Sentences with phrase «how economic development funding»

In the Senate, it means more comprehensive public reporting about how economic development funding for programs like the Buffalo Billion is spent.

«First, does the legislature and public know how economic development funds are being spent?

Not exact matches

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But the potential disbursement of funds through an arm of SUNY Polytechnic comes as economic development projects throughout the state are coming under scrutiny from federal investigators over how contracts are awarded.

Public Forums to learn about the CFA process and how to access the up to $ 1 billion in economic development funding from agency programs through one application

Beginning September 2, 2011, the NYS Consolidated Funding Application is available to eligible applicants, marking a fundamental shift in how economic development resources are allocated.

There are still disagreements over how to disperse economic development funds for upstate New York — Skelos and Assembly minority leader Brian Kolb said they want to see Cuomo's plans modified — as well as a proposed increase in the minimum wage.

Or the past year's pushing of broadband funding proposals into the state's massive Regional Economic Development and Consolidated Funding process, with large amounts promised but little explanation, at least publicly, on how the large amounts being discussed actually getfunding proposals into the state's massive Regional Economic Development and Consolidated Funding process, with large amounts promised but little explanation, at least publicly, on how the large amounts being discussed actually getFunding process, with large amounts promised but little explanation, at least publicly, on how the large amounts being discussed actually get spent.

Here's how the 10 Regional Economic Development Councils have fared over the first four cycles (figures in millions of dollars) of Regional Economic Development Council funding; outside of New York City, the Capital Region has received the least support:

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Downtown Revitalization Initiative local planning committee met Tuesday to continue the process on how to doll out $ 10 million in state economic development funding.

In a previous column I discussed how money from overseas is having a powerful impact on the availability of funding for new development here in the U.S., and is extending the nation's economic recovery.