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Q_549

Type of Applicant (select all that apply)
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Multi Choice
  • Federal, State, County, City, Town, Village, Tribal, School District, County or Town Improvement District, District Corporation, For-Profit, Not-For-Profit, Individual, S Corporation, C Corporation, IDA, LDC,LLC,LLP, Public Authority, Public Benefit Corp, Sole-Proprietorship,BID, LP,Boards Of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), Fire District, Regional Planning and Development Board, Public Library, Association Library,College/University/Community College

Q_12603

Is the applicant a DBA?
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Yes/No
    1. If Yes is selected then Q_550 will be displayed

Q_13138

Is the applicant a DBA?
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Yes/No

Q_13139

Is the applicant a DBA?
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Yes/No

Q_550

What is the applicant's DBA name?
  • Basic
  • No
  • Short Answer

Q_556

Select an applicant ID type from the list below that you normally use to identify your organization on application forms.
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Multi Choice
  • Charity Reg #, Duns Number, Federal Tax ID Number, NYS Unemployment Insurance Tax Number, Social Security Number, NYS Vendor Identification Number (SFS)
  • Applicants will be required to provide the specified ID number upon request by the funding agencies.

Q_2655

Based on your selection from the previous question, enter your applicant ID number. (Please do not provide your social security number).
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Short Answer

Q_969

If you are a business, have you been certified as a New York State Minority or Women-owned Business Enterprise (MWBE)?
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Single Choice Radio Button
  • Yes, No, N/A

Q_546

Organization Legal Name
  • Applicant Information
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Short Answer
  • If applying in the name of a business please type in the name as it appears on your business papers. If applying as an individual insert your name here.

Q_13267

Organization Legal Name
  • Applicant Information
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Short Answer
  • If applying in the name of a business please type in the name as it appears on your business papers. If applying as an individual insert your name here.

Q_5416

Applicant First Name
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Short Answer

Q_5417

Applicant Last Name
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Short Answer

Q_551

Applicant Street Address
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Short Answer

Q_552

Applicant City
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Short Answer

Q_553

Applicant State
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • State Dropdown

Q_554

Applicant ZIP Code. (please use ZIP+4 if known)
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Short Answer
  • To look up a zip code, click HERE

Q_651

Applicant Telephone Number (please include area code)
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Phone

Q_555

Applicant Email Address
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Email

Q_5257

Contact Salutation
  • Basic
  • No
  • Single Choice Dropdown
  • Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr.

Q_547

Contact First Name
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Short Answer

Q_1049

Contact Last Name
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Short Answer

Q_1050

Contact Title
  • Basic
  • No
  • Short Answer

Q_5490

Primary Organization
  • Basic
  • No
  • Short Answer

Q_3688

Contact Street Address
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Short Answer

Q_3689

Contact City
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Short Answer

Q_3690

Contact State
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • State Dropdown

Q_3691

Contact ZIP Code (please use ZIP+4 if known)
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Short Answer

Q_562

Primary Contact Phone Number. (please include area code)
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Phone

Q_3692

Contact Email
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Email

Q_5475

Contract Salutation
  • Basic
  • No
  • Single Choice Dropdown
  • Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr.

Q_5476

Contract First
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Short Answer

Q_5477

Contract Last
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Short Answer

Q_5478

Contract Title
  • Basic
  • No
  • Short Answer

Q_5491

Authorized Organization
  • Basic
  • No
  • Short Answer

Q_5479

Contract Street
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Short Answer

Q_5480

Contract City
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Short Answer

Q_5481

Contract State
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • State Dropdown

Q_5482

Contract Zip (please use ZIP+4 if known)
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Short Answer

Q_5483

Contract Phone (please include area code)
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Phone

Q_5484

Contract Email
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Email

Q_5493

Additional Salutation
  • Basic
  • No
  • Single Choice Dropdown
  • Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr.

Q_1052

Additional Project Contact First Name
  • Basic
  • No
  • Short Answer

Q_970

Additional Project Contact Last Name
  • Basic
  • No
  • Short Answer

Q_1051

Additional Contact Title
  • Basic
  • No
  • Short Answer

Q_5492

Additional Organization
  • Basic
  • No
  • Short Answer

Q_3693

Additional Contact Street Address
  • Basic
  • No
  • Short Answer

Q_3694

Additional Contact City
  • Basic
  • No
  • Short Answer

Q_3695

Additional Contact State
  • Basic
  • No
  • State Dropdown

Q_3696

Additional Contact ZIP (please use ZIP+4 if known)
  • Basic
  • No
  • Short Answer

Q_3697

Additional Contact Telephone Number (please include area code)
  • Basic
  • No
  • Phone

Q_561

Additional Contact Email Address
  • Basic
  • No
  • Email

Q_4199

Please select the primary sector or characterization that best defines this project.
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Single Choice Dropdown
  • Agriculture, Arts/Culture/Cultural Institutions, Biomedical/Medical, Community Development, Education/College/University, Energy, Environment, Financial Services, Food/Beverage, Healthcare, Historic Preservation, Hospitality, Housing, Industrial/Manufacturing, Information Technology Services/Communications, Infrastructure, Municipal/Government, Office, Recreation,Research & Development, Tourism/Travel, Transportation, Water/Wastewater/Sewer, Waterfront Revitalization, Workforce Development,Business Development,Technology Commercialization

Q_4198

Please select the secondary sector or characterization that best defines this project.
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Single Choice Dropdown
  • Agriculture, Arts/Culture/Cultural Institutions, Biomedical/Medical, Community Development, Education/College/University, Energy, Environment, Financial Services, Food/Beverage, Healthcare, Historic Preservation, Hospitality, Housing, Industrial/Manufacturing, Information Technology Services/Communications, Infrastructure, Municipal/Government, Office, Research & Development, Tourism/Travel, Transportation, Water/Wastewater/Sewer, Waterfront Revitalization, Workforce Development,Business Development,Technology Commercialization

Q_12626

Does the project align with the Regional Economic Development Council's Strategic Plan? Click here for strategic plans
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Yes/No
    1. If Yes is selected then Q_12627 will be displayed

Q_12627

Explain how the project aligns with the Regional Economic Development Council's Strategic Plan.
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Long Rich Text (HTML)
  • any
  • Describe how the proposed project advances the REDC/URI plan for the region, specifically linking the project to the region’s goals, strategies, and targeted industry clusters. A response to this question should directly and specifically link the project to a section or sections of REDC/URI plan for the region.

Q_9527

Does your project advance downtown revitalization and strategic community investment?
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Yes/No
  • Priority consideration may be given to proposals which demonstrate they will advance downtown revitalization and strategic place making through transformative housing, economic development, transportation and community projects that will attract and retain residents, visitors and businesses - creating dynamic neighborhoods where tomorrow’s workforce will want to live, work, and raise a family. Projects should reflect the general principles of smart growth and sustainable development.  For more information, please review the Downtown Revitalization Initiative and REDC Guidebook.

Q_9528

If Yes, please detail how it will advance downtown revitalization and strategic community investment.
  • Basic
  • No
  • Long Rich Text (HTML)
  • 1 - 750
  • Priority consideration may be given to proposals which demonstrate they will advance downtown revitalization and strategic place making through transformative housing, economic development, transportation and community projects that will attract and retain residents, visitors and businesses - creating dynamic neighborhoods where tomorrow’s workforce will want to live, work, and raise a family. Projects should reflect the general principles of smart growth and sustainable development.  For more information, please review the Downtown Revitalization Initiative and REDC Guidebook.

Q_9529

Does your project improve access to child care?
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Yes/No
  • Despite record investments in child care, many New Yorkers still struggle to access high quality child care.  This issue forces families to choose between quality child care and employment or places families in the position to use unlicensed child care providers.  Applicants should provide any information about their project that works to improve access to child care. For more information, please review the REDC Guidebook.

Q_9530

If Yes, please detail how it will improve access to child care.
  • Basic
  • No
  • Long Rich Text (HTML)
  • 1 - 750
  • Despite record investments in child care, many New Yorkers still struggle to access high quality child care.  This issue forces families to choose between quality child care and employment or places families in the position to use unlicensed child care providers.  Applicants should provide any information about their project that works to improve access to child care. For more information, please review the REDC Guidebook.

Q_9531

Does your project incorporate environmental justice practices?
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Yes/No
  • Environmental justice means the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.  As we transition to a greener economy, it is imperative that no subset of the population be marginalized or left behind. Applicants should provide any information about how their project actively works to address these issues. For more information, please review the REDC Guidebook.

Q_9532

If Yes, please detail how it will incorporate environmental justice practices.
  • Basic
  • No
  • Long Rich Text (HTML)
  • 1 - 750
  • Environmental justice means the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.  As we transition to a greener economy, it is imperative that no subset of the population be marginalized or left behind. Applicants should provide any information about how their project actively works to address these issues. For more information, please review the REDC Guidebook.

Q_3762

Does your project directly address the needs of people in your region who are living in poverty and who seek resources for inclusion in the economic life of New York State?
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Yes/No
    1. If Yes is selected then these questions will be displayed:
      - Q_3763
      - Q_3764
  • In 2013 Regional Councils developed Opportunity Agendas to ensure poor communities were included in the economic revitalization spurred by the work and the funding of the Regional Economic Development Councils. Whether they are workforce skills training and job linkage programs to opportunities created by REDC priority projects, infrastructure improvements eliminating restrictions to economic growth in these areas, social services to address challenges facing the long-term unemployed, or transportation assistance to reach newly created jobs, each Opportunity Agenda seeks to bolster economic productivity across New York State by helping these communities overcome barriers to economic success.

    Please review your region’s Opportunity Agenda by clicking on the appropriate link below, and explain how your project would use state dollars to eliminate barriers to the skilled labor market for unemployed and underemployed individuals living in poverty in your region. Please describe how your project relies, if at all, on collaboration at the local or regional level (i.e. public, private, labor, philanthropic sectors).
    OPPORTUNITY AGENDA:

Q_3763

How does your project seek to apply CFA funds for the purpose of eliminating barriers to skilled employment by poor people in your region, as identified by the Opportunity Agenda? Please describe any efforts to collaborate at the local or regional level (i.e. public, private, labor, philanthropic sectors).
  • Basic
  • No
  • Long Rich Text (HTML)
  • 0 - 850
  • In 2013 Regional Councils developed Opportunity Agendas to ensure poor communities were included in the economic revitalization spurred by the work and the funding of the Regional Economic Development Councils. Whether they are workforce skills training and job linkage programs to opportunities created by REDC priority projects, infrastructure improvements eliminating restrictions to economic growth in these areas, social services to address challenges facing the long-term unemployed, or transportation assistance to reach newly created jobs, each Opportunity Agenda seeks to bolster economic productivity across New York State by helping these communities overcome barriers to economic success.

    Please review your region’s Opportunity Agenda by clicking on the appropriate link below, and explain how your project would use state dollars to eliminate barriers to the skilled labor market for unemployed and underemployed individuals living in poverty in your region. Please describe how your project relies, if at all, on collaboration at the local or regional level (i.e. public, private, labor, philanthropic sectors).
    OPPORTUNITY AGENDA:

Q_3764

How does your project build workforce development programs, improve physical infrastructure, and/or establish social services that connect people living in poverty in your region with skilled employment, in correspondence with the economic revitalization priorities, distressed community targets, and the industry growth areas identified in the Opportunity Agenda and Strategic Plan?
  • Basic
  • No
  • Long Rich Text (HTML)
  • 0 - 850
  • In 2013 Regional Councils developed Opportunity Agendas to ensure poor communities were included in the economic revitalization spurred by the work and the funding of the Regional Economic Development Councils. Whether they are workforce skills training and job linkage programs to opportunities created by REDC priority projects, infrastructure improvements eliminating restrictions to economic growth in these areas, social services to address challenges facing the long-term unemployed, or transportation assistance to reach newly created jobs, each Opportunity Agenda seeks to bolster economic productivity across New York State by helping these communities overcome barriers to economic success.

    Please review your region’s Opportunity Agenda by clicking on the appropriate link below, and explain how your project would use state dollars to eliminate barriers to the skilled labor market for unemployed and underemployed individuals living in poverty in your region. Please describe how your project relies, if at all, on collaboration at the local or regional level (i.e. public, private, labor, philanthropic sectors).
    OPPORTUNITY AGENDA:

Q_4200

Does your project provide opportunities for Veterans’ to participate in the workforce, or improve services to the Veterans’ and military families in New York?
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Yes/No
    1. If Yes is selected then Q_4201 will be displayed

Q_4201

If Yes, please explain how your project impacts the Veterans’ and military families in New York.
  • Basic
  • No
  • Long Rich Text (HTML)
  • 1 - 750

Q_12606

Does this project require State and/or Federal Environmental Review?
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Yes/No
    1. If Yes is selected then these questions will be displayed:
      - Q_2364
      - Q_12607

Q_2364

What is the status of State and/or Federal Environmental Review?
  • Basic
  • No
  • Short Answer

Q_12607

Please indicate the lead agency (if applicable).
  • Basic
  • No
  • Short Answer

Q_12604

Has a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Record of Decision been issued?
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Yes/No
    1. If Yes is selected then Q_1054 will be displayed

Q_1054

Please explain decision and include date of Record of Decision.
  • Basic
  • No
  • Long Rich Text (HTML)
  • 0 - 850

Q_12625

Has the applicant or project been awarded funding in prior CFA rounds?
  • Prior CFA Funding
  • Basic
  • Yes
  • Yes/No
    1. If Yes is selected then Q_2362 will be displayed

Q_2362

What were the CFA numbers for which funding was awarded? (separate multiple CFA numbers with commas)
  • Basic
  • No
  • Short Answer

Q_13269

NYS Assembly District where the project is located. (This question's value will be filled automatically, based on the project address, when the application is finalized.)
  • REDC
  • No
  • Long Answer
  • 1 - 150

Q_13270

NYS Assembly District where the project is located. (This question's value will be filled automatically, based on the project address, when the application is finalized.)
  • REDC
  • No
  • Long Answer
  • 1 - 150

Q_13272

NYS Assembly District where the project is located. (This question's value will be filled automatically, based on the project address, when the application is finalized.)
  • REDC
  • No
  • Long Answer
  • 1 - 150

Q_13314

NYS Assembly District where the project is located. (This question's value will be filled automatically, based on the project address, when the application is finalized.)
  • REDC
  • No
  • Integer

Q_13315

NYS Assembly District where the project is located. (This question's value will be filled automatically, based on the project address, when the application is finalized.)
  • REDC
  • No
  • Integer

Q_13319

NYS Assembly District where the project is located. (This question's value will be filled automatically, based on the project address, when the application is finalized.)
  • REDC
  • No
  • Integer

Q_575

Project Description. Concisely describe the project, indicating the location, what will be planned, designed, acquired, and/or constructed, the issues/opportunities to be addressed, and expected outcomes and deliverables. Additional details will be collected later in the application process.
  • Project Overview
  • REDC
  • Yes
  • Long Answer
  • 1 - 1200
  • Please includes details relevant to all programs on this application. Programs on this application are: {{program_list}}

Q_976

Statement of need: Provide a brief summary of the need for the project in the geographic area proposed and the project's financing needs, including funding gaps of the proposed project.
  • REDC
  • Yes
  • Long Answer
  • 1 - 850
  • Provide a brief summary of the need for the project in the geographic area proposed, the project's financing needs, including funding gaps and, where applicable, describe the additional short and long term jobs that will be created through the development of the proposed project.

Q_2366

How does your project align with the Regional Economic Development Council’s Strategic Plan/Upstate Revitalization Initiative Plan? (strategic plans are located at https://regionalcouncils.ny.gov/ )
  • REDC
  • Yes
  • Long Answer
  • 1 - 1200
  • Describe how the proposed project advances the REDC/URI plan for the region, specifically linking the project to the region’s goals, strategies, and targeted industry clusters. A response to this question should directly and specifically link the project to a section or sections of REDC/URI plan for the region.

Q_930

Explain what makes your project a regional economic priority - for example creates jobs, economic investment, sustainability and community revitalization, government efficiency or consolidation etc.
  • REDC
  • Yes
  • Long Answer
  • 1 - 1200
  • The REDC and Upstate Revitalization Initiative’s (URI) are designed to support projects that will help transform the region’s economy. Applicants seeking these resources should explain why the project is a priority for the region. Providing details on the impact of the project such as the ability to create net new high paying jobs, the extent of private sector support, the impact it has on the community, and how the project will advance, in a meaningful way, the implementation of the REDC/URI plans, will help the REDCs and state during review.

Q_929

Current State of Project Development (i.e. planning, preliminary engineering, final design, etc. You may enter N/A for non-project related applications)
  • REDC
  • Yes
  • Short Answer

Q_975

Estimated Project Timeline: include project start/completion dates, estimates for design, permitting and construction or other major steps.
  • REDC
  • Yes
  • Short Answer

Q_580

Provide a list of all federal, state, and local reviews, approvals, or permits needed or completed, including the dates when they are expected to be completed or were completed. If Not Applicable, indicate "NA".
  • REDC
  • Yes
  • Short Answer

Q_4160

For each program to which you are applying under the CFA, explain your strategy for proceeding if the full amount of requested funding, required matching funds, and temporary financing are not secured as expected, or committed sources become unavailable.This explanation must address any proposed project phases, and both CFA and non-CFA sources of funds.
  • REDC
  • Yes
  • Long Answer
  • 1 - 2000

Q_13321

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  • This is a sample question to display on Jobs Tab
  • REDC
  • No
  • Short Answer