New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 5 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Chapter XVII - EMPIRE STATE FILM PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT PROGRAM
Part 171 - Empire State Entertainment Diversity Job Training Development Fund
Section 171.5 - Utilization of Grant Funds

Universal Citation: 5 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 171.5

Current through Register Vol. 45, No. 52, December 27, 2023

(a) Grant funds may be used by an eligible applicant for the following purposes:

(1) Instructor salaries and equipment;

(2) Training and certification programs designed to promote diverse workers and and/or those workers located in economically distressed areas of the state including, but not limited to:
i. grip related training programs;

ii. carpentry related training programs;

iii. electrical related training programs;

iv. editor related training programs;

v. production assistant related training programs;

vi. showrunner related training programs;

vii. writer related training programs; and

viii. other training programs as directed by the Commissioner

(b) Grant funds may not be used by an applicant for the following purposes:

(1) training programs for corporate (studio or production company) employees; and

(2) producer related training programs

(c) The minimum grant amount for any Eligible Training Program is $25,000. The maximum grant amount for any Eligible Training Program is $500,000.

Adopted New York State Register July 1, 2020/Volume XLII, Issue 26, eff. 7/1/2020

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