New York State grant records detail applicant and project information for the Local Government Efficiency Program administered by the Department of State's Division of Local Government Services. The dataset contains awards beginning in fiscal year 2005, sourced from data.ny.gov and last updated in February 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in Final Award amounts by Fiscal Year and Primary County.
- Model Project Status outcomes using features like Lead Applicant Type and Completion Date.
- Identify common Project Title keywords associated with higher award values.
- Assess geographic distribution of funding by aggregating records by Primary County.
Strengths
- Data covers grant awards from fiscal year 2005 onward, providing a multi-year view.
- Includes 8 distinct columns detailing applicant, project, financial, and geographic attributes.
- Last update recorded as February 2026, indicating recent maintenance.
Limitations
- Exact row count and total data size are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
- Scope is limited to New York State, not representative of other regions.
- Sample data is unavailable for preliminary inspection of data quality and completeness.
Provenance
- Source
- NYS Department of State's Division of Local Government Services via data.ny.gov.
- Collection Method
- Administrative records from the Local Government Efficiency Program grant process.
- Time Range
- Beginning 2005.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-02-03.
- Geography
- New York State, United States.