County of Franklin - Industrial Development Agency

About Us

The CFIDA achieves this vision through stated organizational objectives as articulated in its Strategic Management Objectives and regional objectives as outlined in the County of Franklin Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. 

• Mission Statement

• Strategic Management Objectives

• Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy

As a public benefit corporation, the Agency is entrusted to maintain a process that is open and transparent to the public when it employs it capabilities and resources toward sound investments into Franklin County.

Public Authorities Reporting Information System (PARIS): the official NYS web portal to which the Agency submits reports. 

• Agency Annual Financial Reports

• Agency Annual Budgets

• Agency Board of Directors

• Agency Meeting Agendas and Board Minutes

• Agency Executive Director

Complementing the powers of the IDA is the Franklin County Local Development Corporation (LDC) a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation with a charter under the laws of New York State.  The Local Development Corporation provides several of the debt and equity sources of funds.  The LDC is entrusted with similar openness and transparency.

• Corporation Annual Financial Reports

• Corporation Annual Budgets

• Corporation Board of Directors

• Corporation Meeting Agendas and Board Minutes

Franklin Development Association

This for-profit entity is under a contract relationship to provide the following capabilities and services to the  CFIDA and the County economic development effort: property management; building and codes inspection; grant administration and writing; and planning department functions.