{"id":172014,"date":"2026-03-23T12:21:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/172014\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:21:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:21:12","slug":"empire-state-development-to-host-virtual-event-on-grant-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/172014\/","title":{"rendered":"Empire State Development to host virtual event on grant programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Empire State Development (ESD) will host the second installment of its North Country \u201cLunch &amp; Learn\u201d virtual series, scheduled for 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24.\u00a0 The upcoming session will provide an in-depth look at two state initiatives: the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/esd.ny.gov\/power-up-grant-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">POWER UP<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/esd.ny.gov\/fast-ny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">FAST NY Shovel-Ready<\/a>\u00a0grant programs. <\/p>\n<p>These programs are designed to eliminate the infrastructure barriers that often delay industrial and commercial projects. Following the presentation, ESD officials will host a live Q&amp;A session to answer specific questions from regional stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>The session will highlight two primary funding vehicles:<\/p>\n<p>FAST NY Shovel-Ready Grant Program ($400M): Grants to prepare and develop sites statewide to jumpstart New York\u2019s shovel-readiness\u202fand increase its attractiveness to large employers, including high-tech manufacturing, particularly semiconductor manufacturing, interstate distribution and logistics businesses. The program will help diversify New York State\u2019s economy while propelling new investments for businesses, communities and job creation.<\/p>\n<p>POWER UP Grant Program ($300M, allocated over three years): Grants to develop the electric infrastructure of sites statewide to create a network of power-ready sites with upgraded electrical capacity to significantly shorten the time between business site selection and operational launch.\u00a0By modernizing and expanding electric infrastructure, POWER UP enhances New York\u2019s competitiveness in attracting high-quality jobs, particularly in advanced manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>RSVP for the March 24 event on the North Country Regional Economic Development Council website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/regionalcouncils.ny.gov\/north-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>. A Zoom link will be provided ahead of the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The Lunch &amp; Learn series is designed to educate and connect North Country stakeholders with state resources. This virtual initiative provides a platform for businesses, nonprofits, labor groups and academic leaders across the seven-county region to explore funding and growth opportunities. <\/p>\n<p>Going forward, the 2026 series will include:<\/p>\n<p>April 22\u00a0\u2013 New Market Tax Credits<\/p>\n<p>May 19\u00a0\u2013 Global NY<\/p>\n<p>June 23\u00a0\u2013 County Infrastructure Grant Program<\/p>\n<p>August 25\u00a0\u2013 Lending and Financial Resources<\/p>\n<p>October 27\u00a0\u2013 Workforce Development \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adirondackexplorer.org\/author\/editorial-staff\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img alt=\"the a in almanack\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cropped-the-a-80x80.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-80 photo\" height=\"80\" width=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tCommunity news stories come from press releases and other notices from organizations, businesses, state agencies and other groups.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nSubmit your contributions to almanack@adirondackexplorer.org\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adirondackexplorer.org\/author\/editorial-staff\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tMore by Community News Reports\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Empire State Development (ESD) will host the second installment of its North Country \u201cLunch &amp; Learn\u201d virtual series,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":172015,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7183,24100,9,11,10,49,51,50,2310],"class_list":["post-172014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-adirondack-almanack","tag-grants","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-state","tag-new-york-state-headlines","tag-new-york-state-news","tag-north-country"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}