| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | City of WatertownEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community DevelopmentSports & Recreation | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $500,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | ROC2025 Inc.Economic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $500,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade CenterArts & CultureCivic & DemocracyYouth & Families | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $500,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Emerald Isle Immigration Center, Inc.Immigration & Legal ServicesHuman Services | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $500,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | The Port Authority of NY & NJEconomic DevelopmentTransportation & Infrastructure | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $500,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | CenterState Corporation for Economic OpportunityEconomic DevelopmentTechnology & CybersecurityWorkforce & Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $500,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | New York University Grossman School of MedicineResearch & Higher EducationHealth | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $499,998 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | WCNYEconomic DevelopmentWorkforce & Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $499,776 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiResearch & Higher EducationHealth | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $498,365 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Village of TannersvilleEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $497,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | National Comedy Center, Inc.Arts & Culture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $490,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | City of OneontaPublic Safety & JusticeSports & RecreationTransportation & Infrastructure | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $477,915 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Railroad Museum of the Niagara FrontierArts & CultureEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $470,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | AMES GOLDSMITH CORPEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $465,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterHealthEconomic DevelopmentResearch & Higher Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $463,216 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | City of North TonawandaEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community DevelopmentSports & RecreationTransportation & Infrastructure | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $460,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Power Force Productions, Inc.Economic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $451,253 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | NYBDC LDC dba Pursuit Community FinanceEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $450,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | ADIRONDACK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $450,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Public Holdings, Inc.Economic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $450,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | J.P. West, Inc.Economic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $450,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | BOC CAPITAL CORPEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $450,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Regional Alliance for Small Contractors, Inc.Economic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $450,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Surety Bond Associates LLCEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $450,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | SUN Development Team, LLCEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $450,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Citizen Advocates, Inc.Economic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $445,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Utica Harbor Point Development CorporationHousing & Community DevelopmentEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $443,846 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Season II, LLCEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $439,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Niagara CountyEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $435,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Gold Rush Films LLCEconomic DevelopmentArts & Culture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $430,997 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Cedarland Development, LLCEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $427,150 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | The Niagara Arts & Cultural Center Inc.Arts & Culture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $426,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Le Moyne CollegeResearch & Higher EducationEconomic DevelopmentHealthSports & Recreation | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $425,744 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Integrated Community Alternatives Network (ICAN)Economic DevelopmentHuman ServicesHousing & Community DevelopmentMental Health & Substance Use | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $425,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Huhtamaki, Inc.Economic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $420,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | People, Inc.Economic DevelopmentHealthHousing & Community Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $417,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Bluefors Cryocooler Technologies, Inc.Technology & CybersecurityEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $408,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Sweet Clover Holdings, LLCEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | HDM Assets, LLCEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | CCMI, Inc.Economic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | TCI of NY, LLCEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | LS Promotions, IncEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Village of HaverstrawEconomic DevelopmentPublic Safety & JusticeSports & RecreationTransportation & Infrastructure | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | ELG Utica Alloys Holding CorporationEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | City of YonkersEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | OFD Foods, LLCEconomic DevelopmentFood & Agriculture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Feldmeier Equipment, Inc.Economic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Fiber Instrument Sales, Inc.Technology & CybersecurityEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Prestolite Electric, Inc.Economic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Jewish Family Services of WNYHuman ServicesEconomic DevelopmentMental Health & Substance UseYouth & Families | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $400,000 |