DRI Small Projects Fund – Awarded!
The Vacant Rental Program (VRP) is designed to support repairs and rehabilitation of vacant rental units and other vacant spaces to increase the supply of critically needed affordable apartments across Essex, Warren, and Washington Counties. The program aims to help owners of rental properties bring vacant units and spaces in small-scale properties back into productive use to create safe, quality, and affordable long-term rental units.
Application deadline: March 24th, 2025
RESTORE Emergency Roof Replacement
North Country Rural Development Coalition is excited to announce our most recent opportunity to submit bids for a RESTORE emergency rehabilitation project. This program is crucial in ensuring that low to moderate-income families and seniors in our community can continue to live safely and comfortably in their homes. Your participation aligns with our mission to […]
RFP – Manufactured Housing Replacement in Putnam
The North Country Rural Development Coalition (NRDC) is seeking bids for a HOME Manufactured Housing Replacement project in Putnam, NY. We are demolishing a dilapidated manufactured home and replacing it with a new manufactured home on the same footprint, with the project start date set for the middle of May. The work includes site evaluation, […]
Vacant Rental Program (VRP)

The Vacant Rental Program (VRP) is designed to support repairs and rehabilitation of vacant rental units and other vacant spaces to increase the supply of critically needed affordable apartments across Essex, Warren, and Washington Counties. The program aims to help owners of rental properties bring vacant units and spaces in small-scale properties back into productive use to create safe, quality, and affordable long-term rental units.
Application deadline: March 24th, 2025
Mural Festival Community Engagement
Walls Between Waters – Mural Festival

The Essex County Land Bank and the North Country Rural Development Coalition (NRDC) are partnering with the community to program the Walls Between Waters mural festival in the Town of Ticonderoga. What It Is & What We’re Doing In June 2025, Walls Between Waters will transform near blighted, vacant, and abandoned properties through public art installations. This […]
Neighbors Care – Holiday Boxes

Neighbors Care is on a mission to spread light and love to our elderly community this holiday season through our special care boxes. Our goal is to enhance the lives of seniors in Ticonderoga, Putnam, Hague, Moriah, and Crown Point by bringing joy, fostering a sense of belonging, and embodying the true spirit of the […]
Mural Installation Application Form

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About the Town of Ticonderoga Public Art Mural Festival

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Public Art Survey
We would like to help bring more public art to Ticonderoga, NY, and we are asking for YOUR feedback! In addition to historic buildings, well-tended gardens, beautiful lakes, and clean sidewalks, public art can benefit our town. Public art enriches our lives, draws in tourists, fosters local creative talent, encourages economic growth, and beautifies our communities. Some state-level funding is […]