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

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:

No

Grant Cycle Dates:

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Community Housing Development Fund

Program Summary:

The CHDF is a locally funded and administered program that assists with the development costs associated with affordable residential and mixed-use real estate development projects with a strong emphasis on permanent affordability. The CHDF is designed to support the development of affordable housing and ensure that the newly constructed or rehabilitated housing units remain permanently affordable to successive buyers or renters in Tompkins County.

Program Type:

Grant

Accept Unsolicited Apps:

Yes

Accept Solicited Apps:

No

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Housing Affordability and Supportive Infrastructure Grant Application

Program Summary:

The Tompkins County 2026 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.

Program Type:

Grant

Accept Unsolicited Apps:

Yes

Accept Solicited Apps:

No

Grant Cycle Dates:

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Tompkins Outdoors Grant - Part 1

Program Summary:

The Tompkins Outdoors Grant is intended to increase the capacity of organizations that enhance Tompkins County’s profile as a leading outdoor recreation destination.

Program Type:

Grant

Accept Unsolicited Apps:

Yes

Accept Solicited Apps:

No

Grant Cycle Dates:

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Tompkins Outdoors Grant - Part 2

Program Summary:

The Tompkins Outdoors Grant is intended to increase the capacity of organizations that enhance Tompkins County’s profile as a leading outdoor recreation destination.

Program Type:

Grant

Accept Unsolicited Apps:

No

Accept Solicited Apps:

Yes

Grant Cycle Dates:

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Organizations who meet the eligibility requirements established in the grant guidelines will be invited to apply for Tompkins Outdoors grant funding.

Tourism Advancement Grant

Program Summary:

Tourism Advancement Grants fund projects and marketing campaigns that attract visitors to Tompkins County for overnight stays.

Program Type:

Grant

Accept Unsolicited Apps:

Yes

Accept Solicited Apps:

No

Grant Cycle Dates:

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