FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 31, 2024

City of Kingston Awarded $2.78 Million in CFA Grant Funding for Three Projects

KINGSTON, NY – Mayor Steven T. Noble is pleased to announce that the City of Kingston has been awarded three grants via the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) from the Regional Economic Council for a total of $2,783,056 in State funding.

“We are thrilled to receive such generous funding from the State for three very different, but important projects,” said Mayor Noble. “We look forward to implementing this funding to protect our drinking water with vital infrastructure upgrades at the Binnewater Dam, to update our Local Waterfront Revitalization plan with community input, and to finally build the skatepark that we have dreamed of and planned for many years. These State grants are crucial for cities like Kingston to realize projects that better our health, strengthen our community, and improve our quality of life. I want to thank Governor Hochul for her continued support of Kingston and her belief in our vision for the city.”

Through the Department of Environmental Conservation’s Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) program, the Kingston Water Department has been awarded $1,945,600 for the Binnewater Dam Rehabilitation project to rehabilitate the Binnewater Reservoir Dam. With the funding, the City will construct a new spillway, improve slope stability, and install a seepage collection system. The project will protect the drinking water source for the City of Kingston and downstream infrastructure.

Through the Department of State’s Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP), the City of Kingston has been awarded $167,160 to update the City’s Local Waterfront Revitalization plan, which was created in 1992. The revised plan will provide a guideline for protecting and improving access to the local Hudson River, Rondout Creek, and Esopus Creek waterfronts. The community-driven document will guide sustainable and resilient development to ensure continued public access as sea levels rise and climate change impacts the waterfront area.

Through the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation’s Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) program, the City of Kingston has been awarded $670,296 to design and construct a community skatepark at Hasbrouck Park. The goal is to design and build a safe, dedicated site for skateboarding, inline-skating, and related activities. The community skatepark will add to the diversity of Kingston’s existing outdoor recreational amenities and will provide a safe and accessible activity for the city’s youth.

Director of Grants Management Ruth Ann Devitt-Frank said, “We’re delighted that the City’s efforts in the 2024 CFA round proved to be successful—grant funding like this helps us move forward with projects and programs that contribute to making our community a better place to live and to visit.”

The full list of awards can be found here.