With more than $62,419.00 million dollars in grants and additional local government funding sources of $52,183.00 million dollars, the majority of the federal budget in government grants is put into the business sector every year as small businesses and large corporations are the foundation of the economic growth in New York. There are 441,241 business establishments in the state of New York, and they break down to the following:

New York Business Sector Breakdown by Size:

  • 289,137 registered businesses in New York have 0 to 4 employees. People who work at home with sole proprietorship are included in this breakdown.
  • 67,897 registered businesses in New York have 5 to 9 employees.
  • 39,595 registered businesses in New York have 10-19 employees.
  • 33,026 registered businesses in New York have 20-99 employees.
  • 7,391 registered businesses in New York have 100 to 499 employees.
  • Over 4,195 registered businesses in New York have over 500 employees.

New York Business Sector Breakdown in Service Industries:

  • 58,518 registered businesses in New York are in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services sector.
  • 25,251 registered businesses in New York are in the Administrative, Support, Waste Management, and Remediation Services sector.
  • 44,492 registered businesses in New York are in the Accommodation and Food Services sector.
  • More than 52,362 registered businesses in New York are also service orientated businesses but are not categorized to the above sectors.

If you are in the farming industry, you may be eligible to apply for small business grants as well. There are more than 36,000 farms in the state of New York.

Starting and managing a small business in New York is not an easy task. Over $400,790,000,000.00 US dollars are paid to employee salaries/payroll alone in the state of New York and more than 58,161 businesses declare bankruptcy every single year. Although the federal government does not publically provide grants for starting and expanding a business, in New York, some small business grants are given to business owners to start and grow their ventures, and grant recipients do not have to pay back the funding from government. Therefore, it makes sense to look into small business grants as one of your sources to fund your business.

To apply for business grants in New York, contact New York financial aid agencies, or

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Current online applicants in New York are browsing from the following cities: Malone, Greenwood Lake, Wading River, Burnt Hills, Downsville, Babylon, Southampton, West Valley, Beaver Dams, Wappingers Falls

Recent State Funding Opportunities

Below is a list of opportunities recently published in the local state:

Funding Opportunity
Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of New York (Apply for HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R2 0114)

Funding Number: HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R2 0114
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $51,688,997
Natural Resource Management Support for Natural Resource Branch, Fort Drum, New York (Apply for W9126G 23 2 SOI 4289)

Funding Number: W9126G 23 2 SOI 4289
Agency: Department of Defense, Fort Worth District
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $2,189,620
NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2023 – New York (Apply for USDA NRCS NY CIG 23 NOFO0001260)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS NY CIG 23 NOFO0001260
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $500,000
New York State Annual FY23 NFO for Contribution Agreements (Apply for USDA NRCS NY CONTR 23 NOFO0001236)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS NY CONTR 23 NOFO0001236
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $600,000
Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2022 – New York (Apply for USDA NRCS NY CIG 22 NOFO0001158)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS NY CIG 22 NOFO0001158
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $200,000
Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grants - The Borough of Bronx, New York (Apply for HHS 2022 ACF OHS HP R2 0146)

Funding Number: HHS 2022 ACF OHS HP R2 0146
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services, Opportunity Zone Benefits
Funding Amount: $1,816,701
Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Conservation Innovation Grants New York State Program National Funding Opportunity (Apply for USDA NRCS NY CIG 21 NOFO0001070)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS NY CIG 21 NOFO0001070
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $200,000
Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee -- Communities in the state of New York (Apply for HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R02 1881)

Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R02 1881
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $71,474,873
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Expansion - Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Carolina (Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH 1818)

Funding Number: HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH 1818
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $4,027,077
NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2020 – New York (Apply for USDA NRCS NY CIG 20 GEN0010792)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS NY CIG 20 GEN0010792
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $250,000

 

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