Cape Vincent Awarded $4.5 million Grant
Cape Vincent was awarded the $4.5 million NY Forward grant to help maintain and develop village infrastructure and waterfront connectivity, support our small businesses and improve our ferry terminal. This grant was submitted prior to the creation of the CVLDC.
NY Forward is a central component of the State's economic development efforts, working together with the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), to accelerate and expand the revitalization of New York's downtowns. NY Forward serves smaller communities with historic character that distinguishes them from the larger, more urban central business districts typically funded through DRI. NY Forward communities are walkable, less dense areas that serve the immediate local community, and are more local in nature - focusing on the immediately surrounding residential or rural agricultural centric development.
Like DRI, each NY Forward community will develop a Strategic Investment Plan to revitalize its downtown through a slate of readily implementable projects. The Department of State will provide enhanced technical assistance to better support smaller communities and fund projects appropriately scaled to the size of each community. Projects may include building renovation and redevelopment, new construction or creation of new or improved public spaces and other projects that elevate specific cultural, historical qualities.
The Village of Cape Vincent is a small-town, rural community with unique scenic, historical and natural resources. Cape Vincent's downtown is a commercial and residential area. A Village Green where concerts and other activities are held sits at the center, and the St. Lawrence River runs parallel to the downtown's main thoroughfare. Many private and public investments within the village are underway ,creating momentum for additional revitalization efforts, and the Village is committed to preserving the essential qualities that make it a desirable place to live while improving the local economy by promoting compatible residential and small business growth. To realize its vision for revitalization, Cape Vincent seeks to create safer streets and enhance gateways to the community, improve an international port of entry, develop mixed-use and multi-story buildings and improve connectivity to the waterfront.
