State Economic Development Funding Will Assist East End Economy
South Fork will benefit from nearly $16.7 million in funding
State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr., (I, D, WF, REF - Sag Harbor) today announced that the East End will benefit from the economic development grants awarded by Governor Cuomo through the Regional Economic Development Councils (REDC) on Tuesday, December 18, 2018
This year, the 10 Regional Councils competed for funding and assistance from more than $750 million in state economic development resources as part of Round VIII of the REDC competition. Long Island was a “Regional Council Awardee” of $68.3 million to support 103 projects that focus on several key initiatives for regional growth. Thiele identified a number of those projects that will benefit the 1st Assembly District, including:
|
Applicant |
Project |
Award |
|
BNB Bank |
Customer Service Training |
$94,500 |
|
Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreational Center |
Expansion |
$300,000 |
|
Children’s Museum of the East End |
Riverside Expansion |
$302,400 |
|
Children’s Museum of the East End |
Workforce Training & Development Programs |
$ 75,000 |
|
Children’s Museum of the East End |
Riverside Expansion |
$150,000 |
|
East End Arts & Humanities Council, Inc. |
Workforce Expansion |
$ 60,000 |
|
East End Tourism Alliance |
“Seasons of Reasons” |
$140,625 |
|
Eastern Suffolk BOCES |
Construction Trades Training |
$99,999 |
|
Excelsior Fish Corp |
Haskell’s Seafood |
$125,000 |
|
Manna Fish Farms, Inc. |
Shinnecock Dock Revitalization |
$100,000 |
|
Peconic Land Trust |
Regional Aquifer Protection Land Acquisition Program Phase II |
$3,000,000 |
|
Sag Harbor Industries, Inc. |
Soldering Certification Training |
$ 49,063 |
|
Spur Innovation, Inc. |
The Spur Innovation Center in Southampton |
$500,000 |
|
Suffolk County |
Suffolk County Sewer Extensions |
$5,000,000 |
|
Town of Brookhaven |
Mastic Beach Wetlands Restoration |
$375,000 |
|
Town of East Hampton |
East Hampton Shellfish Hatchery |
$ 400,000 |
|
Town of Shelter Island |
Crescent Beach Comfort Station |
$113,370 |
|
Town of Southampton |
Alewife Creek Culvert Right Sizing |
$ 410,000 |
|
Town of Southampton |
Riverside Maritime Trail |
$387,484 |
|
Village of Westhampton Beach |
Village of Westhampton Beach Sewer Extension |
$5,000,000 |
Thiele explained, “These economic development grants represent a major commitment by the State of New York to take the lead in creating jobs and improving the economy. I am pleased that Long Island was chosen for such substantial funding and that the businesses and communities in my District will benefit.”