Rochester Institute of Technology will receive federal funding to continue a social media campaign to counter terrorist propaganda. Members of the state’s congressional delegation say RIT will receive $149,000 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to continue work on ...

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U.S. Sens. Charles E. Schumer and Kristen Gillibrand on Monday announced $587,880 in federal funding for two Rochester-Finger Lakes region airports. This funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration. These funds will provide the Dansville ...

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The city of Rochester will receive $201,254 in federal funding for anti-crime initiatives, Sens. Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced Friday. The funding, allocated by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, will support safety initiatives to ...

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Sen. Charles E. Schumer was in town Tuesday to announce he is trying to get a $15 million federal investment to fill in a sunken portion of the Inner Loop and promote economic development. He is urging the Department of Transportation ...

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Genesee Regional Bank is one of 20 community banks across the country to receive part of $253 million in capital through the Treasury Department’s Small Business Lending Fund. Through GRB’s holding company, Greater Rochester Bancorp Inc. ...

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Their loss is New York’s gain. New York is picking up funding for high-speed rail projects from states that are rejecting federal dollars. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday announced New York was awarded a total of $354.4 million in federal funding ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — A government audit said Tuesday that the advocacy group ACORN should pay back $3.2 million in federal funding, mostly because it hasn’t shown that its lead removal work was performed at a reasonable cost.

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The New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal will receive a $1 million award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide permanent housing for homeless veterans.

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