Greater ROC Relocate

Greater ROC Relocate is a relocation incentive program that seeks to attract the best and brightest workers to Greater Rochester, NY. Participants will receive a customized programming to ensure successful integration into the community.

It is only a piece of the regional talent strategy. The strategy seeks to increase economic opportunity and expand the effective size of our regional workforce through a three-pronged approach: Connecting incumbent residents to career opportunities, retaining talent that’s already in-region, and attracting new talent. Alongside Greater ROC Relocate, initiatives like Greater ROC Careers and Campus ROC are key elements to our comprehensive workforce strategy.

This first-round pilot seeks 25-30 participants. Over the next three years, the program will seek up to 600 participants, not counting family members that may relocate with the program participant.

Greater ROC Relocate draws on a host of similar models in regions and states across the country. The largest and most well-known program is Tulsa Remote in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Launched in 2018, it has recruited nearly 400 participants and had a regional economic impact of $62 million in 2021.

Greater ROC Relocate participants will be selected via competitive application process administered by a selection committee.

The round 1 pilot cohort is anticipated to be selected for relocation to the region by end-2022. All accepted participants will be required to relocate within six months of their selection.

The costs of the program are being underwritten by ROC2025 and investor partners.