The Economic Development & Planning office facilitates and supports activities which increase job opportunities, maximize the quality of life, and foster a vibrant rural economy within the County.
RESOURCES FOR STARTING A BUSINESS
If you are interested in starting a business in Tioga County, we have several resources in the Document Library below to assist you. We also have a small business specialist who can point you in the right direction. Call our office for more information.
Tioga County Small Business Grant Program. Tioga County was awarded a 2nd round of CDBG Microenterprise Grant funding to help existing and new small business owners with less than 5 employees. Funding can be used for equipment, fixtures, inventory, training, technical assistance, and capital. Apply today, and you could be awarded up to $35,000 to help your business! Click here for our program guidelines! Application's are due October 13th and the application can be accessed here.
PLANNING SERVICES
The Planning division works with municipalities within Tioga County on planning and zoning issues, in order to prepare for future economic development. There are also several county-level plans that guide the policy and direction of development for Tioga County that are available in the Document Library below.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
TEAM Tioga connects businesses with education partners to strengthen the workforce talent pipeline in Tioga County. Click here to explore a map of regional work-based learning experiences available to students. To be featured on the map, businesses can complete this form.
This folder contains agendas and minutes for all Economic Development & Planning Legislative Committee meetings, as well as any appointed Boards. Please note that any agendas posted pre-meeting date are subject to change.
TCEDP Agendas and Minutes for 2026
This folder contains agendas and minutes for 2019 meetings of the County Planning Board and the Economic Development & Planning Legislative Committee.
Agendas and minutes for County Planning Board 2016 meetings.
This folder contains data profiles from the U. S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey Data 2018 - 2022 for Tioga County plus its fifteen municipalities and two Census Designated Places.
This folder contains materials that were presented at Tioga County Planning-hosted training sessions.
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