| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Greene CountyEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $188,856 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Trust for Governor's IslandEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community DevelopmentArts & CultureCivic & Democracy | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $185,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Research Foundation for SUNY Buffalo StateResearch & Higher Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $184,360 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Jamestown Community CollegeWorkforce & EducationResearch & Higher EducationEnergy | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $182,089 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | McDonough MarineEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $182,013 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Hudson Valley Seed Library, LLC d/b/a Hudson Valley Seed CompanyFood & AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEnvironment & Conservation | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $181,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Enercon Systems, Inc.Economic DevelopmentTechnology & Cybersecurity | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $180,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Herkimer County IDAEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $180,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | The Children's Museum of OswegoArts & CultureYouth & Families | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $180,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Turbo Machined Products, LLCEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $180,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Troy Savings Bank Music Hall CorporationArts & CultureEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $179,400 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Jamestown Community CollegeWorkforce & EducationResearch & Higher EducationEnergy | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $175,450 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Star Print EmbroideryEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $175,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | LI Adventureland, Inc.Sports & RecreationEconomic DevelopmentYouth & Families | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $175,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development CorporationEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $173,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Women's Enterprise Development Center, Inc.Economic DevelopmentWorkforce & Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $173,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Women's Enterprise Development Center, Inc.Economic DevelopmentWorkforce & Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $173,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Suffolk County Community CollegeWorkforce & EducationResearch & Higher Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $173,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Westminster Economic Development Initiative, Inc.Economic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $173,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | WISE Women’s Business Center/Syracuse UniversityEconomic DevelopmentWorkforce & Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $173,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Urban League of Rochester, N.Y., Inc.Economic DevelopmentWorkforce & EducationHuman Services | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $173,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Welcome to Chinatown, Inc.Economic DevelopmentHousing & Community Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $173,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration CorporationHousing & Community DevelopmentEconomic DevelopmentArts & Culture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $173,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | IBERO Business CenterEconomic DevelopmentWorkforce & Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $173,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | BQ Farms IncFood & AgricultureEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $173,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | West Brighton Community Local Development CorporationHousing & Community DevelopmentEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $173,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Research Foundation of CUNY obo LaGuardia Community CollegeResearch & Higher EducationWorkforce & Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $170,719 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Drive Change, Inc.Economic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $170,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Center For Employment Opportunities IncWorkforce & EducationEconomic DevelopmentHuman Services | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $168,750 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Walkthrough Productions, LLCEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $164,405 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Haig Properties, LLCHousing & Community DevelopmentEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $163,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Rochester Fringe Festival Inc.Arts & CultureEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $163,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | QubicaAMF WorldwideEconomic DevelopmentSports & Recreation | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $160,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Fala Technologies Inc.Technology & CybersecurityEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $159,700 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Shea's O'Connell Preservation Guild, LTD d/b/a Shea's Performing Arts CenterArts & Culture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $159,100 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Shea's Performing Arts CenterArts & Culture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $159,100 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | DLV Properties LLCEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $156,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Rochester Laborers Training & Apprentice Fund Local 435Workforce & EducationEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $155,700 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | NORTH COUNTRY CHILDRENS MUSEUM, INC.Arts & CultureYouth & Families | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $155,200 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Kirkland Town LibraryArts & CultureCivic & Democracy | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $153,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Harlem Week, Inc.Arts & CultureEconomic DevelopmentCivic & Democracy | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $150,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Queens Economic Development CorporationEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $150,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Artpark & Company, Inc.Arts & Culture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $150,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Staten Island Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc.Economic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $150,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Chamber of Commerce of the Borough of QueensEconomic DevelopmentCivic & Democracy | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $150,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Theatre Development Fund, Inc.Arts & CultureEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $150,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Syracuse Jazzfest Productions, Inc.Arts & Culture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $150,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | American Museum of the Moving Image d/b/a Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI)Arts & Culture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $150,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless, Inc.Workforce & EducationHuman ServicesHousing & Community DevelopmentEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $150,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Chamber of Commerce of the Borough of QueensEconomic DevelopmentCivic & Democracy | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $150,000 |