Recognition Round-Up: New York CUs receive NCUA grants

More than a dozen low-income credit unions in New York were awarded with NCUA grants to help improve digital services and security, increase outreach to underserved communities and train employees. In total, NCUA provided $2 million to the 203 low-income credit union grant recipients.

The New York grant recipients include:

• Advantage FCU;
• Alternatives FCU
• Cadets FCU;
• Finger Lakes FCU;
• Local 804 FCU;
• ServU FCU;
• South-Towns Community FCU;
• Syracuse Cooperative FCU;
• Ukrainian FCU;
• Buffalo Metropolitan FCU;
• Consumers FCU;
• New Covenant Dominion FCU;
• Southern Chautauqua FCU;
• Brooklyn Cooperative FCU; and
• NYU FCU.

NCUA awarded 141 grants totaling $1,251,670 in the digital services and security category; 40 grants totaling $350,760 in the leadership development category; and 22 grants totaling $397,570 in the underserved outreach category.

To view a complete list of grant recipients, visit NCUA’s website.

About Recognition Round-Up
Credit unions and credit union leaders receiving a significant local, state or national award are encouraged to email publications@nycua.org for recognition in The Point and on the Association’s Facebook page. Photos and related press releases may also be attached with the email.