Buffalo & Erie County Greenway Fund Standing Committee announces 2025 Greenway awards

Press Release

The Buffalo and Erie County Greenway Fund Standing Committee announced seven new awards totaling approximately $2.1 million for beautification and improvement projects along the Buffalo and Erie County portion of the Greenway.

The following projects received funding:

•Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park: master plan: $90,000

•Buffalo Scholastic Rowing Association: North end breakwall design engineering and permitting: $43,940

•Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper: Continued expansion of the Blueway/Greenway connections through the Buffalo Niagara Blueway: $90,600

•City of Buffalo: Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Park greenway construction phase 2: $1,500,000

•Rotary of the Tonawanda’s: Erie Canal Historic Site renovation: $150,000

•The Collaborative Center for Social Innovation Inc.: “Our Place, Our Purpose: Public Art Project”: $67,800

•Town of Tonawanda: Riverwalk Parkway multiuse trail: $200,000

“This Greenway funding is intended to preserve, enhance and develop the natural, historic, cultural and recreational resources in the Niagara River Greenway, which will benefit residents and visitors throughout Western New York,” said Chair Daniel Castle, appointed Erie County representative and commissioner for Erie County Department of Environment & Planning. “Enhancing parkland and improving public access to the waterfront are key elements of each of these projects.”

The committee receives funds from the New York Power Authority (NYPA) as part of the settlement agreement related to the 50-year federal license for the Niagara Power Project in 2007. During the term of the license, the Buffalo and Erie County Standing Committee will receive $2 million a year. The committee is composed of one representative each from Erie County, the City of Buffalo, Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy and NYPA.

Applicants had to meet a Jan. 21 deadline and present their project to the committee on Feb. 19.

The Buffalo and Erie County Greenway Fund Standing Committee has awarded approximately $33 million to over 100 projects since its first awards in 2008. More information on the committee can be found at: http://bit.ly/1XA6mTo.