Governor Hochul Announces $200M in Funding Available for DRI and NY Forward Programs by Governor Kathy Hochul published on 2023-07-26T18:19:33Z July 26, 2023 - Syracuse, NY - Governor Hochul announced that $200 million in funding is available through the State's two signature downtown revitalization and economic development programs — $100 million each for Round 7 of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative and Round 2 of the NY Forward program, which focuses on revitalizing smaller and rural downtowns. Genre News & Politics