| FY2025 | Appropriation | Richardson Center CorporationEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $500,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Columbia University Irving Medical CenterResearch & Higher EducationEconomic DevelopmentHealth | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $500,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Westminster Economic Development Initiative, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $500,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | City of WatertownEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community DevelopmentSports & Recreation | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $500,000 |
| FY2026 | Appropriation | National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade CenterArts & CultureCivic & DemocracyYouth & Families | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $500,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Graviton Bioscience CorporationEconomic DevelopmentResearch & Higher Education | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $500,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Madison CountyEconomic DevelopmentEnvironment & ConservationPublic Safety & JusticeTransportation & Infrastructure | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $500,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | New York University Grossman School of MedicineResearch & Higher EducationHealth | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $499,998 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | WCNYEconomic DevelopmentWorkforce & Education | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $499,776 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiResearch & Higher EducationHealth | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $498,365 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Village of TannersvilleEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $497,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | National Comedy Center, Inc.Arts & Culture | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $490,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | City of OneontaPublic Safety & JusticeSports & RecreationTransportation & Infrastructure | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $477,915 |
| FY2024 | Contract | Empire State Certified Development CorporationNeighborhood Credit Fund ProgramTechnology & Cybersecurity | New York City Economic Development CorporationLocal authorityLDC procurement report ↗ | $475,000ceiling |
| FY2026 | Appropriation | Railroad Museum of the Niagara FrontierArts & CultureEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $470,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | AMES GOLDSMITH CORPEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $465,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterHealthEconomic DevelopmentResearch & Higher Education | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $463,216 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | City of North TonawandaEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community DevelopmentSports & RecreationTransportation & Infrastructure | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $460,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Power Force Productions, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $451,253 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Surety Bond Associates LLCEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $450,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Public Holdings, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $450,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | NYBDC LDC dba Pursuit Community FinanceEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $450,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | BOC CAPITAL CORPEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $450,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | ADIRONDACK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $450,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Regional Alliance for Small Contractors, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $450,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | J.P. West, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $450,000 |
| FY2026 | Appropriation | SUN Development Team, LLCEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $450,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Citizen Advocates, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $445,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Utica Harbor Point Development CorporationHousing & Community DevelopmentEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $443,846 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Season II, LLCEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $439,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Niagara CountyEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $435,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Gold Rush Films LLCEconomic DevelopmentArts & Culture | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $430,997 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Cedarland Development, LLCEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $427,150 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | The Niagara Arts & Cultural Center Inc.Arts & Culture | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $426,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Le Moyne CollegeResearch & Higher EducationEconomic DevelopmentHealthSports & Recreation | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $425,744 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Integrated Community Alternatives Network (ICAN)Economic DevelopmentHuman ServicesHousing & Community DevelopmentMental Health & Substance Use | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $425,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Huhtamaki, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $420,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | People, Inc.Economic DevelopmentHealthHousing & Community Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $417,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Bluefors Cryocooler Technologies, Inc.Technology & CybersecurityEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $408,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | City of YonkersEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Fiber Instrument Sales, Inc.Technology & CybersecurityEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | TCI of NY, LLCEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | DIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS (D/B/A DIA ART FOUNDATION)Arts & Culture | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | OFD Foods, LLCEconomic DevelopmentFood & Agriculture | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | ELG Utica Alloys Holding CorporationEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Village of HaverstrawEconomic DevelopmentPublic Safety & JusticeSports & RecreationTransportation & Infrastructure | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Concord SpiritsEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | LS Promotions, IncEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Feldmeier Equipment, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Sweet Clover Holdings, LLCEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |