FINGER LAKES--Gov. Kathy Hochul highlighted the fiscal year 2025 budget investments in the Finger Lakes region during a visit to Monroe Community College last week. The governor announced $50 million in one-time Federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funding to support locally driven anti-poverty initiatives throughout the state, including $25 million for Rochester; the creation of the One Network for Regional Advanced Partnerships to create workplace development centers in four high-impact locations across upstate New York; $13.75 million in capital improvements at Monroe Community College, including $10 million for the Applied Technology Center STEM addition; and $30 million to expand intensive treatment opportunity units at the Finger Lakes Development Center.
Governor Hochul also announced that the village of Waterloo will receive $10 million in funding as the Finger Lakes winner of the seventh round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative. The village of Webster and the town of Macedon will receive $4.5 million each as this year’s Finger Lakes region NY Forward winners. 13 Finger Lakes localities, including Waterloo, Webster, and Macedon, join 123 localities statewide in launching applications to become pro-housing communities.
“The Finger Lakes is a region with industry and creativity in its DNA, and we are shepherding it into a new era of possibility and opportunity,” Hochul said. “My commitment to Rochester and the Finger Lakes is steadfast, and through these investments in our communities, we’re building a brighter future for every New Yorker in the region.”
FY 2025 Budget Investments in the Finger Lakes Region
Finger Lakes Development Center
$30 million to expand intensive treatment opportunity units at the Finger Lakes Development Center.
Anti-Poverty Initiatives
$50 million in one-time Federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding to support locally driven anti-poverty initiatives throughout the state, including $25 million for the City of Rochester.
One Network for Regional Advanced Manufacturing Partnerships
The governor organized One Network for Regional Advanced Manufacturing Partnerships (ON-RAMP) to create workforce development centers in four high-impact locations across upstate New York. ON-RAMP offers credentials and training related to advanced manufacturing and focuses on providing opportunities for disadvantaged populations. The program will focus on regions in upstate New York, along the I-90 corridor from the Buffalo-Syracuse-Rochester tech hub to Albany, modeled after Buffalo’s Northland Workforce Training Center.
ON-RAMP will develop partnerships between employers, educational institutions, community organizations, and state and local governments. Each center will build the skills of the local labor pool, connect employers with the skilled workers they need, and develop long-lasting economic on-ramps to training, apprenticeships, and employment for disadvantaged populations.
Monroe Community College
$13.75 million in capital improvements at Monroe Community College, including $10 million for the Applied Technology Center STEM addition.
$10 Million Downtown Revitalization Initiative Award for Waterloo
The village of Waterloo’s application demonstrated that Downtown Revitalization Initiative investments will accelerate and catalyze many of the public and private investments already underway through the village’s previous revitalization efforts.
Webster and Macedon have each been awarded $4.5 million in state funding and investments to revitalize their downtown neighborhoods.
Governor Hochul also announced that the village of Waterloo will receive $10 million in funding as the Finger Lakes winner of the seventh round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative. The village of Webster and the town of Macedon will receive $4.5 million each as this year’s Finger Lakes region NY Forward winners. 13 Finger Lakes localities, including Waterloo, Webster, and Macedon, join 123 localities statewide in launching applications to become pro-housing communities.
“The Finger Lakes is a region with industry and creativity in its DNA, and we are shepherding it into a new era of possibility and opportunity,” Hochul said. “My commitment to Rochester and the Finger Lakes is steadfast, and through these investments in our communities, we’re building a brighter future for every New Yorker in the region.”
FY 2025 Budget Investments in the Finger Lakes Region
Finger Lakes Development Center
$30 million to expand intensive treatment opportunity units at the Finger Lakes Development Center.
Anti-Poverty Initiatives
$50 million in one-time Federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding to support locally driven anti-poverty initiatives throughout the state, including $25 million for the City of Rochester.
One Network for Regional Advanced Manufacturing Partnerships
The governor organized One Network for Regional Advanced Manufacturing Partnerships (ON-RAMP) to create workforce development centers in four high-impact locations across upstate New York. ON-RAMP offers credentials and training related to advanced manufacturing and focuses on providing opportunities for disadvantaged populations. The program will focus on regions in upstate New York, along the I-90 corridor from the Buffalo-Syracuse-Rochester tech hub to Albany, modeled after Buffalo’s Northland Workforce Training Center.
ON-RAMP will develop partnerships between employers, educational institutions, community organizations, and state and local governments. Each center will build the skills of the local labor pool, connect employers with the skilled workers they need, and develop long-lasting economic on-ramps to training, apprenticeships, and employment for disadvantaged populations.
Monroe Community College
$13.75 million in capital improvements at Monroe Community College, including $10 million for the Applied Technology Center STEM addition.
$10 Million Downtown Revitalization Initiative Award for Waterloo
The village of Waterloo’s application demonstrated that Downtown Revitalization Initiative investments will accelerate and catalyze many of the public and private investments already underway through the village’s previous revitalization efforts.
Webster and Macedon have each been awarded $4.5 million in state funding and investments to revitalize their downtown neighborhoods.
