N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 138.2
Funding available pursuant to this Part may be used for any purpose having as its end enhancement of the Justice Courts' ability to provide suitable and sufficient services to their respective communities. These purposes may include, but shall not be limited to, automation of court operations; provision of appropriate means for the recording of court proceedings; provision of lawbooks, treatises and related materials; provision of appropriate training for justices and for nonjudicial court staff; and the improvement or expansion of court facilities. Funding shall not be used to compensate justices and nonjudicial court staff, nor shall it be used as a means of reducing funding provided by a town or village to its Justice Court.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 22 § 138.2