Funding Package Includes Federal $$$ For Food Bank Expansion, Hudson Valley Community College, St. Peter’s Hospital, and Capital District Jewish Holocaust Memorial
Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that they secured $2,750,000 in federal funding for critical projects in the Capital Region in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding package that was signed into law yesterday. The senators personally secured funding for these projects as congressionally directed spending items.
“This nearly $3 million investment will support critical community projects in the Capital Region. From supporting the wonderful Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York to boosting our local workforce development opportunities, we are building a safer and better future for New Yorkers throughout the Capital Region,” said Senator Schumer. “These projects will keep our community fed and healthy while helping our local institutions. I will always fight to deliver more federal resources for institutions in the Capital Region to support the community’s needs.”
“These federal dollars will provide vital support to communities across the Capital Region,” said Senator Gillibrand. “From supporting education and research to expanding food bank capacity, this money will make a real difference for Upstate New Yorkers. I’m proud to have fought to secure these funds, and I’ll keep working to bring more federal dollars home to the Capital Region.”
The federal funding comes from the FY2026 funding package that was signed into law yesterday and includes the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill; the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education funding bill; and the Financial Services and General Government funding bill, among others.
A full list of funded projects in the Capital Region is below:
$1 million for Expansion of the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York
This funding will be used to expand the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York’s current facility to better serve clients.
$850,000 for Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC)’s Applied Technology Education Center
This funding will allow HVCC to acquire classroom and laboratory technology, furnishings, and equipment to outfit its new Applied Technology Education Center workforce development facility on its main campus in Troy. When completed, the facility will bolster HVCC’s welding and fabrication workforce training offerings.
$600,000 for the Capital District Jewish Holocaust Memorial
This funding will support the creation and deployment of pop-up educational memorial exhibits for traveling educational programming. Memorials will be deployed in venues like schools, museums, and community centers to educate students and the public about the Holocaust.
$300,000 for St. Peter’s Hospital for Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Disease Research
This funding will be used to establish a clinical research unit focused on advancing the treatment of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) diseases through research projects, novel interventions, and improved patient care.
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