@GovKathyHochul is LIFTing the financial burden off local ratepayers for lead service line replacement in eight communities! 💧 Nearly $66 million in State grants was announced to help pay for projects.
🔗 Read the full announcement: https://t.co/RrE2DHnEM0
🎉 BREAKING RECORDS FOR CLEAN WATER!
EFC invested a record $3.4 BILLION in water infrastructure in FY2025!
🔹328 projects
🔹30,000+ jobs
🔹Cleaner, safer water for millions of New Yorkers
Clean, AFFORDABLE, reliable water is a RIGHT — & we’re helping every community get there.
Today’s announcement builds on a longstanding State-City partnership that has advanced transformative water and sewer improvements. EFC’s financial assistance over the past 15 years has saved City ratepayers more than $2.7B, including more than $400M in direct grants.
@GovKathyHochul .@GovKathyHochul's announcement includes a $50M investment for @NYCWater—and it’s going straight to the people. From Gowanus Canal cleanup to water bill relief for low income families, this funding protects both New Yorkers' health AND their wallets.
New York is leading the way in making sure communities have the resources they need to deliver clean, affordable water. @GovKathyHochul has announced another $200M for projects statewide https://t.co/pdJmsKjS6P
🚧💧 On the ground in Sylvan Beach!
@MAC_EFC toured a $51M wastewater upgrade transforming aging infrastructure.
✅ Protects Oneida Lake/Fish Creek
✅ Serves 8K+ locals
✅ Creates jobs
✅ Grants to cut costs
Real dollars, real impact.
Start spreading the news: EFC is opening our next grant round June 20! @GovKathyHochul is delivering $325M in the latest of nation-leading investment in clean water — a game changer for communities to modernize systems & make projects affordable statewide. https://t.co/87x2NZdpRx
NYS is getting the lead out! Today's groundbreaking in Albany marks the first lead service line replacement project to get underway with @GovKathyHochul's $100M LIFT grants! The City's $12.9M project will be fully grant-funded with the innovative use of state & federal dollars.
Resilience in action - EFC's Green Resiliency Grants are live! Go to https://t.co/5HJisfloT2 to learn more and apply. @GovKathyHochul has committed $60M for the next round. Let's do this!
$175M is going out the door in EFC’s monthly installment of nation-leading investment in drinking water and sewer upgrades! @govkathyhochul understands the importance of providing financial resources to make projects affordable and minimize the impact on local ratepayers.
3 years of progress in Mt Vernon, & EFC isn’t going anywhere! @GovKathyHochul’s $150M plan to address the city's longstanding water infrastructure challenges is transformational. We’re celebrating huge project milestones today w/ @MayorSPH@NYSDEC@HealthNYGov@NYSHCR
By providing affordable funding, EFC empowers communities large and small to move forward with necessary environmental projects — without overburdening their ratepayers or taking on crippling debt.
📢@GovKathyHochul announced $340M for water infrastructure projects, including $250M for @NYCWater! These investments help make critical projects more affordable, sustainable & manageable, reducing the need for higher rate increases. See all projects > https://t.co/s1aRRVAV41
Planning a stormwater control project? Take action and strengthen water quality and resiliency in your community with EFC's Green Innovation Grant Program!
🌱 $15M available
🗓️ Apply by April 11
🖥️ Webinar on Feb. 26
🔗 Details at https://t.co/r2lYw6UWHL
Planning is the first step toward success! EFC’s Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning Grants provide funding to lay a solid foundation for your community’s critical sewer project.
⚙️$3M available
🗓️Apply by April 11
🖥️Webinar on Feb. 26
🔗Go to https://t.co/6F1quhVVMK
Higher education means higher-paying jobs. @GovKathyHochul wants to put money back in our pockets by making community college completely FREE for New Yorkers looking to enter high-demand fields. This is great news for our communities – and our businesses!
The only way to solve our housing affordability crisis is to build more housing.
Our Pro-Housing Communities program is rewarding communities who commit to doing just that.
Proud to announce $100 million for projects that will help those communities thrive.
Affordability remained at the heart of @GovKathyHochul's cabinet meeting today -- action meets strategy to focus on affordable solutions for all. It's an honor to serve in an administration that prioritizes the people's needs!