| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of the State University of New York at Binghamton UniversityResearch & Higher Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $500,000,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Empire AI Consortium, Inc.Technology & CybersecurityEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $250,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | GENESEE COUNTY IDAEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $56,000,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of the State University of New York at Binghamton UniversityResearch & Higher Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $50,000,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Onondaga County Water AuthorityEnvironment & ConservationTransportation & Infrastructure | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $48,000,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | County of OneidaEconomic DevelopmentArts & CultureEnvironment & ConservationTransportation & Infrastructure | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $32,364,090 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Town of AmherstEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community DevelopmentSports & Recreation | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $31,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Schoharie CountyEconomic DevelopmentPublic Safety & Justice | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $30,000,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Sullivan CountyEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $29,846,169 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | High Roller Productions LLCEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $29,821,524 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | EntryPoint Networks IncEconomic DevelopmentTechnology & Cybersecurity | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $29,626,817 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Livingston CountyEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $26,549,730 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Central New York Regional Planning and Development BoardEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $26,181,289 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Oswego CountyEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $26,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Excelsior Sciences of New York, Inc.Economic DevelopmentResearch & Higher Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $25,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Commission, Inc.Arts & CultureHousing & Community DevelopmentCivic & DemocracyEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $24,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | FeedMore Western New YorkFood & AgricultureHuman Services | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $24,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Horizon Scripted Television Inc.Economic DevelopmentArts & Culture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $20,461,691 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Clinton CountyEconomic DevelopmentPublic Safety & JusticeTransportation & InfrastructureVeterans | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $20,000,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of the State University of New York at Binghamton UniversityResearch & Higher Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $20,000,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | GREAT LAKES CHEESE COMPANYEconomic DevelopmentFood & Agriculture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $19,333,818 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Albany Port District CommissionEconomic DevelopmentTransportation & Infrastructure | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $18,790,391 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Southern Tier NetworkEconomic DevelopmentTechnology & CybersecurityWorkforce & Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $18,190,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Spark JC, LLCEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $18,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Mesquite Productions, Inc.Economic DevelopmentArts & Culture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $16,886,321 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Wyoming CountyEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $15,682,943 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Mesquite Productions, Inc.Arts & Culture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $15,436,490 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | CPC Housing Central NY Fund LLCHousing & Community DevelopmentEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $15,000,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Cornell UniversityResearch & Higher EducationEconomic DevelopmentFood & Agriculture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $15,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Cornell UniversityResearch & Higher EducationEconomic DevelopmentFood & Agriculture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $15,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Oneida County Industrial Development AgencyEconomic DevelopmentWorkforce & Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $14,000,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Franklin CountyEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $13,131,088 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | iCapital, Inc.Economic DevelopmentTechnology & Cybersecurity | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $13,100,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Madison CountyEconomic DevelopmentEnvironment & ConservationPublic Safety & JusticeTransportation & Infrastructure | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $12,572,908 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Ferrero RocheEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $12,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Dryden FiberTechnology & CybersecurityEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $11,641,537 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Orleans CountyEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $11,562,698 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | New York City Department of Small Business ServicesEconomic DevelopmentWorkforce & Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $11,500,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Twentieth Century Fox Film CorporationEconomic DevelopmentArts & Culture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $10,737,209 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | CBN Allegany LLCEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $10,034,234 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Garden Society, IncArts & CultureEnvironment & ConservationEconomic DevelopmentResearch & Higher Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $10,000,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Orbic Electronics Manufacturing, LLCEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $10,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc.Arts & CultureEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $10,000,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | City of BuffaloEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $10,000,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | American Museum of Natural History, TheArts & CultureEconomic DevelopmentHuman ServicesYouth & Families | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $10,000,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | American Museum of Natural History, TheArts & CultureEconomic DevelopmentHuman ServicesYouth & Families | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $10,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | New York Hall of ScienceArts & CultureResearch & Higher EducationEconomic DevelopmentYouth & Families | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $10,000,000 |
| FY2026 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Museum of Innovation and ScienceArts & CultureResearch & Higher Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $10,000,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Albany CountyEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $10,000,000 |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Albany Convention Center AuthorityEconomic DevelopmentTransportation & Infrastructure | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $10,000,000 |