| FY2026 | Appropriation | Pride Live Inc.Economic DevelopmentArts & CultureCivic & Democracy | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | XLI Manufacturing, LLCEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | National Urban League, Inc.Economic DevelopmentHuman Services | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | E.E.P. Quality Group Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2026 | Appropriation | Newstead Ranch, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2026 | Appropriation | Polyset Company, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Star Safety Technologies, LLCTechnology & CybersecurityEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Syracuse Nationals, LLCSports & RecreationEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | OptiPro Systems LLCEconomic DevelopmentTechnology & Cybersecurity | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Envisagenics, Inc.Economic DevelopmentTechnology & Cybersecurity | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Postler & Jaeckle Corp.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Common Roots Brewing CompanyEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Magnatag, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Westchester County d/b/a Westchester County Tourism & FilmEconomic DevelopmentArts & Culture | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Riverhead BIDEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Eleven3seven5Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Monaghan Medical CorporationEconomic DevelopmentHealth | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | EMS Technologies Services LLCEconomic DevelopmentTechnology & Cybersecurity | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Exergy LLCEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Bailey Manufacturing CompanyEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | City of OgdensburgEconomic DevelopmentPublic Safety & JusticeTransportation & Infrastructure | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Buffalo and Erie County Industrial Land Development CorporationEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | First Second Development, LLCEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Discover Long Island, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | United Way of Long Island, Inc.Human ServicesEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $249,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Fiberspark Inc.Technology & CybersecurityEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $244,623 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | ASSEMBLY HOUSE 150Housing & Community DevelopmentEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $242,893 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Seibel Modern Mfg.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $242,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Niagara CountyEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $240,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Schoharie CountyEconomic DevelopmentPublic Safety & Justice | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $240,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Village of Johnson CityPublic Safety & JusticeSports & RecreationTransportation & Infrastructure | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $238,748 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | EMCom, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $235,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.Arts & CultureSports & Recreation | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $232,500 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | County of SuffolkEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $227,500 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Treehouse Media Entertainment IncArts & CultureEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $227,162 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Washington CountyEconomic DevelopmentTransportation & Infrastructure | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $226,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | King Brothers Dairy LLCFood & Agriculture | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $225,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | SHF NY Prod CorpEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $223,413 |
| FY2026 | Appropriation | Research Foundation for SUNY Buffalo StateResearch & Higher Education | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $222,618 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Overt Bio, Inc.Economic DevelopmentTechnology & Cybersecurity | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $222,139 |
| FY2026 | Contract | New York State Technology Enterprise Corporation"Drupal developer services for Empire State Development website; 79536Technology & Cybersecurity | Office of Information Technology ServicesState authorityOpen Book contract search ↗ | $220,040awarded |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Lower East Side Tenement Museum, TheArts & CultureHousing & Community Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $220,000 |
| FY2024 | 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 ↗ | $216,925 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Research Foundation of CUNY obo LaGuardia Community CollegeResearch & Higher EducationWorkforce & Education | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $212,584 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Village of WaterlooEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $212,500 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Tioga CountyEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $212,500 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | City of CortlandEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community DevelopmentPublic Safety & JusticeSports & Recreation | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $212,500 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Carousel Society of the Niagara FrontierArts & CultureEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $210,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | LI Adventureland, Inc.Sports & RecreationEconomic DevelopmentYouth & Families | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $205,600 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | State University of New York (SUNY) Health Science Center at Syracuse d/b/a SUNY Medical University HospitalResearch & Higher EducationHealth | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $204,302 |