CNY RPDB awarded federal funding to attract investment, spur job creation

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board (CNY RPDB) will use $70,000 in federal funding to attract private capital investment and spur job creation in Central New York.

The funding is available through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), the office of U.S. Rep. John Katko (R–Camillus) announced.

The board is a public agency that “sponsors a wide range of projects that help grow and develop communities in Central New York,” per Katko’s office. The congressman helped secure the funding through his work on the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

David Bottar, executive director of the Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board, said the organization will use the grant funds to support efforts in its five-county region to “implement a number of initiatives that are designed to improve the local economy during these challenging economic times.”