| New York State Department of Transportation - Industrial Access Program (IAP) Public Transportation Freight Economics (Website: www.nysdot.com ) Industrial Access Program Phone: (518) 457-3429 Transit Systems Bureau Phone: (518) 457-8343 Aviation Services Bureau Phone: (518) 457-2821 Freight Economic Division Phone: (518) 457-7331 Eligibility: Municipalities, businesses Services available: Industrial Access Program grants/loans for road and bridge access related to job creation/retention and investment leveraging. Development of Public Transit Services. Technical assistance for rail freight planning. |
| New York State Empire State Development Funds (Website: www.empire.state.ny.us )
Local Empire State Development Office Phone: (800) STATE-NY; (800) 782-8369 Eligibility: Qualified Business Services available: Empire State Development (ESD) is New York State's economic development agency. ESD's mission is to provide the highest level of assistance and service to businesses in order to encourage economic investment and prosperity in New York State. ESD works closely with businesses to: identify creative solutions to challenging problems, generate enhanced opportunities for growth, & help them achieve their uniquely important, short/long term goals. |
| New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (Website: www.nyserda.com ) Energy Efficiency Workshops (NYSERDA) and Flexible Tech. Assistance Office Phone: (518) 862-1090 Eligibility: Municipalities, private & non-profits Services available: Technical assistance for industrial and commercial clients on cost-sharing basis. Workshops on reducing energy use. |
| New York State Farmers Direct Marketing Association (Website: www.nysfdma.com )
Country Wagon Produce, 2859 NY Rte 26, Glen Aubrey, NY 13777 Phone: (607) 862-3985 Eligibility: Farmers directly marketing product & farm-related products Services available: Holds 2-3 twilight meetings on farms each year. Sponsors winter conference. |
| New York State Office of the Aging (Website: www.aging.state.ny.us )
N.Y.S. Office of the Aging (OFA) NYS Senior Citizens' Hotline: (800) 342-9871 Chenango Area Agency on Aging, 5 Court St, Norwich, NY 13815 Phone: (607) 337-1770 Delaware County Office for the Aging, 6 Court St, Delhi, NY 13753 Phone: (607) 746-6333 Otsego County Office for the Aging, 197 Main St, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Phone: (607) 547-4232 Eligibility: Persons aged 60 and older Services available: Serving Older New Yorkers and Their Families |
| New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) (Website: www.nysparks.state.ny.us ) Accessing Funds: State Grant-in-Aid, Government & Community Relations State Grants: (518) 474-8372 Government Relations: (518) 862-1090 Eligibility: Municipalities, private & non-profits Services available: Technical & financial assistance with projects related to NY destinations with historic/tourism & natural heritage potential; Helps with the preparation of historic structure and/or landscape reports, cultural resource surveys, public education, planning and design studies, etc., needed when planning a comprehensive repair/restoration project; Assists with acquisition, restoration, preservation, rehabilitation, protection and improvement of historic buildings, structures, site and objects. |
| New York Office of Vocational Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) (Website: www.vesid.nysed.gov/southerntier ) Workforce Investment Act Title IV Phone: (800) 888-5010 Binghamton Office: 44 Hawley Street, Binghamton, NY 13901 Phone: (607) 721-8400 There are four eligibility criteria that must be met to receive VESID services: 1) That you have a medically diagnosed physical, developmental, or emotional disability; 2) That your condition(s) creates significant impediments to your ability to work; 3) That there is a reasonable expectation that VESID services will enable you to work; 4) That VESID services are required to enable you to become employed Services Available: Depending on what is needed to meet a vocational goal, one or more of the following services may be provided, some of which are dependent upon financial need: Training and education programs that lead to employment such as On-the-job programs, Job Coach services, College and university programs, Trade and business school programs, Work adjustment programs, School to work transition services; Driver evaluation and training; Homemaker evaluation and training; Services that may assist you during assessment or training; Supported Employment; Books, tools, and equipment you may need for training or employment; Rehabilitation technology; Telecommunication aids and adaptive devices needed for rehabilitation; Van or other vehicle or home modifications needed to achieve employment: Training in job-seeking skills; Occupational licenses, tools, initial stock, and supplies for a small business; Job placement services; and Follow-up services. |
| New York State Power Authority - Power for Jobs Program (Website: www.nypa.gov/powerforjobs/index.html ) New York Power Authority, Power for Jobs, 123 Main Street 10th fl, White Plains, NY 10601 Phone Number: (888) JOBS-NYPA (888-562-7697) or (212) 468-6871 Eligibility: Small & large businesses, not-for-profits of any size Services available: Dedicated 400 megawatts of power, over 3 years to businesses in danger of closing, curtailing or leaving the electric grid. Temporary, transitional assistance available. |
| New York State Rapid Response and Business Retention Plan
(Website: www.labor.state.ny.us ) Accessing Funds: State Rapid Response Unit - NYS Dept. of Labor (DOL) - County OET NYS Labor Department, 12 Dietz Street, Oneonta, NY 13820 Phone: (607) 432-4800 Eligibility: Employers Services available (Layoff/Transition Assistance): The New York State Labor Department offers employers help in preventing and easing downsizing and layoffs. Whether the cause is a merger, business consolidation or financial difficulty, staff reductions are generally a difficult undertaking. The NYS Department of Labor Rapid Response Program has a variety of services designed to assist both employers and their workforce through these transitions. First, professional staff can work with businesses in an attempt to prevent the layoff. Where workforce reductions are unavoidable, strategies for minimizing disruptions in business operations and workers' lives are incorporated. New York State has resources available to provide assistance to businesses, individuals and communities when workforce reductions are on the horizon. We welcome contacts from employers, employees or a representative from an organized workforce whenever the potential for workforce reductions arise. The earlier the contact is made, the more options become available. The assistance includes on-the-job training and customized customized training funding for upgrading employees skills. |
| New York State Science and Technology Foundation
(Website: www.nystar.state.ny.us/programs.htm ) Small Business Innovation Research Promotion - Productivity Development Program - RTDC Research and Development Grants - Centers for Advanced Technology (CATs) - Industrial Extensions New York State Science, Technology, & Academic Research (NYSTAR) Phone: (518) 474-4349 Eligibility: Technology-based businesses Services available: Matching grants for feasibility studies. University-based research grants. Industrial innovation extension capital for companies to commercialize innovative technologies. Productivity development advice Support regional Technology Development Organizations. |
| Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (Website: www.nofany.org )
Executive Director, Sarah Johnston, Cobleskill, NY Phone: (518) 922-7937 Regional Office: Lynn Thor, P.O. Box 70, Tunnel, NY 13848 Phone: (607) 693-3378 Eligibility: Organic farmers/marketers Services available: Publishes newsletter, sponsors, and conferences and represents interest in organic farmers. |
| Oneonta Adult Education (O.C.E.C.) (Website: www.oneontaadulted.org )
Oneonta Community Education Center, 10 Market St, Oneonta, NY 13820 Phone: (607) 433-3645 Eligibility: Resident of Otsego County & parts of Delaware Services offered to job seekers: Educational upgrading: Improve and/or upgrade reading, writing, and math skills. Resume Writing & Dissemination: Their professional staff assist and develop a finely tuned professional image on oneself. Computer Experience: Their agency can provide instruction for a myriad of business & Industry related programs. Shadowing Experience: They can offer "shadowing" experiences in business clerical positions that directly relates to business & industry. Services offered to business and industry: Educational upgrading: They can improve and/or upgrade reading, writing, and math skills. |
| On-The-Job Training (OTJ) - County Office of Employment & Training (OET) Delaware County OET (Website: www.delawarecountybrc.com/oetservices.htm ) Otsego County OET (Website: www.oet.org ) Chenango County Office Employment & Training 5 West Main Street, Norwich, NY 13815 - (607) 337-9400 - Fax (607) 336-6866 Delaware County Office Employment & Training, Toll-Free (800) 638-6136 Delhi: 97 Main St, Suite 4, Delhi, NY 13753 - (607) 746-7477 - Fax (607) 746-7106 Sidney: 21 Liberty St, 2nd Fl, Sidney, NY 13838 - (607) 561-7550 - Fax (607) 563-9612 Otsego County Office Employment & Training 12 Dietz Street, Oneonta, NY 13820 - (607) 432-4800 or Toll-Free (800) 244-5779 Eligibility: WIA Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker or Youth eligibility Services Available: On-the-Job Training subsidies qualified businesses. Through agreements with private sector employers, OET may arrange for specific skill training on the job. Employers may be reimbursed for a portion of participant's training costs during this period |
| The Otsego County Chamber (Website: www.otsegocountychamber.com )
The Otsego County Chamber, 12 Carbon St, Oneonta, NY 13820 Phone: (607) 432-4500 Eligibility: Businesses doing business in Otsego County Services available: Business referrals, relocation assistance, business counseling, event sponsorship, business promotion and brochures. Members eligible for discounted electric and phone. As well as Group Health Insurance, Dental Insurance and Long-Term Care Insurance. |
| Otsego County Economic Development (Website: www.otsegocounty.com/ec )
Otsego County Economic Development, 242 Main St, Oneonta, NY 13820 Phone: (607) 432-8871 Eligibility: Projects facilitating job retention/creation Services available: Low interest loans, tax incentives, sale-leaseback agreements, Industrial and Civic Facility Revenue Bonding and site selection. These services are available to industrial, commercial, manufacturing, high-tech and agricultural businesses in an effort to attract, retain and expand businesses and employment, Technical assistance, including buinsess plan, review and statistical analysis throughout the County is also available. |
| Otsego County Soil & Water Conservation Office (Website: www.agmkt.state.ny.us )
Otsego County SWCD, 967 County Hwy 33, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Phone: (607) 547-8337 Fax Line: (607) 547-8814 Eligibility: Farms, Forests, Open Space, Waterways Services available: Assist farmers and other landowners with technical advice on activities limiting soil erosion, preventing flooding, and otherwise protection from water pollution. May assist with economic development/land use projects. |
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