TOWN OF WEBSTER
2025 CFA GRANT APPLICATIONS
Presented by:
Maria Dewar July 3, 2025
Quick History Recap • October 2023- The Town secured the services of Jean O’Connell and Associates to write Town grants. • October 2023- The Town assigned the tasks of Town Grant Liaison to me, Maria Dewar. • November 7, 2024- Maria Dewar presented on the services received from Jean O'Connell and Associates and the grant writing process. Also discussed was the delegation of work between Town Staff, Jean O’Connell and Associates, Engineering Firms, and WEDA. • May 15, 2025- Maria Dewar presented on the Grant efforts of the Town of Webster in the 2010-2025 timeframe. • July 3, 2025- Maria Dewar presents on the proposed NYS CFA applications to submit for Town projects.
What is CFA?
The NYS CFA (New York State Consolidated Funding Application) allows applicants, including municipalities like the Town of Webster, to be considered for multiple sources of grant funding for a project by filling out just one application.
S A N D B A R PA R K PHA SE 2 & 3 D E SIGN AN D P E R M I T T I NG The Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) is a New York State program that provides financial assistance to eligible municipalities to prepare and implement strategies for community and waterfront revitalization.
History of Applications and Town Strategy • December 2021- LWRP Awarded $2,282,859 for Sandbar Park Phase 1 (Design and Construction). • July 2024-Submited CFA LWRP funding application for Sandbar Park Phase 2 (Design and Construction). • December 2024- Notification that application wasn’t successful. Attended a debriefing with grant panel to get suggestions for improvements to future applications. • Strategy: Based on the review of our unsuccessful application, the Grants team for this project have elected to pursue an application for design and permitting of Sandbar Park Phases 2 & 3.
LWRP- Sandbar park Phase 2 & 3 Design and Permitting • Project Description: Design and Permitting fees of Sandbar Park Phases 2 & 3. • Maximum Award Amount: $2,000,000 • Town Ask: TBD, waiting for estimates • Required Grant Match: 25% • Grant Team: Town Staff (Chris Bilow, Keith Mortimer, Josh Artuso, and Maria Dewar) Grant Writer: Jean O’Connell and Associates
GI S MAP P I NG AN D D ATA B A S E E X PA N S I O N The Non-Agricultural Nonpoint Source Planning and MS4 Mapping Grant (NPG) is a comprehensive, reimbursement grant program that funds planning reports for nonpoint source water quality improvement projects and mapping of Municipal Separate Sewer Systems (MS4s).
History of Applications and Town Strategy • There is no application history for this stream of grant funding. • Strategy: The Town was interested in pursuing grant opportunities for GIS activities due to mapping requirements associated with being an MS4 community as dictated by DEC. During an MS4 Operator Forum attended by Keith Mortimer, the NPG grant was discussed as it related to funding for GIS.
NPG- GIS Mapping and Database Expansion • Project Description: To offset consultant fees for GIS Mapping and Database expansion project. • Maximum Award Amount: $75,000 • Town Ask: $75,000 • Required Grant Match: 10% • Grant Team: Town Staff (Keith Mortimer, Mark Stein, Josh Artuso, Erika Corsi, and Maria Dewar) Grant Writer: See Town Staff
T O W N R E C R E AT I O N CEN T E R I M PROVE M EN T S ( PA R T O F V I L L A G E O F WEB S TER R EI MAGI NE WEBSTER PROJECT) The Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) program is open to municipalities, targeting municipalities, community-based not-for-profit organizations, and NYC Community Boards. The procurement focuses on four distinct grant activities: Pre-Planning (area-wide site identification and preliminary analysis), Planning (developing or updating BOA Plans), Predevelopment Activities, and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments for brownfield sites.
History of Applications and Town Strategy • In 2024 WEDA, Town and Village applied for grant funding from BOA. However, they were informed that they were not eligible for this funding source as they were not formally designated BOA (Brownfield Opportunity Area). • Strategy: Recently the required BOA Designation was received, and we are now eligible to apply for grants from this funding source. The project identified is based on recommendations included in the BOA plan.
BOA-Town Recreation Center Improvements • Project Description: Preliminary design for improvements to the Town Recreation Complex, including the amphitheater, realigned driveway, new parking, and shelter structure with restrooms.
• Maximum Award Amount: $400,000 • Town Ask: $84,000 • Required Grant Match: 10% • Grant Team: Town Staff (Chris Bilow) Grant Writer: WEDA
SALT BAR N R E BUI L D The Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) program is a competitive, statewide reimbursement grant program that funds projects that directly improve water quality or habitat, promote flood risk reduction, restoration, and enhanced flood and climate resiliency, or protect a drinking water source.
History of Applications and Town Strategy • There have been no grants applied to for this project. • Strategy: During review of available grant opportunities for the Highway Department Salt Barn, the CFA WQIP grant seemed the best fit. There are two reasons for this. 1: Grant period for this award is May 19, 2025 to May 18, 2030. Expenses during this time period can be applied to the grant. This allows the timeline of the Salt Barn to stay intact. 2: Our grant consultant, Jean O’Connell and Associates wrote the winning grant that was awarded to Orchard Park.
WQIP-Salt Barn Rebuild • Project Description: Replace and rebuild the salt barn located at the Highway Department. • Maximum Award Amount: $600,000 • Town Ask: $600,000 • Required Grant Match: 25% • Grant Team: Town Staff (Pat Stephens, Ali Zappolo, Deb Castellani, Keith Mortimer, and Maria Dewar) Grant Writer: Jean O’Connell and Associates
V O S B U R G P U M P S TAT I O N The Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) program is a competitive, statewide reimbursement grant program that funds projects that directly improve water quality or habitat, promote flood risk reduction, restoration, and enhanced flood and climate resiliency, or protect a drinking water source.
History of Applications and Town Strategy • June 2024 – Town applied for Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (WIIA) Grant, not awarded. • March 2025 – Town applied for Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS), not awarded. • Strategy: Vosburg Pump Station equipment is well past its life span and this station receives a large amount of flow.
WQIP-Vosburg Pump Station • Project Description: Rehabilitation of the Vosburg Pump Station, modernization and upgrades. • Maximum Award Amount: 75% of Construction • Town Ask (estimate): $2,671,875 (estimate based on 5.7 million bonded in 2024) • Required Grant Match: 25% • Grant Team: Town Staff (Art Petrone, Rick Kenealy, and Marianne Lamb) Grant Writer: MRB Group
SH I PBUI LDE R S CR E E K R E S T O R AT I O N P R O J E C T The Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) program is a competitive, statewide reimbursement grant program that funds projects that directly improve water quality or habitat, promote flood risk reduction, restoration, and enhanced flood and climate resiliency, or protect a drinking water source.
History of Applications and Town Strategy • July 2024 – Barton Loguidice (Engineering Firm) applied for WQIP Grant Funding. • October 2024 – The Town was made aware that the application was unsuccessful. • Strategy: Shipbuilder’s Creek is an identified impaired water source and sewer infrastructure needs replaced due to erosion of the bank of the creek. Also, there has been a previous failure, and the department is currently in the process of an intermediate remedy for the highest priority infrastructure.
WQIP-Shipbuilders Creek Restoration Project • Project Description: Restoration of the East Branch of Shipbuilders Creek. • Maximum Award Amount: $15,000,000 • Town Ask: $872,000 • Required Grant Match: 25% • Grant Team: Town Staff (Art Petrone, Rick Kenealy, and Marianne Lamb) Grant Writer: Barton & Loguidice
Summary of Proposed Applications
Next Steps • Town Board needs to vote on and approve the resolutions for all, some or none of the proposed application resolutions. • Without the approved resolution, the Town will be unable to apply for the grant funding as it’s a requirement of each application.
Thank you to all the Town Staff, Engineering Firms, J. O’Connell & Associates, and WEDA who will be working to pull the applications together that the Town Board approves!
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