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Consolidated Funding Applications (CFA)
In 2011 Governor Cuomo’s Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) went into action. Rather than having many state departments with separate and different funding processes and dates, Cuomo consolidated them into an annual program and calendar. Another state program is the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), part of Cuomo's Upstate Revitalization Initiative proposal.
Below we offer a recap of each year by; CFA Round (Year), Award Dates, as well as related news link(s)...
Round I (2011), December 8, 2011
December 8, 2011 - Cuomo Announces that $785M To Be Awards in 1st Round CFA Process.
All Awards: 2011 Awards Booklet
Round II (2012), December 19, 2012
December 19, 2012 - $738 million has been awarded, as Cuomo Announces REDC Awards for 2012.
All Awards: 2012 Awards Booklet
Round III (2013), December 11, 2013
December 11, 2013 Report confirms, Cuomo To Host Awards at the Hart Theatre in Albany.
All Awards: 2013 Awards Booklet
Round IV (2014), December 11, 2014
Apr 28, 2014 - Cuomo Launches Fourth Round of Regional Economic Development Councils, a competition for up to $750 million in state economic development resources. Commentary on 2014, and history of the CFAs, by Politico: Cuomo Mixes Fund Riasing With Awards.
December 11, 2014 - Report out of Albany, Governor Cuomo Announces Awards: $709.2M In Funding.
All Awards: 2014 Awards Booklet
Round V (2015), December 10, 2015
April 30, 2015 - Today Cuomo launched two major economic development programs; the 1st "Upstate Revitalization Initiative" (URI) and Round V of the state's CFA program. Read more in, Governor Cuomo Launches Upstate Revitalization Initiative and Round V of Regional Economic Development Council Competition.
June 1, 2015 - We learn Fort Schuyler Management Corporation (FSMC) is awarded projects in Utica (Marcy) and Buffalo, as Cuomo Awards Total $168,975,000, as the Mohawk Valley Region nets $15.65 million.
December 10, 2015 - Today we learn Cuomo Awards Over $2 Billion in state economic development resources.
All Awards: 2015 Awards Booklet
Round VI (2016), December 8, 2016
December 8, 2016 - Reports states, Fundimg Awards To Be Announced, also revealing the 2nd round Upstate Revitalization Initiative or "URI" winners.
All Awards: 2016 Awards Booklet
Round VII (2017), December 13, 2017
December 13, 2017 - Albany press release reads, Governor Cuomo Announces More Than $755 Million in Economic and Community Development Resources Awarded Through 2017 Regional Council Competition. The following day Montgomery and Hamilton counties report Region Awarded $9M.
All Awards: 2017 Awards Booklet
Round VIII (2018), ??????
April 26, 2018 - Governor Cuomo Launches Round VIII of the Regional Economic Development Council initiative, a competition for more than $750 million in state economic development resources.
October 23, 2018 - Dates announced for presentations to the CFA Strategic Implementation Assessment Teams.
December 6, 2018 - As state's residents and applicants await 2018 CFA awards, we hear, Picente hopes Utica sports complex project will gain funding in 2019. So why no U District funding in 2018? As shown above, all prior years announced CFA winners in December.
Consider a March 27, 2018 news report titled, Picente Provides Update On U District Plans. We learn, "The U District would bring a casino, a craft beer museum and an athletic complex, the Nexus Center, to downtown Utica." Picente states, "...we'd like to break ground hopefully sometime this summer, as early as the summer, if all these things line up"
More CFA Insight
There are ten regional "Economic Development" councils, learn about the regions here: Regional Economic Development Councils (REDC).
Funding comes many state departments. Just one is the New York State "Homes & Community Renewal" (HCR) is designed to preserve and protect affordable housing and increase home ownership. Review this department's Multiple Year Funding Awards.
Cuomo's Economic Results
How is New York doing economically? Were looking for answers...
Here's a report from the Citizens Budget Commission, looking at NYS Trends During the Cuomo Administration.
U.S. states spend $90 billion a year on tax breaks and grants per this report by Slate, which also states, New York’s Amazon Deal Will Be a Lasting Monument to Andrew Cuomo’s Economic Incompetence. It reads in part...
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Go to our New York State Budget page.
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