| FY2025 | Appropriation | New York Covenant Community Development CorporationHousing & Community DevelopmentEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $42,939 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Warren CountyPublic Safety & JusticeTransportation & Infrastructure | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $42,500 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Rockaway Development and Revitalization CorporationEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $41,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | South Shore Craft Brewery Corp.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $40,747 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Mohawk Networks, LLCTechnology & CybersecurityEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $40,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Two Ladders Brewing Company LLC d/b/a Noble Experiment Brewing Company LLCEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $40,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Franklin County Economic Development CorporationEconomic DevelopmentWorkforce & Education | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $40,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, Inc.Immigration & Legal ServicesHuman ServicesHousing & Community Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $40,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Development Authority of the North CountryEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $39,865 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Cazenovia Area Community Development AssociationEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $39,357 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Village of MassenaEconomic DevelopmentPublic Safety & JusticeSports & RecreationTransportation & Infrastructure | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $38,500 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Village of Green IslandEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $38,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Arc Stages, Inc.Arts & CultureEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $37,519 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Fox Run VineyardsFood & Agriculture | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $36,750 |
| FY2026 | Appropriation | VILLAGE OF PAINTED POSTEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $36,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Village of Sleepy HollowEconomic DevelopmentSports & RecreationTransportation & Infrastructure | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $35,031 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Utica Industrial Development CorporationEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $35,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | A and M Hiller LLCEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $35,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Ledge Hill Farm Brewery, LLCEconomic DevelopmentFood & Agriculture | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $33,329 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Main Street Distillery, LLCEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $33,096 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts CouncilArts & Culture | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $32,775 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Pace UniversityResearch & Higher EducationEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $32,601 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Ontario County Planning DepartmentEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $32,500 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Tea Leaves, IncEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $32,000 |
| FY2026 | Appropriation | Current Cassis LLCEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $31,250 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | BashaKill Vineyards LLCFood & AgricultureEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $30,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Staten Island Economic Development CorporationEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $30,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | BriarBrothers Brewing CompanyEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $27,500 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Village of North CollinsEconomic DevelopmentPublic Safety & JusticeTransportation & Infrastructure | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $27,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Kitchen Commons IncEconomic DevelopmentFood & AgricultureHuman ServicesWorkforce & Education | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $26,285 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Town of SouthamptonEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community DevelopmentSports & RecreationTransportation & Infrastructure | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $26,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Sparkling Pointe LLCEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $25,227 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Brooklyn Chamber of CommerceEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $25,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Cobleskill Agricultural SocietyFood & AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentArts & Culture | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $25,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Homer Hops Operation LLCEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $25,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | United Way of Long Island, Inc.Human ServicesEconomic DevelopmentEnergyHousing & Community DevelopmentTransportation & Infrastructure | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $25,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Adirondack Public Observatory, Inc.Research & Higher EducationArts & Culture | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $25,000 |
| FY2026 | Appropriation | Mosholu Montefiore Community Center, Inc.Human ServicesEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $25,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Victoria A. LLC dba Makari De SuisseEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $25,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Visual Studies Workshop, Inc.Arts & CultureResearch & Higher Education | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $25,000 |
| FY2026 | Appropriation | Westchester Multicultural Chamber FoundationEconomic DevelopmentCivic & Democracy | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $25,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Brooklyn Alliance, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $25,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Mid Hudson Workshop for the Disabled, Inc.Workforce & EducationHuman Services | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $25,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | McGibbs, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $25,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | Bronx Cooperative Development InitiativeEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $25,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Chautauqua Opportunities for Development, Inc.Economic DevelopmentWorkforce & Education | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $25,000 |
| FY2026 | Appropriation | Brooklyn Alliance, Inc.Economic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $25,000 |
| FY2026 | Appropriation | Shepherds Brewing Company, LLCEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $25,000 |
| FY2024 | Appropriation | ErieNet Local Development CorporationTechnology & CybersecurityEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $25,000 |
| FY2025 | Appropriation | Aquatic Development GroupEconomic Development | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $25,000 |