He pushed back against criticism of his so - called «Hunger Games» approach to
awarding economic development aid, saying more cash will ultimately be available to all regions.
Not exact matches
The final budget is expected to include the governor's plan to allocate $ 1.5 billion, from $ 5.4 billion from bank settlement funds, for an
economic development competition where seven regions in the state would compete for three
awards of $ 500 million in
economic aid paid over the course of five years.
In addition, the Central New York council's «CNY Rising» strategic
economic development plan has been
awarded $ 500 million in
aid under Cuomo's Upstate Revitalization Initiative.