The next installment of nation-leading water infrastructure investment - EFC is ready, @GovKathyHochul!
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New York State of the State 2026
Start spreading the news! 📣 Governor Hochul has announced the next round of WIIA and IMG grant awards! Smart investment with huge impact in communities across New York:
💰 $453 MILLION
💧 83 drinking water and sewer projects statewide
🔧 20,000 jobs
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@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
From Brooklyn to Buffalo, New York is investing in resilience, sustainability & community protection.
💻 Explore funding, resources & tools to prepare your community for future storms:
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.@GovKathyHochul has announced $61M in Green Resiliency Grants through the Environmental Bond Act for projects tackling flooding & extreme weather — from Brooklyn to Buffalo! https://t.co/4eIruQK9Lo
Key awards include:
• $17.8M for NYC projects impacting Brooklyn, Queens & East Harlem
• $10M for Buffalo’s Scajaquada Creek restoration
• $9M for Potsdam stormwater upgrades
These projects mitigate flooding, protect clean water & strengthen local infrastructure. 💧
Thank you to the Village of Rhinebeck for literally opening the door to progress — welcoming EFC & our partners from @HealthNYGov for a site visit to the Village’s water infrastructure projects! The State Revolving Funds and a WIIA grant are making critical upgrades affordable.
Every day, I’m fighting to put more money in New Yorkers’ pockets.
Checks are on the way for more than eight million New Yorkers thanks to our inflation refund.
Join me live: https://t.co/KyYMxa3bx0
📍Headed to @NYMayors in Lake Placid this week? Stop to see Gabby & Karen at the EFC table! Learn how we can help your community take on water quality projects—affordably. Not at the event? No worries! Our teams are always here to help—reach out anytime. https://t.co/Y7ERTS5p6s
New York State businesses: Notify current and former employees affected by 9/11 about their eligibility for federal assistance programs: https://t.co/yShHtaHU6Z
If you were in Lower Manhattan below Houston Street or parts of Brooklyn, you may qualify for federal assistance. Find out if you’re eligible: https://t.co/yShHtaHU6Z
Twenty-four years ago, New York and our nation changed forever. We remember the nearly 3,000 souls taken on 9/11, the New Yorkers who went to work and never came home, and the heroes who ran toward danger to save others. We will never forget.
🎉 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.
We’re celebrating #NationalWaterQualityMonth with a $20M investment! Congratulations to the recipients of the Green Innovation & Engineering Planning Grants — your projects will boost resiliency to extreme weather and protect clean water across the state!
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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