CFA Workshop Template Agency Blast 5-10-12

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Dear _____:

It was recently announced that the Regional Economic Development Councilswill conduct statewide workshops to learn about the Consolidated Funding

Application (CFA) process for the second round of Governor Andrew M.Cuomos initiative to stimulate job creation and economic growth.

We would like to let you know that the New York Department of Labor (DOL)will be partnering with the Councils to help you learn how to access up to $750million in economic development funding from agency programs through justa single application

Under the CFA process, regions can compete for $5 million in workforcedevelopment funding to upgrade the skills of employed and unemployedworkers in order to reduce layoffs. This training investment can lead to job

retention, increased productivity, profitability and ultimately job creation forNew York businesses.

Last year, Governor Cuomo announced the creation of ten Regional EconomicDevelopment Councils to transform New Yorks approach to economicdevelopment. The Regional Councils exceeded all expectations and redefinedthe way New York invests in job creation. To build on that success and keepthe momentum going, Governor Cuomo has launched a second round of $750million in economic development funding, including $220 million to implementregional strategic plans and support priority projects $150 million in capitaland $70 million in tax credits from the Excelsior Jobs Program and over $530

million from state agency programs through the CFA to support regionallysignificant economic development projects.

As part of the Regional Council initiative, the NYS Consolidated FundingApplication (CFA) was created to serve as the single application economicdevelopment projects must complete to be eligible to access the stateresources that have been made available to support the Regional Councils.The CFA allows an applicant to access multiple funding sources from dozens of


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existing programs through one comprehensive, web-based application, makingit quicker and easier to receive funding.

For the second round, the CFA will provide access to economic developmentresources from 21 programs across a dozen state agencies. Improvements to

the CFA in 2012 have made it an even more business-friendly and productivetool for economic development. It will remain the primary portal for businessesto access state agency resources, including resources for communitydevelopment, direct assistance to business, waterfront revitalization, energyand environmental improvements, sustainability, workforce development,agricultural economic development and low-cost financing.

The workshops will start in the third week of May and run through the end ofJune at over a dozen locations across the state, covering all ten regions. Theworkshops will include an overview of the application and CFA processfollowed by informational breakout sessions on specific areas of funding

available for economic development projects.

State agencies and authorities making resources available in the 2012 CFAinclude: Empire StateDevelopment; NYS Canal Corporation; NYS Energy Research and DevelopmentAuthority; NY Power Authority; Environmental Facilities Corporation; Homesand Community Renewal; Department of Labor; Parks, Recreation and HistoricPreservation; Department of State; New York Power Authority; Agriculture andMarkets; Department of Environment Conservation; and the Council on theArts. Applicants must submit their CFA by July 16, 2012.

In addition, the New York Power Authority and Economic Development PowerAllocation Board (EDPAB) will be using the CFA to implement Recharge NewYork, a new, low-cost power program for New York businesses and not-for-profits. NYSERDA will continue to accept applications to its open enrollmentprograms until all funds have been exhaustedOnce the CFA is submitted by the applicant, it goes to the local RegionalCouncil to be reviewed and ranked as part of its strategic planning process.

Application materials are available online at http://nyworks.ny.gov.

Schedule for CFA Workshops:

REGION DATE TIME CITY LOCATION

Western NY

5/15/201 2:00-5:00pm Buffalo Buffalo State College, Bulger Hall

6/7/201 8:30am- Niagara Conference Center Niagara Falls

6/7/201 2:00pm- Jamestown Jamestown Community College

5/15/201 5:30-8:00pm Geneva Hobart and William Smith Colleges
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5/16/201 5:30-8:00pm Rochester Memorial Art Gallery

5/23/201 5:30-8:00pm Batavia Genesee Community College

6/18/201 5:30-8:00pm Rochester Monroe Community College

Central NY

5/18/201 1:00pm- Cortland SUNY Cortland

5/30/201 1:00pm- Oswego SUNY Oswego, Lanigan Hall

6/13/201 1:00pm- Syracuse Onondaga Community College, Storer

Southern

5/22/201 5:308:00pm Corning Corning Community College

5/24/201 10:00- Norwich SUNY Morrisville Ext

6/8/201 12:002:30pm Binghamton Binghamton University, Old Union Hall

Mohawk

5/14/201 2:00-4:30pm Utica Mohawk Valley Community College

5/24/201 2:00-4:30pm Johnstown Fulton-Montgomery Community College

6/14/201 3:00-5:30pm Oneonta SUNY Oneonta

North

5/18/201 1:00-3:30pm Watertown State Office Building

6/5/201 2:30-5:00pm Lake Placid ORDA Convention Center

6/8/201 1:00-3:30pm Plattsburgh SUNY Plattsburgh

Capital

5/21/20110:00am-12:30pm Albany Empire State Plaza

6/19/201 2:00pm- Hudson Columbia-Greene Community College

6/22/201 9:30am- Queensbury Adirondack Community College

Mid-Hudson

5/16/201 7:00-9:30pm Purchase SUNY Purchase

5/23/201 7:00-9:30pm Middletown SUNY Orange

6/25/201 7:00-9:30pm Poughkeeps Marist College

New York

5/18/201 8:00am- Queens LaGuardia Community College

5/22/201 9:30am- Staten College of Staten Island

6/7/201 8:00am- Bronx Hostos Community College

6/21/201 8:00am- Manhattan John Jay College

6/28/201 8:00am- Brooklyn Medgar Evars College

Long Island

5/22/201 2:00-4:30pm Garden City Adelphi University

6/5/201 2:00-4:30pm Farmingdal Farmingdale State College

6/20/201 1:00-3:30pm Stony Brook Stony Brook University

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CFA Workshop Template Agency Blast 5-10-12