Niagara University

Niagara University is requesting funds to complete the Academic Innovation Hub. The Hub is in the heart of the North end of the City of Niagara Falls in the Bridge District. This area is distressed and like other blighted areas it is plagued by a low number of homeowners, few businesses, a high crime rate, and low literacy rates which impact revitalization efforts. The Hub will function as a community education space and will provide residents opportunities to attend speaker events, concerts, ar

Niagara University is requesting funds to complete the Academic Innovation Hub. The Hub is in the heart of the North end of the City of Niagara Falls in the Bridge District. This area is distressed and like other blighted areas it is plagued by a low number of homeowners, few businesses, a high crime rate, and low literacy rates which impact revitalization efforts. The Hub will function as a community education space and will provide residents opportunities to attend speaker events, concerts, a

Niagara University (NU) is a bi-national university with campuses in Vaughan, Ontario and Niagara Falls, NY. The University is committed to establishing a footprint within the Bridge District that will be a major anchor for the local community. This project proposes the renovation of the First Congregational Church on Cleveland Avenue into an academic innovation hub that will be a center for multi-disciplinary services including professional workforce training, job promotion services, urban deve