County awards $100,000 in destination development grants to five projects

Apr 1, 2026

Steuben County approved five awards from a $100,000 destination development grant program: Corning Public Art ($11,000), Steuben County Agricultural Society ($25,000), YMCA Watson Woods ($28,000), Corning Gaffer District ($15,000), and Glenn H. Curtiss Museum ($21,000).

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Kevin Peterson of the Steuben County Conference & Visitors’ Bureau presented recommended awards for the county's $100,000 destination development grant program. Of ten applications, the committee approved funding for five projects: Corning Public Art ($11,000) to link public art and downtown cultural attractions; Steuben County Agricultural Society ($25,000) for internet and camera infrastructure at fairgrounds; YMCA Watson Woods ($28,000) for trails and maple restoration; Corning Gaffer District ($15,000) for electrical infrastructure; and the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum ($21,000) for automatic door accessibility upgrades.

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