East Hudson Valley News

Dutchess County Executive Sue Serino has announced $350,000 in awards for nine projects through the 2024 Dutchess County Agency Partner Grant (APG): Infrastructure Program. The grants are provided to local 501(c)(3) non-profit agencies through a competitive process aimed at supporting capital and operating infrastructure initiatives. This year's program emphasizes support for capital infrastructure initiatives for agencies that offer youth programming.

County Executive Serino stated, “Dutchess County is proud to partner with local non-profit groups that share our commitment to enhance the lives of our children. These grants will bolster their important programming, and we thank the Dutchess County Legislature for its continued support for this program, authorizing the funding that makes it successful.”

The projects funded through the 2024 Agency Partner Grant: Infrastructure Program include:

- Astor Services for Children & Families: $50,000 to replace the roof on the organization’s Poughkeepsie Counseling Center.

- Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie: $45,000 to replace the roof and gutters on housing units used for the organization’s Empower program.

- Grace Smith House, Inc.: $34,000 to replace windows at the organization’s domestic violence shelter.

- Grinnell Public Library District: $15,000 to replace the roof on Grinnell Library.

- Hudson River Housing, Inc.: $38,750 to enhance accessibility and site safety of Hudson River Lodging.

- Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Inc.: $50,000 for safety improvements and facility upgrades to enhance youth programming.

- Nubian Directions II, Inc.: $40,000 for renovations on the third floor of the Youth Center, including new windows and insulated ceilings.

- People USA: $50,000 to repurpose existing office space into an expanded job training hub with several Americans with Disabilities Act-accessible upgrades.

- Ramapo for Children: $27,250 for replacing windows and roofs on one of the organization’s bunkhouses.