Green Innovation Grant Program
2 NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation Green Innovation Grant Program Funding Available: $14.85 Million available Green stormwater infrastructure projects that: Spur innovation in the field of green infrastructure for stormwater, Build capacity to construct and maintain green infrastructure, and Facilitate transfer of new technologies and practices. 90% grant for construction* CFA projects to date: $56 Million Awarded 70 projects selected Projects from every Region
Practices Eligible for GIGP Funding 3 Porous Pavements Bioretention Downspout Disconnection Stormwater Harvesting & Reuse Stormwater Street Trees/ Urban Forestry Green Roofs and Green Walls Construction or Restoration of Wetlands, Floodplains, or Riparian Buffers Stream Daylighting
Permeable Pavement 4 Porous asphalt Porous concrete Concrete unit pavers Reinforced turf
5 Project: Porous Asphalt Lake George, NY Before
Project: Porous Asphalt Lake George, NY 6
BEFORE Bioretention & Rain Gardens 7 Retrofit of a Municipal Parking Lot North Tonawanda City of North Tonawanda Manhattan Street Parking Lot
BEFORE Green Streets: Using Multiple Practices 8 Buffalo Sewer Authority CSO Reduction Demonstration Projects
Buffalo Sewer Authority CSO Reduction Demonstration Projects 9
10 After Bioretention & Porous Pavement Canandaigua
Porous Pavement & Bioretention Syracuse, NY 11
Downspout Disconnection 12
13 Stormwater Harvesting and Reuse Urban Grow Center Troy, NY
War Memorial Rainwater Reuse System Project Syracuse, NY 14
Carrier Dome Reuse System Project Syracuse, NY 15
Urban Street Trees/Urban Forestry Programs 16 Urban Street Tree Canopy Restoration City of Rome, NY
17 Existing Tree Inventory Proposed Planting Locations Urban Street Tree Canopy Restoration City of Rome, NY
Before After 18 Urban Street Tree Canopy Restoration City of Rome, NY
19 Green Roofs & Green Walls
SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry Green Roof Syracuse, NY 20
Green Roof Brooklyn, NY 21
Construction/Restoration of Wetlands, Floodplains and Riparian Buffers 22 Wetland Restoration in the NY Susquehanna River Basin
Berm Removal for Stream and Floodplain Restoration 23
24 Wetland Construction & Riparian Buffer Restoration Brookhaven, NY Before
25 After Wetland Construction & Riparian Buffer Restoration Brookhaven, NY
26 Chubb River Dam Removal Lake Placid, NY Before
27 Construction Chubb River Dam Removal Lake Placid, NY
Chubb River Dam Removal Lake Placid, NY 28
29 Image: Saw Mill River CoaliAon Daylighting of the Saw Mill River Yonkers, NY BEFORE
30 Project: Daylighting of the Saw Mill River -- Yonkers, NY AFTER
Applying for GIGP Apply through the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) http://regionalcouncils.ny.gov/ Required Application Elements: Feasibility Study Existing Conditions Plan Conceptual Site Plan Site Photographs Application Deadline: July 31, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.
Ineligible Activities: Projects which are NOT ELIGIBLE for GIGP funding include: Stormwater controls that have impervious or semi- impervious liners and provide no compensatory evapotranspiraave or harvesang funcaon for stormwater retenaon Stormwater ponds that serve an extended detenaon funcaon and/or extended filtraaon, including dirt- lined detenaon basins In- line and end- of- pipe treatment systems that only filter or detain stormwater Underground stormwater control and treatment devices such as swirl concentrators, hydrodynamic separators, baffle systems for grit, trash removal/floatables, oil and grease, inflatable booms and dams for in- line underground storage and diversion of flows Stormwater conveyance systems that are not soil/vegetaaon based (swales) such as pipes and concrete channels Hardening, channelizing or straightening streams and/or stream banks Street sweepers, sewer cleaners, and vactor trucks
Ineligible Activities: Projects which are NOT ELIGIBLE for GIGP funding include: Asbestos abatement AmeniAes i.e. bus shelters, benches, light poles, traffic devices, etc. Potable water irrigaaon systems Green infrastructure pracaces which are being implemented to comply with the requirements of the New York State Department of Environmental ConservaAon SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from ConstrucAon AcAvity Permit No. GP- 0-15- 002 ( Permit ). (Note pracaces which are over and above Permit requirements will be considered for funding) Wetlands construcaon or restoraaon required as compensaaon (miagaaon) for adverse impacts to wetlands or other environmental damage caused through construcaon acaviaes. This ineligible category includes both Adal and freshwater wetland miagaaon projects.
Program Details: EFC will execute a Grant Agreement with the recipient upon receipt and approval of required documentaaon A sample project checklist is provided on EFC s website in the GIGP recipient s toolbox Recipient must submit executed copies of contracts All contracts funded by GIGP must comply with MWBE EEO Program requirements Comply with applicable prevailing wage requirements under ArAcle 8 of the NYS Labor Law
Program Details: Disbursements: EFC will process requests for funding on a cost incurred or reimbursement basis Complete requests are processed within 30 days and funds are wired to recipient Recipients are required to provide proof of payment within 45 days
36 Suzanna Randall Green Program Manager GIGP@efc.ny.gov NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12207-2997 518-402-7461 www.efc.ny.gov Financing for a Sustainable Future