Albion schedules 2 meetings in September to pursue $4.5 million state grant

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 31 August 2023 at 9:04 pm

ALBION – Village of Albion officials want to pursue a $4.5 million Forward NY grant that would help revitalize the downtown in a program that aims to support a vibrant and year-round economy.

The village has scheduled meetings for 6 p.m. on Sept. 5 and Sept. 12 at the Village Hall, 35-37 East Bank St.

The village is working with its grant writer, G & G Municipal Consulting and Grant Writing, to determine if there is enough interest and potential projects for the grant.

The village and G & G want to hear from businesses, cultural organizations, developers, non-profit organizations and landowners.

Potential projects could include:

new construction (residential, mixed use, hotel, etc.)
renovation of existing buildings
facade improvements
renovation of new retail, office, co-working, commercial, industrial, recreational or cultural use

For more information, contact the village’s grantwriter at info@ggprocess.com.

The Village of Medina was awarded the $4.5 Forward NY grant in February and has a committee working to identify projects for the funding, with the state to the give a final review of the projects.

The Forward NY grants were added by the state last year and are modelled after the $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative. The DRI grants tended to go to cities. The state added the Forward NY program to include more villages and help those smaller municipalities move forward projects in the downtown areas and near the waterfront.