ULSTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE MIKE HEIN APPLAUDS SUBSTANTIAL FUNDING FOR ULSTER COUNTY PROJECTS Ulster County Projects were awarded $7.2 million dollars including a $1.5 million award for the S.T.R.I.V.E project through Governor Cuomo’s Regional Council CFA process. Ulster County Executive Mike Hein is pleased to announce that the 2013 round of Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) economic [...]

Governor Cuomo Announces $738 Million in Economic Development Funding Through Second Round of Regional Councils A centerpiece of the Governor’s strategy to jumpstart the economy and create jobs, the Regional Councils were put in place in 2011 to redesign the state’s approach to economic development from a top-down model to a community-based, performance-driven approach. The [...]

ULSTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE MIKE HEIN ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING FOR 2013 YOUTH PROGRAMS Ulster County Executive Mike Hein and Youth Bureau Director Evelyn Clarke announce the Ulster County Youth Bureau is accepting Request for Applications for the New York State Office of Children and Family Services Youth Development and Delinquency Prevention (YDDP) and Special Delinquency [...]

Body armor purchase helps keep local law enforcement safe Orange County Sheriff Carl E. DuBois recently announced that his Office applied for and will be receiving $9,091.25 in grant funding from the New York State Soft Body Armor Program, administered by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice, to cover the purchase of 19 [...]

SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND: MORE THAN $635K COMING TO UPSTATE NEW YORK COMMUNITIES FOR NEW BULLETPROOF VESTS DOJ’s Bulletproof Vest Partnership Will Provide New York Communities With Over 2,800 Bulletproof Vests for Local Law Enforcement Schumer Co-Sponsored Bill to Create Program Which Provides Bulletproof Vests to Local Entities U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand [...]

SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE FEMA WILL UNLOCK OVER $1.5 MILLION IN REPAIRS FOR PORT JERVIS TRACK DAMAGES, OVER ONE YEAR AFTER TROPICAL STORM IRENE Senators Announce FEMA to Reimburse Portion of MTA’s Repair Costs for Metro-North’s Port Jervis Rail Line That Was Washed Away During Heavy Flooding In August, Schumer Called on FEMA to Swiftly Assess [...]

The City of Poughkeepsie has been notified of their Operation IMPACT partnership funding for the NYS Fiscal Year 2012-2013. The funds, amounting to $339,375, have been dedicated to assist in the City and County’s partnership in sustaining and enhancing the Operation IMPACT crime reduction efforts. The NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services anticipates that these [...]

United States Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced Friday that New York City has received a total of $151,579,096 in Urban Areas Security Initiative Funding (UASI), a huge victory for the City’s anti-terror efforts, in the face of steep cuts elsewhere. The UASI program is the lifeblood of New York’s anti-terror programs and [...]

Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D-Mid-Hudson) announced that Literacy Connections of Dutchess, Columbia, and Greene Counties have been awarded almost $52,000 from the State Education Department. This funding is part of a statewide allocation that was enacted as part of this year’s state budget. “I’m pleased to see this crucial funding go to important programs that fight [...]

UC Workforce Investment Board at ULSTER WORKS ONE STOP Center Operates Summer Youth Employment Program   Ulster County Executive Michael Hein announced today the availability of funding received from the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) to provide youth and employers in Ulster County with summer jobs. Recognizing the need to [...]