NEW YORK – Today New York Blood Center announced a blood emergency, with a 3-day bloodsupply. The long-term impact of the pandemic has resulted in a year of virtually no youth firsttime donors, 3000 fewer blood drives and 100,000 New Yorkers that have yet to return to donate since before the pandemic. Complicating matters, recently there has been a surge in blood usage as … [Read more...] about NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER ANNOUNCES BLOOD EMERGENCY WITH NEW MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO HELP INCREASE DONATIONS
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Economic Development Opportunity Highlights
$800 million New York State COVID-19 Small Business Recovery Grant Program Provides grant funding to eligible small and micro businesses and for-profit independent arts and cultural organizations impacted by the pandemic.Grants will be flexible and can be used for a number of different business operating expenses, including payroll, rent or mortgage payments, taxes, … [Read more...] about Economic Development Opportunity Highlights
RCC Marketing Team Named Finalist in Global Solutions Sustainability Challenge
ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. (June 3, 2021) - Rockland Community College honors class won second place in the Global Solutions Sustainability Challenge where twenty-seven international teams from institutions in the U.S., Iraq and Jordan competed in a competition focused on technology and sustainability. The Global Solutions Sustainability Challenge is funded by the Stevens … [Read more...] about RCC Marketing Team Named Finalist in Global Solutions Sustainability Challenge
U.S. Census 2021 Data Summit Series
JUNE SPOTLIGHT In June 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau New York Region is hosting the following Data Summits. You can register for the summits by clicking the links below. A complete catalog of Data Summits is attached and can be found HERE. … [Read more...] about U.S. Census 2021 Data Summit Series
Mid-Hudson Economic Development Updates
Economic Development Opportunity Highlights Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) Now Open The eleventh round of the CFA is now open with over $750 million in funding available through more than 30 state programs. Since 2011, the first year of the REDC initiative, the CFA has enabled businesses, municipalities, not-for-profits and members of the public to apply for … [Read more...] about Mid-Hudson Economic Development Updates