SU, Hamilton College, other private schools awarded state funding for capital projects

ALBANY, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) and Hamilton College in Clinton will each use a $3 million state grant for capital projects on their respective campuses. SU will use its funding for the creation of the Quantum Technology Center in the school’s Physics Building. The project will “renovate an entire floor into modern research laboratories while also renewing the major building systems to support future renovations,” per a May 1 announcement from the SU CFO’s office. Hamilton College will use its grant for the construction of the Hamilton Innovation Center. They’re among projects at 33 private New York colleges and universities awarded a total of $38 million through the Higher Education Capital Matching Grant program (HECap), Gov. Kathy Hochul announced June 26. The funding awards support projects that provide construction and renovation of new laboratory and research spaces, the purchase of new instructional technologies and equipment, and many other significant investments. The state also gave Le Moyne College more than $705,000 for athletic equipment. Keuka College will use a more than $101,000 grant educational-technology equipment. Hartwick College will use a grant of more than $92,000 to buy equipment for an athletic training facility. The state also awarded Nazareth University a $15 million grant for renovations to the Smyth Building.