Hudson Valley Regional Council Awards

2024 Award Winners

Building Bridges Award Recipients: Awarded to the following Dutchess and Westchester communities for their collaboration in HVRC’s Climate Action Planning Institute, a DEC-funded cohort program, to complete government operations greenhouse gas inventories and climate action plans.

  • Dutchess County
  • City of Beacon
  • City of Poughkeepsie
  • Town of Amenia
  • Town of Pleasant Valley
  • Town of Poughkeepsie
  • Town of Rhinebeck
  • Village of Rhinebeck
  • Village of Wappingers Falls
  • Westchester County
  • City of Peekskill
  • City of White Plains
  • Town of Ossining
  • Village of Hastings-on-Hudson
  • Village of Irvington
  • Village of Ossining
  • Village of Pelham
  • Village of Tarrytown

Momentum Award Recipients: Awarded to the following municipalities for completing climate action plans with HVRC through the DEC Climate Smart Communities Coordinator Program.

  • Town of Kent
  • Town of Shandaken
  • Town of Woodstock
  • Village of Bronxville
  • Village of Piermont
  • Village of Warwick

Impact Award Recipients:

  • City of Peekskill, for the EDA-funded Peekskill Commercial Kitchen Food Incubator Project that will support the renovation of a former fire station for adaptive re-use, enabling small food-related businesses to access shared facilities, training opportunities, equipment, and technical assistance. 
  • Educational and Cultural Trust Fund of the Electric Industry & Town of Newburgh, for the EDA-funded renovation of a training facility for on- and off-shore wind technicians that will grow the clean energy workforce in the Mid-Hudson Region.  

Resilience Award Recipients:

  • Stormwater Consortium of Rockland County, for their commitment to enhancing community resilience in Rockland County through their collaborative efforts on stormwater pollution reduction. 
Town of Clarkstown Village of Grandview-on-Hudson Village of Pomona
Town of Haverstraw Village of Haverstraw Village of Sloatsburg
Town of Orangetown Village of Hillburn Village of Suffern
Town of Ramapo Village of Montebello Village of Upper Nyack
Town of Stony Point Village of New Hempstead Village of Wesley Hills
Village of Airmont Village of Nyack Village of West Haverstraw
Village of Chestnut Ridge

2023 Award Winners

Mid-Hudson municipalities are doing amazing work and there were many worthy projects from which to choose. We thank our entire region. HVRC is pleased to honor the following inaugural award recipients:

Building Bridges Award

• Hudson 7: Dutchess and Ulster County, City of Poughkeepsie, Towns of Esopus, Hyde Park, Lloyd, Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck, and Village of Rhinebeck
• Town of Philipstown & Village of Cold Spring
• The Rivertowns: Villages of Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington, Sleepy Hollow, and Tarrytown

Climate Stalwart Award

• Town of Bethel
• Village of Nyack
• Village of Rhinebeck

Commitment Award

• Town of Highlands
• Town of Orangetown
• Town of Rosendale

Impact Award

• Village of Croton-on-Hudson
• City of Kingston
• City of Poughkeepsie

Momentum Award

• Town of Shandaken
• Village of Warwick
• City of White Plains

Resilience Award

• Village of New Paltz
• County of Westchester

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