Lewis County and Copenhagen to receive over $1.7 million in grant awards to help lower costs for local governments

LEWIS COUNTY- $8 million worth of grant awards to fund 21 different projects statewide to create more government efficiency have been announced via the office of New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

The funding is administered by NYS Department of State through its competitive Local Government Efficiency Grant (LGEG) Program which incentivizes New York municipalities to engage in partnerships that aim to make New York communities more affordable by reducing municipal costs through consolidations, shared services, and internal efficiencies.

In the North Country region, the village of Copenhagen is lined up to receive over $682,000, while Lewis County will also receive $1,053,070.

According to state officials, this funding opportunity creates both short- and long-term savings for counties, cities, towns, villages and other governmental entities.

“We are constantly working with our local government partners to make New York State a more affordable place to live, do business and raise a family, and many of our local governments are looking to do the same,” Governor Hochul said.

“These municipalities are joining forces, looking at opportunities to lower costs and ultimately save taxpayers money. We will continue to work together and support measures that result in streamlined services.”

The Local Government Efficiency Grant Program provides both planning and implementation funding to local governments that apply to the competitively scored grant program.

As modified in the 2024-25 budget, the LGEG program currently awards individual municipalities with up to $20,000 for planning grants and up to $250,000 for implementation grants.

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