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NY A09808
Bill
Status
1/29/2010
Primary Sponsor
Marc Alessi
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AI Summary
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Establishes a Small Business Kitchen Incubator/Shared-Use Kitchen Program within the New York State Urban Development Corporation to award competitive grants for starting or expanding kitchen facilities.
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Grants of up to $250,000 per year available to local development corporations, municipalities, educational institutions, and not-for-profit organizations for construction, rehabilitation, equipment, training, and technical assistance.
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Kitchen facilities must be operated by not-for-profits or government agencies serving small and emerging businesses, providing low-cost space below market value and support services including business planning, financial packaging, and food production technical assistance.
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Applicants must demonstrate local business interest, ability to deliver services, self-sustainability without long-term state operating subsidies, and a tenant entrance/exit policy through management and business plans.
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Grants prioritized for applicants in highly distressed areas, empire zones, with local matching funds, and plans to promote New York State agricultural products to regional farmers.
Legislative Description
Establishes a kitchen incubator/shared-use kitchen facility program within the urban development corporation to provide grant funding to local development corporations, municipalities, educational institutions and not-for-profit entities for the development or expansion of kitchen incubator/shared-use kitchen facilities which make available services such as food production, technical assistance, business management and marketing, distribution, storage and retailing assistance, particularly in economically distressed areas.
Last Action
print number 9808a
6/7/2010