Oneida County receives over $32-million in ‘Fast NY’ grant funding

ROME- Oneida County has been allotted over $32-million in ‘Fast NY’ grant funding to help develop sites for high tech manufacturers.

Specifically, this funding will be used towards utility infrastructure work including roadway improvements, water, sewer, and gas capacity improvements, and general site work at Rome’s Triangle Site, located at Griffiss International Airport on the Griffiss Business & Technology Park.

“Being able to look to FAST NY enabled Oneida County to confidently offer Chobani a shovel ready side, which we know was a critical consideration in selecting Rome for its $1 billion expansion, and now the Triangle site can be fully developed in the future,” said the County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr.

"The Chobani project alone represents one of the largest private investments in our county’s history and will have a profound impact on our workforce and economy for generations to come. Oneida County’s efforts over the last four years paved the way for non-aeronautical development at Griffiss’ Triangle site and we are proud to partner in making this transformative opportunity a reality.”

According to the Governor’s office, this grant will support utility extensions to the site perimeter for future connections, building on a previous FAST NY grant award with enhanced capacity and redundancy at both the original Triangle Site as well as the adjacent 160-acre Mohawk Glen parcel.

These upgrades will allow the site to accommodate Chobani, as well as future development for another 160 shovel ready acres for further development.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. image.