Global NY Fund Grant Program
The Global NY Fund provides grants and loans to help New York State’s small- and medium-sized businesses go global and create new jobs. The Global NY Fund Grant Program is open to New York State companies and not-for-profit economic development organizations seeking to create or expand direct exports. All export grants are awarded on a reimbursable basis.
Grant Deadline
Deadline not available
Funding Amount
Range between $1 - $100,000
Type of Grant
Grant
Sectors
Supply Chain
Demographics
Incorporation
For Profit, Non Profit
Perks
Region Restriction
This grant is restricted to whole of United States
Keywords
loans, grants, expand export, Global, York, Exports/Trade, Reimbursable Basis
Age Restriction
This grant is age restricted from 18 to 100
Eligibility and Requirements
Eligibility
For Profit Companies:
- Located in New York State
- Have 500 or fewer employees in New York State
- Intend to begin exporting or expand export sales in foreign markets
- At least one of the following:
- 51% of the value of finished product or service originates in New York, the calculation of which includes the value of the raw materials and component parts, manufacturing process, advertising and promotion, distribution, warehousing, and designs and other intellectual property
- OR
- A business that is certified as a local producer through a regional chamber of commerce or economic development agency (e.g., Made in NY; Made in Brooklyn)
- Business is viable and in existence for at least one year by the date of application for the Global NY Fund Grant
- Demonstrated need for grant assistance
- Demonstrated understanding of costs associated with exporting and doing business with foreign buyers, including costs of freight forwarding, customs brokers, packing, shipping, marketing, etc.
Not-for-profit organizations:
- Located in New York State
- Have a demonstrated history of helping New York State businesses export and/or contribute to state or regional economic development through the promotion of international trade
- Be (or become) registered and up-to-date with its filing with the Office of Attorney General’s Charities Bureau, certified in the Office of the State Comptrollers’ VendRep System, prequalified with New York State Grants Gateway, and in compliance with all other relevant statutory requirements
- An unincorporated trade association may be a co-applicant with a NYS not-for-profit organization, IDA or LDC, but the latter entity must be the contractual party if a grant is awarded
- All not-for-profit organizations must be prequalified in order to do business with New York State and to apply for grants. In order to prequalify, not-for-profit organizations must submit an online Prequalification Application through the Grants Gateway. The Prequalification Application is comprised of five components to gauge your organizational structure and the types of services you provide. The required forms and document uploads are all part of the Document Vault. Resources to complete the application and associated document vault can be found in the Quick Links Section of the Grants Gateway website.
Grant Application website
https://esd.ny.gov/global-ny-fund-grant-program
Contact
ESD main offices
633 Third Avenue – Floor 37
New York, NY 10017
(212) 803-3100
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12245
(518) 292-5100
95 Perry Street, Suite 500
Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 846-8200
For press and media inquiries, contact
(800) 260-7313
Pressoffice@esd.ny.gov