| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | CPC Housing Central NY Fund LLCHousing & Community DevelopmentEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $15,000,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Madison CountyEconomic DevelopmentEnvironment & ConservationPublic Safety & JusticeTransportation & Infrastructure | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $12,572,908 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | CBN Allegany LLCEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $10,034,234 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Museum of Innovation and ScienceArts & CultureResearch & Higher Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $10,000,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | American Museum of Natural History, TheArts & CultureEconomic DevelopmentHuman ServicesYouth & Families | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $10,000,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | City of BuffaloEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $10,000,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Flume Internet, Inc.Technology & CybersecurityEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $7,936,015 |
| FY2026 | — | Legal Aid SocietyImmigration & Legal ServicesHuman Services | DSS/HRANYC Schedule C ↗ | $5,533,334 |
| FY2026 | Brooklyn Delegation | Defender ServicesImmigration & Legal ServicesHuman Services | DSS/HRANYC Schedule C ↗ | $5,533,333 |
| FY2026 | — | Consortium for Worker Education (CWE)Workforce & EducationHuman Services | SBSNYC Schedule C ↗ | $5,255,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Broadway Market Management, Inc.Economic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $4,448,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Herkimer County IDAEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $4,372,413 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | CBN AHCP Buffalo LLCEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $4,089,593 |
| FY2026 | — | ExpandED Schools, Inc.Youth & FamiliesWorkforce & EducationArts & Culture | DYCDNYC Schedule C ↗ | $4,000,000 |
| FY2026 | Brooklyn Delegation | Academy of MusicArts & Culture | DCLANYC Schedule C ↗ | $4,000,000 |
| FY2026 | — | Department of EducationArts & CultureWorkforce & Education | MultipleNYC Schedule C ↗ | $3,950,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | CBN AHCP Rochester LLCEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $3,731,614 |
| FY2026 | — | United Federation of Teachers Educational Foundation, Inc.Mental Health & Substance UseWorkforce & EducationCivic & Democracy | DOENYC Schedule C ↗ | $3,600,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | CBN AHCP Albany LLCEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $3,175,047 |
| FY2026 | — | Department of EducationWorkforce & EducationImmigration & Legal Services | MultipleNYC Schedule C ↗ | $3,100,000 |
| FY2026 | — | Fortune Society, Inc., ThePublic Safety & JusticeHuman ServicesFood & AgricultureHousing & Community Development | MultipleNYC Schedule C ↗ | $3,063,850 |
| FY2026 | — | United Community Schools, Inc.Youth & FamiliesHuman ServicesWorkforce & Education | NYC Council Adopted Budget Schedule C (FY2026)NYC Schedule C ↗ | $3,000,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Development Authority of the North CountryEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $3,000,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | COUNTY OF MONROEEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $3,000,000 |
| FY2026 | — | Justice Innovation, Inc.Public Safety & JusticeHousing & Community DevelopmentHuman Services | MultipleNYC Schedule C ↗ | $2,770,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration CorporationEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community DevelopmentArts & Culture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $2,500,000 |
| FY2026 | — | Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration CorporationFunding to promote community development, enrichment, and economic mobility.Housing & Community DevelopmentEconomic DevelopmentHuman Services | SBSNYC Schedule C ↗ | $2,500,000 |
| FY2026 | Brooklyn Delegation | Brooklyn MuseumArts & CultureYouth & Families | DCLANYC Schedule C ↗ | $2,500,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Mohawk Valley Community CollegeWorkforce & EducationResearch & Higher EducationPublic Safety & Justice | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $2,300,000 |
| FY2026 | — | United Way of New York CityWorkforce & EducationYouth & Families | NYC Council Adopted Budget Schedule C (FY2026)NYC Schedule C ↗ | $2,250,000 |
| FY2026 | — | Consortium for Worker Education (CWE)Workforce & EducationHuman Services | SBSNYC Schedule C ↗ | $2,200,000 |
| FY2026 | — | Legal Aid SocietyImmigration & Legal ServicesHuman Services | DSS/HRANYC Schedule C ↗ | $2,100,000 |
| FY2026 | — | Legal Services NYCImmigration & Legal ServicesHuman ServicesHousing & Community Development | DSS/HRANYC Schedule C ↗ | $2,100,000 |
| FY2026 | — | New Partners, Inc.Seniors & AgingHousing & Community Development | NYC Council Adopted Budget Schedule C (FY2026)NYC Schedule C ↗ | $2,078,463 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Rochester Broadway Theater League, Inc.Arts & CultureEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $2,000,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Community Development Corp. of Long Island("CDCLI")Economic DevelopmentHousing & Community Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $2,000,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Inc.Arts & CultureTransportation & Infrastructure | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $2,000,000 |
| FY2026 | — | United Federation of Teachers Educational Foundation, Inc.Workforce & EducationCivic & Democracy | DOENYC Schedule C ↗ | $2,000,000 |
| FY2026 | — | Department of EducationMental Health & Substance UseWorkforce & Education | MultipleNYC Schedule C ↗ | $2,000,000 |
| FY2026 | — | Cong Chasdei LevYouth & FamiliesFood & AgricultureHuman Services | DYCDNYC Schedule C ↗ | $2,000,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Storm King Art CenterArts & Culture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $2,000,000 |
| FY2026 | — | Research Foundation of the City University of New YorkResearch & Higher EducationArts & Culture | MultipleNYC Schedule C ↗ | $2,000,000 |
| FY2026 | — | Department of EducationTo provide funding support community development services.Youth & FamiliesHuman ServicesHousing & Community Development | DYCDNYC Schedule C ↗ | $1,980,000 |
| FY2026 | — | Osborne Association, Inc., TheHuman ServicesPublic Safety & Justice | MultipleNYC Schedule C ↗ | $1,952,074 |
| FY2026 | — | United Federation of Teachers Educational Foundation, Inc.Workforce & EducationYouth & FamiliesCivic & Democracy | DOENYC Schedule C ↗ | $1,868,800 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | CityStation North II, LLCEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $1,700,000 |
| FY2026 | — | Renaissance Technical Institute, Inc.Workforce & EducationYouth & FamiliesResearch & Higher Education | DYCDNYC Schedule C ↗ | $1,680,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Ulster County Department of Economic DevelopmentEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $1,600,000 |
| FY2026 | — | Man Up, Inc.Youth & FamiliesCivic & DemocracyPublic Safety & Justice | DYCDNYC Schedule C ↗ | $1,600,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Sleepy Hollow Local Development CorporationEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $1,580,000 |