Sentences with phrase «of state economic development funds»

Consider, too, that the block of the Senate's nine - member Long Island delegation won a $ 400 million infusion of state economic development funds.

But the governor called out the region's legislators for wanting to shift control of state economic development funding away from the regional economic development councils that Cuomo created and put the money back in the hands of the Senate and Assembly for them to dole out individually.

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This naturally pushes early stage investing to smaller investment sources; angels and government sources like SBIR's, economic development funds, and state focused specific funds for a start - up's first round of investment.

That's why Colorado's Office of Economic Development and International Trade has taken an innovative step toward helping the entrepreneurial talent in the state's rural areas get access to early - stage funding.

Funding for Delicious New Mexico comes from Citi Community Development «Citi believes in the economic boost that this network can bring to the state of New Mexico and we're proud to support it,» said Melissa Briggs, NM State Director for Citi Community Developstate of New Mexico and we're proud to support it,» said Melissa Briggs, NM State Director for Citi Community DevelopState Director for Citi Community Development.

IRRI's work in India is supported by contributions from ICAR, the DAC; state agricultural universities (SAUs); the Government of India and its Department of Biotechnology; state agriculture departments (MOA); Asian Development Bank (ADB); United States Agency for International Development (USAID); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); International Initiative for Impact Evaluation; SARMAP; German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF); CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program (CCAFS); Generation Challenge Programme (GCP); Japan's Ministry of Finance; the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the UK (BBSRC), the Department for International Development (DFID); and the European Commission (EC).

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.

Capital also sought details of a September fund - raiser that sources say was held at 677 Prime, an upscale Albany steakhouse, and according to records attended by members of the governor's Capital Region Economic Development Council, which has a say in what projects in the eight counties surrounding Albany receive state funding.

The governor has held an annual contest to make regions of the state compete to win millions of dollars in economic development funds.

Although the budget also provides $ 100 million to the MTA's capital program from redirected economic development funds, it also proposes using $ 165 million of Metropolitan Mass Transportation Operating Assistance Account funds to pay debt services on State bonds previously issued for the MTA capital program that otherwise would be paid from the General Fund and transferring $ 35 million in MMTOA funds to the General Fund.

By the end of today, the three biggest recipients of state economic development building contracts, plus the governor's Upstate nano - tech czar and SUNY Poly President, and one of the governor's closest aides will all be under federal or state indictment in a sprawling bribery and bid rigging scandal that involves close to $ 2B in state funds.

At stake is more than $ 800 million in funding that will be divvied up among regional economic development councils around the state, with some getting much large pieces of the pie than others.

Judges are appointed by the governor and determine the winners of the $ 750 million in funds distributed within the state's Regional Economic Development Councils, and for the separate $ 1.5 B competition between different Upstate regions.

The Business Council also supports the continued funding of the Wine and Grape Foundation appropriated at $ 713,000, for FY2014 - 15 and the state's continued investment in the Regional Economic Development Councils, Open for Business and NY Works, which was estimated at $ 60 million in 2013.

The unique situation stems from the dual role of SUNY Poly as both an academic institution and an integral part of the state's economic development efforts, with arms spanning the length of the Thruway from Albany to Buffalo, bringing in hundreds of millions in state and private funding.

Close to $ 2 Billion in public funds in play Today's sweeping indictments by federal and state prosecutors resoundingly confirm that the state's use of non-profits and SUNY to award billions in state economic development contracts has created huge and systemic opportunities for corruption.

But earlier this year, the state's economic development entity directed $ 70 million of that funding to cover the cost of an LED factory that SUNY Poly and COR are building in DeWitt.

The gist of our testimony was that the legislature should not appropriate any new funds for discretionary economic development programs until there are major transparency and accountability reforms, including a Database of Deals, Clean Contracting reforms and restrictions on campaign contributions from state -LSB-...]

The Governor's state of the state message recommended a new, $ 175 million workforce development program that would be implemented through the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) process, with involvement of the Regional Economic Development Councdevelopment program that would be implemented through the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) process, with involvement of the Regional Economic Development CouncDevelopment Councils (REDC).

One of the companies accused of participating in the crimes received funding through the state's economic development programs.

The businessmen, Steven Aiello and Joseph Gerardi of Syracuse - based COR Development, wanted to build a parking lot as part of their plans to redevelop Syracuse's Inner Harbor, a project that received $ 1.5 million in funding from Empire State Development, the state's economic develDevelopment, wanted to build a parking lot as part of their plans to redevelop Syracuse's Inner Harbor, a project that received $ 1.5 million in funding from Empire State Development, the state's economic developmentState Development, the state's economic develDevelopment, the state's economic developmentstate's economic developmentdevelopment arm.

(June 22, 2017, Albany) A coalition of prominent government watchdog groups say Governor Cuomo, Senate Leader Flanagan and Speaker Heastie have completely failed to address the huge problems revealed by last year's alleged rigging of $ 800m in state economic development contracts and that billions of state funds remain at risk for bid rigging and pay to play.

Meanwhile, an existing state venture fund, known as Innovate NY, is the subject of a federal audit focused on a firm whose managing director served on Cuomo's 2010 gubernatorial transition team and on a regional economic development council.

«It has now been determined that these projects will be funded from the New York Works Economic Development Fund to better facilitate management of the program,» the memo states.

«We are considering options,» Weinstein said, «but as it is a project to generate tourism and economic development, and uses technology for energy efficiency, it will be financed by [the New York Power Authority] and parts of the project could likely be funded by [Empire State Developmedevelopment, and uses technology for energy efficiency, it will be financed by [the New York Power Authority] and parts of the project could likely be funded by [Empire State DevelopmentDevelopment].»

Mahoney last night defended the economic development council program, which many of her fellow Republicans have dubbed the «Hunger Games,» because it pits regions against one another in the battle for state funds — a process critics say is inequitable and unfair.

Brown said one of the main priorities this year is for legislators to approve proposed funding for Buffalo Billion ², a regional economic initiative crafted by Empire State Development and the Governor's Office.

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Mr. Percoco, who had served as Mr. Cuomo's executive deputy secretary, is accused of soliciting and taking more than $ 315,000 in bribes from 2012 to 2016 from two companies: Competitive Power Ventures, an energy company that was seeking state approval to build a power plant in the Hudson Valley, and COR Development, a major developer in the Syracuse area that ended up with several large state - funded economic developmenDevelopment, a major developer in the Syracuse area that ended up with several large state - funded economic developmentdevelopment projects.

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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.

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The grant application process for New York State's various economic development agencies has been streamlined as a result of the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA).

He panned the governor's economic development strategies, including $ 750 million in state funding for the construction of the SolarCity plant in Buffalo and $ 90 million for a factory in the Syracuse area.

Lawmakers are also skeptical of Cuomo's promise to balance the budget — without big spending increases — while still funding many of the pricey proposals he laid out in his state of the state, which include upgrades to airports, big investments in economic development and increases in spending on education and workforce development.

As part of the Regional Council initiative, a NYS Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) was created to serve as the single application economic development projects must complete to be eligible to access the $ 1 billion in state resources that have been made available to support the Regional Councils.

On July 20, 2011, as part of a historic initiative to transform New York State's model for economic development and job creation, Governor Cuomo announced that up to $ 1 billion in economic development funding would be made available through a Consolidated Application Process (CFA).

The project was part of a winning bid from the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council that won $ 500 million in state funding as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Upstate Revitalization Initiative.

Sen. Betty Little said every region of the state is going to do well with large infusions of funding to support locally driven economic development plans.

New York State — provides a number of tax incentives and funding programs to encourage business investment and economic development.

SARANAC The Town of Saranac was awarded $ 907,348 in state economic development funds last week, giving new life to a water project over two years in the making.

The new AMPrint Center on Rochester Institute of Technology's Henrietta campus is supported by state funds, including money from the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council.

His comments came while speaking to reporters in Albany about Governor Cuomo's economic development contest that pits seven regions of New York against each other for $ 1.5 billion in state funding.

Empire State Development had been providing much of SUNY Poly's funding for economic development projects, but it was the college's nonprofit real estate arms — which are not subject to the same checks and balances as state agencies — that negotiated contracts and paid venState Development had been providing much of SUNY Poly's funding for economic development projects, but it was the college's nonprofit real estate arms — which are not subject to the same checks and balances as state agencies — that negotiated contracts and paDevelopment had been providing much of SUNY Poly's funding for economic development projects, but it was the college's nonprofit real estate arms — which are not subject to the same checks and balances as state agencies — that negotiated contracts and padevelopment projects, but it was the college's nonprofit real estate arms — which are not subject to the same checks and balances as state agencies — that negotiated contracts and paid venstate agencies — that negotiated contracts and paid vendors.

Although SU won't receive funding from this program, it was part of a winning bid from the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council that won $ 500 million in state funding as part of Cuomo's Upstate Revitalization Initiative.

Central New York has received $ 344 million in state funding through the first four rounds of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development initiative.

The state comptroller's office has released reports questioning the economic development spending by the administration as well as the use of state funds to promote the START - UP NY advertising campaign.

We are going to win the majority because we have the right candidates and the right message, and whether it's providing record support for schools, delivering a 20 percent middle - class income tax cut, or ensuring every region of the state gets its fair share of infrastructure and economic development funding, New Yorkers know that Senate Republicans have their backs.»

A University of Rochester project on the use of computers for health research has won $ 5 million in state economic development funds — one of 11 state investments totaling $ 22 million announced by Cuomo yesterday.