MONTICELLO, NY — The results of the state-wide Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) process in New York have been announced, and more than $5.6 million will go to projects in Sullivan County.

Applications from Sullivan are joined with those from the other counties in the Mid-Hudson Economic Development Council, and grants are awarded on a competitive basis:

The Village of Monticello was granted $3.1 million for three water infrastructure improvement projects.

Empire State Cooperage, LLC of Roscoe has been awarded $1,000,000 to support its development of a new stave mill and cooperage to satisfy the increasing demand for oak barrels from new craft distillers and wineries. The project is expected to generate dozens of jobs and stimulate the local timber industry.

The Village of Liberty will receive $599,830 for equipment for the wastewater treatment plant.

The Town of Liberty will receive $599,724 to construct improvements in the White Sulphur Springs Water District.

Trout Unlimited was awarded $214,000 to collect data on stream structures and model their ability to improve stream habitat in order to create a prioritized strategy for infrastructure replacement.

The Delaware Valley Arts Alliance will receive $28,350 to hire a program director to support the Tusten Theatre season, expanded outreach in Sullivan County, and to develop residencies, workshop offerings and winter programming.

Scott Samuelson, chair of the Sullivan County Legislature, lauded the work of the Industrial Development Agency in helping to obtain the awards.

Sen. John Bonacic said that $90.4 million was awarded to the Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council altogether.

Laurie Ramie, executive director of the Upper Delaware Council, said Orange County projects (21 total) include: $100,000 for a City of Port Jervis engineering study; $50,000 for a City of Port Jervis land-use and development code update; $60,000 for Gillinder Brothers, Inc., New Precision Glass Surfaces division expansion; and $100,000 for Zheng Da Construction, LLC, for re-purposing New Hope Farms.

In Delaware County the funded projects include: $1.33 million for converting a mansion to guest housing at The Roxbury at Stratton Falls; $1.5 million will go to The Village of Walton for a wastewater treatment plant biogas project. There are a total of 11 projects in Delaware County receiving funding from the CFA in this round of awards.