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Funder Type
State Government
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IT Classification
B - Readily funds technology as part of an award
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Authority
New York Division of Local Government Services
Summary
The Local Government Efficiency (LGE) Grant program is intended to incentivize new actions between local governments that will reduce the cost of municipal operations and modernize the delivery of local services, thereby limiting growth in property taxes. Applicants must illustrate significant commitment to project completion and clearly demonstrate through financial estimates and performance measures the long-term benefit to New York taxpayers.
Local Government Efficiency Grants may be used to cover costs integral to project implementation including, but not limited to:
• legal and consultant services;
• capital improvements and equipment; and,
• transitional personnel costs not to exceed three years.
History of Funding
Approximately $1.6 million was awarded to five recipients in 2025. More information can be found here: https://dos.ny.gov/news/new-york-department-state-announces-16-million-awards-local-government-efficiency-projects
Examples of previous recipients are available here: https://www.ny.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/RecentLocalGovernmentEfficiencyAwards.pdf
Additional Information
Ineligible expenses include, but are not limited to:
- Recurring expenses such as salaries, utilities, and overhead, except for transitional personnel;
- Indirect expenses;
- Approved operating expense of the school district as defined in Education Law § 3602(1)(t);
- Any expenses not fully justified and deemed ineligible by DOS, which will be eliminated from the budget, thereby reducing the award amount;
- Any expenditures funded through the Local Government Efficiency Program (LGE), Citizens Reorganization Empowerment Grant (CREG), Financial Restructuring Board (FRB), Municipal Restructuring Fund (MRF), or any other New York State grant programs; and
- Additional ineligible expenses including, but are not limited to: alcohol, out-of-state or out-of country travel, prizes and awards, honoraria, lobbying expenses, fund-raising events/expenses, grant writing costs, fines and penalties, taxes, deficit funding, religious activities and refreshments for meetings.
Eligibility Details
Eligible applicants counties, cities, towns, villages, special improvement districts, fire districts, public libraries, association libraries, public library systems (if they advance a joint application on behalf of member libraries), water authorities, sewer authorities, regional planning and development boards, school districts, and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES).
Applications shall have a minimum of two local government applicants with one exception. A single local government that has had an operating deficit in each of the last three fiscal years or a deficit of over 10% in the last fiscal year is eligible, provided that it applies for funding to implement internal reorganizations or service delivery modifications.
Deadline Details
Grant applications were due by 4:00 PM on January 24, 2025. A similar deadline is anticipated annually. Applications are solicited through the New York State Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) and available at: https://apps.cio.ny.gov/apps/cfa
NYDOS anticipates the next Request for Applications (RFA) to open in Fall 2025.
Award Details
For this solicitation approximately $1.3 million is allocated for implementation projects and approximately $200,000 for planning projects. All awards are reimbursement grants to successful applicants. The total maximum cumulative funding for an Implementation Grant is $200,000 for each local government involved in the project, not to exceed $1,000,000. The maximum funding for a Planning Grant is $12,500 for each local government involved in the project, not to exceed $100,000. Award limits apply to existing LGE awards that include a new phase of development but not new partners.
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