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County staff seeks to release ranked 2% occupancy-tax awards to help applicants meet state funding deadlines
Summary
Planning staff proposed releasing a tentative ranked list and cutoff for the county 2% occupancy-tax grant program so applicants can meet the New York Consolidated Funding Application deadline in July; committee members supported the idea with a budget caveat.
County planning staff told legislators on June 18 they want to release a tentative, ranked list of applicants for the county’s 2% occupancy-tax grant program so applicants can use that information when applying for New York State consolidated funding later this summer.
Jay McCoy, Chautauqua County Watershed Corps with the Department of Planning and Development, said the ranked list would include a tentative funding line and an explicit caveat that awards depend on the 2026 county budget. McCoy said applicants need ranking information ahead of the state Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) deadline in July to leverage county awards in their state applications.
Committee members indicated support for releasing a tentative ranked list with a clear caveat that the list is contingent on final budget approval. No binding funding commitments were made at the meeting; staff emphasized the list would be informational to help applicants meet external deadlines.
Ending: Staff said they would proceed with creating the ranked list and provide the tentative cutoff and caveat to applicants.
