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