Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced that local communities in his Assembly District will receive more than $2.4 million in state funding through Round XI of the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) initiative.

“Our state is still feeling the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is why we must work to revitalize our communities and prioritize our recovery,” Santabarbara said. “These projects are important for upstate's recovery and will complement other funding that I’ve helped secure for recovery and revitalization efforts within our communities. Although we still have work to do, this funding is a crucial step toward protecting the families and businesses that call our communities home.”

The REDC Round XI funding provided an additional $196 million to support 488 projects statewide. The local projects that received funding include:

Schenectady County 

• $800,000 to expand Occupational Health and Safety Service programs and jointly help partner the Albany Schoharie Schenectady Saratoga BOCES with health, safety and environmental compliance;
• $225,000 to design and reconstruct the Kiwanis International Park Waterfront Access in the town of Rotterdam; 
• $50,000 for the Mohawk River Inflow Reduction Project, which will fund the development of an engineering report to identify sources of inflow and infiltration, evaluate alternatives and recommend improvements to the City of Schenectady's wastewater collection system 

Montgomery County

• $898,400 for the city of Amsterdam to make water and sewer system improvements;
• $200,000 will fund the stabilization and restoration of the Chester "Bromley" Hoke House, located along the Empire State Trail (EST) in Canajoharie; 
• $90,000 for the City of Amsterdam’s Smart Growth Comprehensive Plan to incorporate sustainability and climate change concerns within the municipality;
• $81,000 for the city of Amsterdam to develop a Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) program nomination for an approximately 158-acre area in the city’s West End;
• $35,000 will help the village of Saint Johnsville complete an evaluation of their water treatment systems by an engineer to identify short and long-term capital improvement needs;
• $30,000 will go towards the Engineering Planning Grant’s (EPG) program and fund the development of an engineering report to identify sources of inflow and infiltration, evaluate alternatives and recommend improvements to the village of Canajoharie's wastewater collection system; and
• $20,000 will help the village of Canajoharie design guidelines, feasibility analysis and adaptive reuse options for properties in the village's downtown.