{"id":2301,"date":"2021-04-22T11:39:23","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T15:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/?p=2301"},"modified":"2021-04-22T11:39:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T15:39:53","slug":"new-york-state-announces-26-6-million-for-grants-to-support-essential-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/nys\/new-york-state-announces-26-6-million-for-grants-to-support-essential-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"New York State Announces $26.6 Million for Grants to Support Essential Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We wanted to let PEF members know that New York State recently made available $26.6 million funded\u00a0through private donations for\u00a0\u200bthe Empire Pandemic Grant Program. The money is intended for essential workers and first responders for\u00a0\u201cunreimbursed expenses they incurred while responding to the coronavirus pandemic between March 1 and July 31, 2020.\u201d More information can be found here:\u00a0<a class=\"ext-link wpel-icon-right\" href=\"https:\/\/ocfs.ny.gov\/main\/contracts\/funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">https:\/\/ocfs.ny.gov\/main\/contracts\/funding\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please note that\u00a0<strong>THIS IS NOT A PEF PROGRAM<\/strong>\u00a0and it is subject to eligibility restrictions and documentation requirements. Therefore, members should exercise\u00a0<em><strong>due diligence<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and thoroughly review the application criteria before applying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We wanted to let PEF members know that New York State recently made available $26.6 million funded\u00a0through private donations for\u00a0\u200bthe Empire Pandemic Grant Program. 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