Municipalities, workforce partners, educational institutions and non-profits working on initiatives that support ARC’s and EDA’s economic development goals, may be eligible for ARC or EDA investments to address economic disparity and advance prosperity across the Southern Tier.
The Southern Tier 8 team will assist applicants with questions about program development, partner engagement, grant writing, match, support requirements and budgets.
Municipalities, workforce partners, educational institutions and non-profits within our member counties.
Leading regional economic development & resiliency planning, the Regional Board is responsible for designing and maintaining the region’s economic development plan, known as the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, CEDS).
The staff hosts quarterly Sync-Up Sessions with community & economic development partners to advance collaboration across the 8 counties.
Planning may involve assessment, strategies for improvement & project development for economic development issues to address infrastructure (broadband, energy), workforce and workplace readiness, industry cluster development (SouthernTier Summit) and strengthening community capacity (So-Tier Experience, Opportunity Zone Portfolio, Substance Use Disorder Recovery to Work ecosystem).
Partners are engaged, research is conducted, data is assessed, and impact strategies are presented.
The Southern Tier 8 team also serves on advisory boards for the Binghamton Metropolitan Transportation Study (BMTS), COVID-19 taskforces for Broome and Tioga Counties, Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Corporation Loan Fund and serves as the one-stop operator for the Broome-Tioga Workforce Investment Board.
Municipalities within our member counties.
Leading regional economic development & resiliency planning, the Regional Board is responsible for designing and maintaining the region’s economic development plan, known as the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, CEDS).
The staff hosts quarterly Sync-Up Sessions with community & economic development partners to advance collaboration across the 8 counties.
Planning may involve assessment, strategies for improvement & project development for economic development issues to address infrastructure (broadband, energy), workforce and workplace readiness, industry cluster development (SouthernTier Summit) and strengthening community capacity (So-Tier Experience, Opportunity Zone Portfolio, Substance Use Disorder Recovery to Work ecosystem).
The staff hosts quarterly Sync-Up Sessions with community & economic development partners to advance collaboration across the 8 counties.
Reducing expenses for those communities with small municipal stormwater sewer systems (MS4s) in the defined "urbanized area" as regulated under EPA's Phase II Stormwater Rule.
Sharing services for education, public outreach, geospatial development & mandated reporting.
Broome County, the City of Binghamton, Villages of Endicott, Johnson City & Port Dickinson, Towns of Binghamton, Chenango, Conklin, Dickinson, Fenton, Kirkwood, Union, Vestal, Owego & Tioga County.