Tompkins County Department of Planning and Sustainability (Ithaca, NY)

Contact

Name:Nick Helmholdt
Title:Principal Planner / Tourism Program Director
Organization Name:Tompkins County Department of Planning and Sustainability
Address:121 East Court Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
United States
Email:NHelmholdt@tompkins-co.org

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General

Organization type:Government Agency
Country of registration:United States
Year established:

Grant Programs

Community Celebrations

Program Summary:

This grant program is designed to provide assistance to events, programs, or series of events endorsed by a municipality that are free and open to all, and are planned by community members as a benefit to the community.

Program Type:

Grant

Accept Unsolicited Apps:

Yes

Accept Solicited Apps:

Grant Cycle Dates:

Cycle Name	Applications Open	Applications Close
Spring	January 8	February 27
Fall	July 7	August 25

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Housing Affordability and Supportive Infrastructure Grant Application

Program Summary:

The Tompkins County 2025 Annual Budget includes $20,000 to support municipalities working to address the community’s housing shortage. In particular, this program is intended to:

• Increase the number of municipalities applying for state or federal funding related to housing affordability including, but not limited to, Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), HOME, and New York State Consolidated Funding Applications (CFA), and to increase the success of these applications.

• Support new development of housing whose total costs, including utility and transportation expenses, are affordable to households with a range of incomes..

• Encourage a variety of housing types that meet the diverse needs, preferences, and income levels of Tompkins County residents.

• Increase the development of housing within Tompkins County Development Focus Areas.

• Improve and maintain the affordability of existing housing.

• Create and preserve affordable housing opportunities in manufactured home parks and improve housing conditions within the parks.

• Further goals for expanding housing affordability, as defined in locally adopted plans and the Tompkins County Housing Strategy.