| FY2025 | Appropriation | Abilities First, Inc.Economic DevelopmentWorkforce & EducationHuman ServicesSports & RecreationYouth & Families | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $82,968 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Long Island Cares, Inc. - The Harry Chapin Regional Food BankFood & AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentHuman Services | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $82,950 |
| FY2026 | Appropriation | Adelphi UniversityResearch & Higher EducationEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $82,600 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Greater Oneonta Historical SocietyArts & CultureEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $82,500 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Rising Stars Youth FoundationYouth & FamiliesEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $82,420 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Care4QoL LLCEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $82,000 |
| FY2026 | Appropriation | Empath Medical Innovations (EMI), IncHealthEconomic DevelopmentTechnology & Cybersecurity | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $81,600 |
| FY2026 | Appropriation | Adirondack Health InstituteHealthEconomic DevelopmentResearch & Higher Education | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $80,835 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Launch New York, Inc.Economic DevelopmentWorkforce & Education | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $80,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Accompany Capital, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $80,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Harlem Entrepreneurial Fund, LLCEconomic DevelopmentWorkforce & Education | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $80,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Westminster Economic Development Initiative, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $80,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | NONPROFIT FINANCE FUNDEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $80,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Renaissance Economic Development CorporationEconomic DevelopmentWorkforce & Education | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $80,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | SYRACUSE COOPERATIVE FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $80,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | NYBDC LDC dba Pursuit Community FinanceEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $80,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | BOC CAPITAL CORPEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $80,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | La Fuerza Unida CDCEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $80,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | The Institute for Rural VitalityEconomic DevelopmentWorkforce & Education | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $80,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | ADIRONDACK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $80,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie CountyWorkforce & EducationFood & AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentHuman Services | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $80,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | TruFund Financial Services, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $80,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | ACCORD CorporationEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $80,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | PolyPhron, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $79,758 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | COUNTY OF CHENANGOEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $78,822 |
| FY2026 | Appropriation | Niagara UniversityResearch & Higher EducationEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $78,750 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Willow Domestic Violence Center of Greater Rochester, Inc.Human ServicesPublic Safety & Justice | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $75,000 |
| FY2026 | Appropriation | Yonkers Downtown Waterfront Business Improvement DistrictEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community DevelopmentCivic & Democracy | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $75,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | City of Mount VernonEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community DevelopmentPublic Safety & JusticeTransportation & Infrastructure | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $75,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn, Inc.Arts & CultureEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $75,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Yonkers Downtown Waterfront Business Improvement DistrictEconomic DevelopmentCivic & Democracy | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $75,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | The Capital Foundation of New YorkEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $75,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Ascendus, Inc.Economic DevelopmentWorkforce & Education | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $75,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Town of BethlehemEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community DevelopmentTransportation & Infrastructure | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $75,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of FameArts & Culture | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $75,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Upstate Films, LimitedArts & CultureEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $75,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | People's Theatre Project, Inc.Arts & Culture | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $75,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Madison CountyEconomic DevelopmentEnvironment & ConservationPublic Safety & JusticeTransportation & Infrastructure | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $75,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Jewish Community Center on the Hudson, Inc.Human ServicesEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $75,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Basilica Industries, LLCEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $75,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Corn Hill Waterfront & Navigation Foundation, Inc.Environment & ConservationEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $75,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Mid-Hudson Pattern for Progress, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $75,000 |
| FY2026 | Appropriation | Buffalo Urban Development CorporationEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community DevelopmentTransportation & Infrastructure | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $75,000 |
| FY2026 | Appropriation | ResilienX, Inc.Economic DevelopmentTechnology & Cybersecurity | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $74,797 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $73,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Brooklyn Alliance, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $71,679 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Genesee Country Museum d/b/a Genesee Country Village & MuseumArts & CultureSports & Recreation | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $71,450 |
| FY2026 | Appropriation | Finger Lakes Digital Inclusion CoalitionWorkforce & EducationTechnology & CybersecurityEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $70,800 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Hudson Opera House, Inc. d/b/a Hudson HallArts & Culture | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $70,650 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | The Partnership for Community Development, LTDEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $70,000 |