts WIP

$49,500

53751

56727

Clinton

Clinton

Clinton

Clinton County

Plattsburgh
International
Airport EAS
Hangar
Renovations

52808

Clinton

The Strand
Center for the
Arts

Expanded
Development
Capacity

53201

Clinton

Town of AuSable

Redevelop
Keeseville Civic
Center Project

Funds will be used to complete the

Redevelop Keeseville Civic Center Project.

HCR
CDBGCP

$49,000

Clinton

Town of
Beekmantown

Town of
Beekmantown
Salt Storage
Facility

The Town of Beekmantown will construct

a salt/sand storage facility at 599 Spellman
Road. The project will eliminate salt
runoff to groundwater and surface waters
surrounding the Highway Garage Facility.

DEC WQIP
NSAC

$500,000

57097

52937

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CFA #

52936

53286

50938

56778

52406

County

Applicant

Agency/
Program

Award

The Town of Champlain will construct a

salt/sand storage facility at 729 Route
9, Champlain. The project will eliminate
salt runoff to groundwater and the Great
Chazy River.

DEC WQIP
NSAC

$500,000

Project Title

Description

Clinton

Town of
Champlain

Salt Storage
Facility

Clinton

Town of
Plattsburgh

Former Clinton
County Airport
Infrastructure
Feasibility Study

The Town of Plattsburgh will conduct a

feasibility study at the former Clinton County
Airport to determine current infrastructure
capacity and options to expand such
capacity to encourage development.

ESD SPFS

$20,000

Clinton

Town of
Plattsburgh

Town of
Plattsburgh
Microenterprise
Program

Funds will be used to assist in the

establishment of a Microenterprise Program.

HCR
CDBGME

$200,000

North Country
Adventures

The North Country Chamber of Commerce

will execute the North Country Adventures
marketing campaign. The campaign will
feature twenty-four four to six minute videos,
subtitled in French, highlighting unique
adventures in the North Country. These
videos will be aired on Mountain Lake PBS
along with twelve companion worker story
interviews that profile people in unique
careers in the region. The North Country
Chamber of Commerce aims to showcase
the region as a destination, both for visitors,
and investors seeking a qualified workforce.

ESD MNY

$50,000

St Lawrence
River Watershed
Revitalization Plan

Franklin County will develop a St.

Lawrence RiverWatershed Revitalization
Plan,covering 300,000 square miles in
multiple counties. The plan will provide
a description of the watershed and a
summary of baseline conditions;identify key
problems and watershed goals; and offer
watershed management recommendations.
An implementation strategy will identify
projects, plans, programs and organizations
that will benefit the region with economic
investment, sustainability, and community
revitalization.

DOS LWRP

$225,000

Adirondack Health will construct a new

Medical Fitness Center in Lake Placid to
house the Adirondack Medical and Lake
Placid Sports Medicine services. Services
offered in the new space include strength
training, aerobic enhancement, exercise
performance, exercise science and an
aquatic warm water pool. The space is
expected to help Lake Placid maintain
its prominence as a world-class training
destination for athletes. The center also
feeds into a larger regional strategy to
prepare Lake Placid for a future Olympic Bid.

ESD Grants

$2,000,000

Clinton, Essex,
Franklin,
Hamilton,
Jefferson,
Lewis

Clinton, Essex,
Franklin,
Jefferson,
Lewis,
Hamilton, St.
Lawrence

Plattsburgh North
Country Chamber
of Commerce

Franklin County

53500

Essex

Adirondack
Health

Adirondack
Health Medical
Fitness Center

51455

Essex

Ausable Brewing
Company

Brewery
Expansion

Ausable Brewing Company will expand its

facility and purchase equipment to answer
increased product demand.

ESD Grants

$60,000

51687

Essex

Essex County

Essex County
Nutrition Center
Improvements

Funds will be used to renovate and expand

The Nutrition Center, a senior meals facility.

HCR
CDBGPF

$400,000

81

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CFA #

County

Applicant

Project Title

Description

Agency/
Program

Award

ESD MNY

$123,000

57095

Essex

Lakes to Locks
Passage, Inc.

Passageport
to New York's
Revolutionary War
Marketing Plan

Lakes to Locks Passage, Inc. will create

two Waterways of War PassagePorts as
part of their 2016 PassagePort to New
Yorks Revolutionary War History project.
Lakes to Locks Passage will develop a
mobile app for each Waterways of War
PassagePorts, create multimedia exhibits
at the Schuylerville Gateway Visitor Center,
and promote the PassagePort travel
experiences on public television and radio.
Lakes to Locks Passage, Inc. aims for the
project to be a thematic travel experience
of statewide impact, stimulating repeat
visitors, and increasing the duration of
existing visitor trips.

53885

Essex

PRIDE of
Ticonderoga, Inc.

Ticonderoga Main
Street Program
2015

Project will renovate downtown, mixed-use

properties.

HCR NYMS

$300,000

ESD Grants

$700,000

Arts CHPG P

$46,000

Essex

Schroon
Revitalization
Group, LLC

Schroon
Lake Hotel
Construction

The Schroon Lake Hospitality Group will

construct a name-brand hotel on Route
9 in the hamlet of Schroon Lake with I-87
access. This project will help Schroon
Lake recapture it status as an Adirondack
Destination and provide visitors lodging
options within the community.

56794

Essex

Seagle Music
Colony

Feasibility Study
for New Theatre

Seagle Music Colony will conduct a study

to determine the feasibility of constructing
a new theatre at Seagle Music Colony in
Schroon Lake.

51174

Essex

Town of Crown
Point

Town of
Crown Point
Water System
Improvements

Funds will be used to replace an aging water

main and perform water plant upgrades.

HCR
CDBGPI

$600,000

56088

Essex

Town of Moriah

Town of Moriah
Engineering Study

The Town of Moriah will complete an

engineering report to evaluate the systemwide reduction of inflow and infiltration to
the wastewater collection system.

DEC EPG

$24,000

Town of Willsboro

Town of Willsboro
Engineering Study

The Town of Willsboro will complete an

engineering report to evaluate the sources
and locations of inflow and infiltration into
the existing wastewater collection system.

DEC EPG

$19,800

The Green Main Street Retrofit Project in

the Village of Lake Placid will incorporate
green infrastructure into the Main Street
revitalization project. The project will use
bioretention and porous pavement to
manage rainfall and protect water quality in
Mirror Lake.

EFC GIGP

$1,850,000

Funds will be used for the Rice Street

Water and Sewer Reconstruction project.

HCR
CDBGPI

$600,000

56896

55364

Essex

55827

Essex

Village of Lake
Placid

Green Main Street

Retrofit

51213

Essex

Village of Port
Henry

Village of Port
Henry Rice Lane
Water/Sewer
Reconstruction

56603

Essex,
Franklin

Pendragon
Theatre

Expanded
Marketing
Capacity

Pendragon Theatre will hire a new

marketing position to increase public
awareness and increase attendance to the
theatre.

Arts WIP

$49,500

54131

Franklin

Akwesasne
Cultural Center

Expanded
Programmatic
Capacity

Akwesasne Cultural Center will expand the

Program Coordinator position to plan and
implement the day-to-day programming of
the museum.

Arts WIP

$49,500

BluSeed Studios

Professional
Art Educator
Development
Program

The Professional Art Educator Development

Program will allow professional artists and
educators to advance their knowledge
base through networking, workshops and
exhibitions.

Arts CHPG P

$47,000

52286

Franklin

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CFA #

55041

County

Applicant

Franklin

Franklin County
Industrial
Development
Agency (IDA)

Agency/
Program

Award

Rail Spur
Feasibility Study

The Franklin County IDA will conduct a

feasibility study on the installation of a rail
spur adjacent to vacant industrial sites in
Bombay to increase marketability of the
sites for redevelopment.

ESD SPFS

$10,000

Franklin County
Road Ditch
Stabilization

The Franklin County Soil and Water

Conservation District will stabilize more
than 100 acres with hydroseeding and
erosion control practices throughout the
County. Once implemented the best
management practices will reduce the
sediment and nutrients entering the Lake
Champlain watershed.

DEC WQIP
NSAC

$60,000

HCR
NYMS-TA

$20,000

HCR NYMS

$300,000

New Markets for

The Wild Center
and The North
Country

The Natural History Museum of the

Adirondacks will engage in a project, New
Markets for The Wild Center and the North
Country, to reach out to targeted new
global and North American markets and
to drive more diverse tourism to The Wild
Center and the North Country Region. The
project will consist of marketing, promotion,
and sales of new itinerary based tourism
products through three distinct initiatives
China Ready, Australia Ready, and
Attracting Millennials: the Next Generation
of North American Travelers. The Natural
History Museum of the Adirondacks aims to
elevate global recognition of the region as
one of the special places on the planet to
visit, live, work, and study.

ESD MNY

$130,625

Tourism
Attraction Theater
Equipment Project

The Wild Center Natural History Museum

of the Adirondacks will upgrade its A/V
equipment to reflect current and future
needs in its on-site panoramic theater and
other venues at the Center. It will rewire
the theater and establish a simplified and
streamlined A/V system for presentation,
recording, and broadcasting of educational
programming. The Museum aims to
facilitate more frequent outreach offerings
of education programs to schools and
other groups, facilitate the increased ability
for community programs to broadcast and
conference in other groups, and to create
new panoramic productions as well as
continued documentary film work for the
web and education.

ESD MNY

$153,100

Mountain View
and Indian Lakes
Community
Restoration Plan

The Town of Bellmont, in partnership

with the Franklin County Soil and Water
District and the Mountain View Association,
will conduct an engineering study for a
dredging feasibility project, for Mountain
View and Indian Lakes in the Adirondack
Park. Sediment deposition has encouraged
invasive plant growth, reduced water quality
and habitat, and threatened property values
around the lakes, which are community and
regional economic assets. Partners will also
remediate erosion on lake tributaries.

DOS LWRP

$70,000

Project Title

Description

52411

Franklin

Franklin County
Soil and Water
Conservation
District

56534

Franklin

Pendragon
Theatre

Downtown
Saranac Lake
Relocation
Analysis

Grant will fund a feasibility study for the

relocation of a community arts center.

Franklin

Saranac
Lake Local
Development
Corporation

Saranac Lake
Downtown
Revitalization

Grant funds will assist in the renovation of

downtown mixed-use buildings.

54707

51317

53893

52410

Franklin

Franklin

Franklin

The Wild Center

The Wild Center

Town of Bellmont

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CFA #
53581

50409

54793

County

Applicant

Project Title

Description

Agency/
Program

Award

Franklin

Town of
Tupper Lake

Town of
Tupper Lake
Microenterprise
Program

Funds will be used to assist in the

establishment of a Microenterprise Program.

HCR
CDBGME

$200,000

Village of
Tupper Lake

Leveraging the
Tourism Economy
Along Central
Adirondack
Blueways

The Village of Tupper Lake will partner

with Central Adirondack communities to
enhance tourism and sustainability through
design and construction of a waterfront
park and gateway improvements and
website development in Tupper Lake;
culvert replacement and streambank
restoration in Jay and Keene; design
of Lake Everest dam improvements in
Wilmington; Lake Flower Trail design in
Saranac Lake; development of a vision plan
in Piercefield; and installation of docks on
Sixth Lake in Inlet.

DOS LWRP

$920,000

Village of
Tupper Lake

Water Supply
Distribution
Improvements

The Village of Tupper Lake will install

connections for sewer and water
infrastructure from the existing municipal
system to the Adirondack Club Resort
property in anticipation of the property's
development.

ESD Grants

$1,000,000

NYSERDA
CGC3

$750,000

Franklin

Franklin

Franklin,
Essex,
Hamilton,
St. Lawrence,
Clinton,
Jefferson,
Lewis

Adirondack
North Country
Association

PPESCO

The Adirondack North Country Association

proposes a Public-Purpose Energy
Services Corporation (PPESCO), which
is an innovative financing tool for energy
efficiency and renewable energy projects.
The project will create the framework
including marketing strategy and branding
materials, development of a finance
consortium, monitoring and verification
protocols, case studies, and organizational
job descriptions.

Hamilton

Adirondack
Museum

Adirondack
Experience

The Adirondack Experience will be an

interactive, family-friendly exhibition
devoted to the region's Native Americans,
daily life in the Adirondacks, and the history
of the Adirondack Park.

Arts CHPG I

$63,000

53209

Hamilton

Central
Adirondack
Partnership for
the 21st Century,
Inc.

Indian Lake Main

Street

Project will renovate downtown mixed-use

properties in the hamlet of Indian Lake.

HCR RARP

$200,000

56687

Hamilton

D.R.A.G. of
Speculator, Inc.

Trail
Improvements

The club will purchase trail grooming

equipment for the purpose of maintaining
safe and enjoyable snowmobile trails.

OPRHP RTP
M

$120,000

Hamilton

Indian Lake
Theater

Expanded
Operational
Capacity

Indian Lake Theater will hire a part-time

Technical and Maintenance Coordinator
to assist with infrastructure projects, facility
planning, and public accessibility.

Arts WIP

$23,400

Hamilton

Sagamore
Institute of the
Adirondacks

Interpretive
Center and Visitor
Accessibility
Project

The Interpretive Center and Visitor

Accessibility Project will enhance access
and engagement both on-site and in the
surrounding North Country area to draw
visitors to the newly designated Historic
Great Camps Special Management Area.

Arts CHPG P

$48,450

Sagamore
Institute of the
Adirondacks

Interpretive
Center and Visitor
Accessibility
Project

The project includes restoration of the

Chalet building to offer visitors improved
amenities including accessible bathrooms
and space for an enhanced educational
experience orienting them to the site's
historical and natural treasures.

OPRHP
PKS D

$203,500

54038

53832

56370

54923

54923

Hamilton

84

North Country
CFA #

County

Applicant

Project Title

Description

Agency/
Program

Award

Speculator Development will redevelop an

existing motel and former restaurant on the
Lake Pleasant shoreline into a resort hotel
with a waterfront restaurant, conference
room, beach, and boat dock, among other
amenities.

ESD Grants

$2,500,000

HCR
NYMS-TA

$9,000

Redwood Hill
ADA Accessible
Trail

The Indian River Lakes Conservancy, Inc.

(IRLC) will build an accessible trail on a
parcel on Stine Road within the hamlet of
Redwood. The trail will be easily accessible
from NYS Route 37 less than a quarter of
a mile away. The proposed accessible trail
will follow an existing footpath through
a mixed pine and hardwood forest and
will feature an ADA compliant deck
and benches with a panoramic view of
Butterfield Lake.

OPRHP PKS
D/P

$134,000

Jefferson County, in partnership with the

Village of Dexter, will prepare designs for
repair of the 1937 Canal Street Bridge to
maintain access to Fish Island, important
to the region for recreation, tourism,
education and research. The project will
implement the Villages Local Waterfront
Revitalization Program and allow crucial
maintenance of the Enel hydropower plant.

DOS LWRP

$120,384

The Jefferson County IDA will study the

development of a new business park
adjacent to the Watertown International
Airport to attract and retain businesses.

ESD SPFS

$50,000

DOS LWRP

$618,000

54678

Hamilton

Speculator
Development,
LLC

Lake Pleasant
Lodge Expansion

55719

Jefferson

Carthage
Industrial
Development
Corporation

Dock Street
Reuse Study

55801

Jefferson

Indian
River Lakes
Conservancy, Inc.

53151

Jefferson

Jefferson County

Dexter Bridge
over the Black
River Design

55185

Jefferson

Jefferson
County Industrial
Development
Agency (IDA)

Airport Park

Grant funds will be used to complete

a feasibility study for a building on the
Village's waterfront.

53953

Jefferson

Town of
Alexandria

Downtown
Streetscape
Improvements

The Town of Alexandria and the Village

of Alexandria Bay will design and install
streetscape improvements, including
sidewalk repairs, benches, streetlights,
trash receptacles and bike racks. The Town
will also repair the Holland Street boat
launch. These projects will implement the
Town and Villages joint Local Waterfront
Revitalization Program, connecting the
Villages downtown to the new Riverwalk,
improving access and amenities for local
residents, business owners, and tourists.

55622

Jefferson

Village of
Carthage

Water Inflow
Infiltration Site
Study

The Village of Carthage will conduct a

study to identify the sources and remedies
to its water inflow and infiltration capacity
problems.

ESD SPFS

$20,000

54877

Jefferson

Village of
Carthage

Carthage Main
Street

Project will renovate downtown, mixed-use

properties in the Village.

HCR RARP

$107,500

Historic District
Infrastructure
Improvements

The Village of Clayton will improve

infrastructure in the historic downtown
waterfront area where local businesses
employ over 270 people. Improvements
include burying of high voltage power
lines to allow maintenance of historic
buildings currently limited by the High
Voltage Proximity Act. Coordination to
coincide with of timing of improvements
from a scheduled NYS Department of
Transportation project to rehabilitate
streets, curbs, and sidewalks, is essential.

DOS LWRP

$500,000

55606

Jefferson

Village of Clayton

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North Country
CFA #

55606

55913

County

Agency/
Program

Award

The Village of Clayton will complete

substantial infrastructure improvements
along NYS Route 970L by burying
overhead utility lines along main streets of
the historic district.

ESD Grants

$1,000,000

New Building D

The WICLDC will construct a warehouse

facility to allow for expansion and retention
of a significant employer.

ESD Grants

$400,000

ESD Grants

$3,000,000

Applicant

Project Title

Jefferson

Village of Clayton

Historic District
Utility Line
Improvements

Jefferson

Watertown
Industrial
Center Local
Development
Corporation
(WICLDC)

Description

54450

Jefferson,
Lewis,
St. Lawrence,
Franklin,
Clinton, Essex,
Hamilton

Development
Authority of the
North Country
(DANC)

North Country
Transformational
Community
Tourism
Revolving Loan
Fund Phase II

DANC will recapitalize its North Country

Transformational Tourism Community
Revolving Loan Fund that provides gap
financing for tourism-related development
projects that enhance the quality and
quantity of lodging, increase the regions
quality of life, attract more visitors and
residents to the region, and serve as
leverage for attracting private investment to
the region.

50987

Lewis

Barnes Corners
Sno-Pals, Inc.

Barnes Corners
Groomer
Acquisition

The club will purchase trail grooming

equipment for the purpose of maintaining
safe and enjoyable snowmobile trails.

OPRHP RTP
M

$200,000

DOS LGE

$299,022

51845

Lewis

Lewis County

Southern Lewis
County Regional
Water Program

Lewis County, with the Towns of Leyden,

Lewis and Lyonsdale and the Villages of
Lyons Falls and Port Leyden, will develop
a regional water program for long-term
investment to capitalize on the regional
economic development opportunities that
will arise due to the State's investment
in nanotechnology and agri-business
technology in the region.

51145

Lewis

Village of Lyons
Falls

High Falls Senior

Apartments
Improvements

Funds will be used to correct health and

safety issues, address accessibility, and
energy inefficiencies.

HCR
CDBGPF

$226,526

Lewis

Village of Port
Leyden

Wastewater
Treatment
and Collection
Upgrade project

Funds will be used to upgrade aging

equipment at the Wastewater Treatment
Plant and to replace aging portions of their
collection system within the Village.

HCR
CDBGPI

$600,000

Multiple

Adirondack
Center for Writing

Expanded
Organizational
Capacity

Adirondack Center for Writing will

hire a full-time employee to increase
organizational capacity, identify additional
funding sources and develop new
programmatic offerings.

Arts WIP

$44,550

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

51804

56424

53356

Multiple

Capital District
Regional Planning
Commission

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North Country
CFA #

57122

County

Multiple

Applicant

Ski Areas of New

York, Inc.

Project Title

Description

Agency/
Program

Award

Ski New York

Marketing
Program

Ski Areas of New York, Inc. will execute a

multi-media project that includes an impact
study, numerous events, billboards, online
advertisements, and winter guides. The
project aims to grow skier visits by 5-10%
to increase overnight visits and develop
additional tourism related economic benefits
during the winter in upstate New York.

ESD MNY

$264,000

ESD Grants

$1,000,000

57069

St. Lawrence

Agbotic Inc.

North Country
Value Added
Covered
Agriculture

Individual farm owners and economic

developers will work with Agbotic, Inc.
to build and operate commercial-scale
robotic greenhouses for year-round food
production. Multiple project locations
areshovel ready across the region and will
consist of organic vegetable production
using engineered environments.

57069

St. Lawrence

Agbotic, Inc.

Robotic Farming

Agbotic, Inc. will build and operate

commercial-scale robotic greenhouses for
year-round food production.

ESD EJP

$925,000

57360

St. Lawrence

CMM Industries,
Inc.

Business
Expansion

CMM is expanding its manufacturing of

cementitious products from natural stone
and natural stone bi-products.

ESD EJP

$500,000

52364

St. Lawrence

CQuest Partners,
LLC

Research
Development
Facility

CQuest is establishing a Research and

Development pilot plant and battery
fabrication facility.

ESD EJP

$229,000

55476

St. Lawrence

Hoosier
Magnetics

Kiln Replacement
Dust Collection
System Upgrade

Hoosier Magnetics will replace a calcination

kiln and upgrade the dust collection system
in its Ogdensburg facility to meet the
requirements of long-term customers.

ESD Grants

$220,000

Manufacturing the
Next Generation
of Electric Motors
and Generators

LC Drives is developing the next

generation of electrical motors, which
are half the size of current motors. The
company will purchase equipment,
including a dynamometer which can test up
to 3MW electric motors and/or generators,
and will bring their motors from prototype
to production over the next year.

ESD Grants

$300,000

ESD Grants

$500,000

57353

50423

39870

St. Lawrence

LC Drives

St. Lawrence

Ogdensburg
Bridge and Port
Authority

Ogdensburg
Airport Terminal
Expansion

The Ogdensburg Airport terminal will

be renovated and expanded to provide
sufficient amenities for an increased
number of passengers. Renovations
include a new ticket counter, improvements
to the departure lounge and restrooms,
exterior upgrades, replacement of the
existing baggage claim area, and a new
baggage handling system.

St. Lawrence

Purine Pharma,
LLC

Business
Expansion

Purine Pharma will renovate vacant

buildings and convert them into a current
Good manufacturing practices (cGMP) OTC
pharmaceutical production plant.

ESD EJP

$250,000

Seaway Timber Harvesting will build a new

sawmill manufacturing facility in Massena
for pallet, wood shavings and briquette
production. This new mill will address the
need for value-added logging opportunities
in the North Country.

ESD Grants

$2,000,000

57417

St. Lawrence

Seaway Timber
Harvesting, Inc.

New
Manufacturing
Facility

57417

St. Lawrence

Seaway Timber
Harvesting, Inc.

New
Manufacturing
Facility

Seaway Timber Harvesting will build a new

sawmill manufacturing facility in Massena
for pallet, wood shavings and briquette
production.

ESD EJP

$1,500,000

55522

St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence
County Arts
Council

Expanded
Programmatic
Capacity

St. Lawrence County Arts Council will

expand its Program Coordinator position
to administer and publicize all public
programming.

Arts WIP

$18,000

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CFA #

51562

50948

County

St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence

Applicant

Town of Canton

Town of Clifton

Project Title

Description

Agency/
Program

Award

Land Use
Waterfront
Planning

The Town of Canton will build upon

the Canton Grasse River Waterfront
Revitalization Plan by updating the 1978
Comprehensive Land Use Plan and
creating a marketing plan for the Grasse
River Blueway. The Town will also partner
with the Towns of Oswegatchie and
DeKalband the Villages of Rensselaer
Falls, Heuvelton and Richville to develop a
Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan forthe
Oswegatchie River.These projects will
protect natural resources and promote
economic development and tourism.

DOS LWRP

$47,500

Clifton-Fine Water
Improvement
Project

The Town of Clifton is working with the

Town of Fine to consolidate infrastructure
and extend the municipal water system
to the hamlet of Newton Falls, enabling
the Town to decommission the existing
surface water treatment plant and provide
a sustainable source of safe water to its
residents.

DOS LGE

$400,000

The Town of Fine will partner with the

Town of Clifton to implement projects
from their joint Waterfront Revitalization
Strategy. Projects will include construction
drawings and installation of streetscape
improvements at Clifton-Fine Municipal Golf
Course to improve the entrance and provide
an eco-tourism visitors center. It will also
continue the Clifton/Fine branding project
by designing and installing wayfinding signs
and developing marketing materials for both
winter and summer sports.

DOS LWRP

$68,900

Grant funds will assist in the renovation

of downtown mixed-use buildings in the
Village.

HCR NYMS

$300,000

The project will create a public park space

which will include an open community
pavilion, public restrooms, a dock to provide
access to the Grasse River, and a parking
area. This project will provide a connection
point between the waterfront and the Village
downtown area and provide residents
and visitors with improved access to the
waterfront for various recreational activities
including fishing, kayaking, and picnicking.

OPRHP PKS
D/P

$123,000

HCR
CDBGPI

$507,500

Arts CHPG P

$48,906

ESD EJPB

$6,596,000

51284

St. Lawrence

Town of Fine

Clifton-Fine
Waterfront
Revitalization

52280

St. Lawrence

Village of Canton

Village of Canton
Main Street

St. Lawrence

Village of
Massena

Massena
Waterfront Park

55347

St. Lawrence

Village of
Potsdam

Cross-Town Canal
Storm water
Improvements

Funds will be used to re-route sewer

lines on Leroy and Pleasant Street and a
water main on Pleasant Street to eliminate
existing utility conflicts within the canal.

56574

St. Lawrence,
Franklin,
Clinton,
Jefferson,
Hamilton,
Essex

Traditional Arts
in Upstate New
York

French-American
Arts and Culture
Plan

Traditional Arts in Upstate New York will

work with key regional partners, artists,
scholars, and French-American residents
to develop a plan for a coordinated
presentation of the North Country's rich
French-American heritage.

55062

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.

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North Country
CFA #

County

Description

Agency/
Program

Award

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

$45,000,000

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 cost-sharing studies.

NYSERDA
EE

Applicant

Project Title

33 Energy
Efficiency Projects

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