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GIGP Contacts
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By Mail:
NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation
Attention: GIGP Manager
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12207-2997
By Phone/Email:
Suzanna Randall
Green Infrastructure Coordinator
518-402-7461 or 1-800-200-2200
GIGP@efc.ny.gov
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What is the Green Innovation Grant Program?
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Green Infrastructure Works. At the heart of green infrastructure is the goal to manage rain where it falls, reducing runoff volume and the need to treat it through grey infrastructure – much of which is already at or near capacity. Stormwater runoff can overwhelm sewer systems and other clean-water infrastructure, leading to pollution of our waterways. Traditional grey infrastructure is also expensive to maintain. Green infrastructure includes decentralized, site-specific projects that manage stormwater and provide a myriad of additional benefits such as increasing property values, revitalizing communities, improving air quality, sequestering carbon and other greenhouse gases, creating green jobs, improving the walkability of communities, reducing the urban heat island effect, and providing natural habitats, to name a few. Working in parallel with traditional grey, clean-water infrastructure, green infrastructure is a cost-effective and efficient tool for meeting the goals of the Clean Water Act.
All Green Innovation Grant Program applications must be submitted through the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA).
Deadline for receipt of complete CFAs and required attachments is due no later than 4:00 PM on July 16, 2012.
To access the CFA, please visit  .
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Grant Parameters
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Recipients will receive a grant for up to 90% of their construction costs (including eligible planning and design costs). All recipients are responsible for providing a minimum local match of 10% from local or State funds.
Eligible applicants may submit more than one grant application, however, EFC reserves the right to limit GIGP funding to one grant award per applicant. Further, EFC reserves the right to fund all, or a portion of, an eligible proposed project. Funding will be provided to selected projects to the extent that funds are available.
All GIGP recipients must comply with the Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Policy Act of 2010, EEO and MWBE requirements, and the prevailing wage requirements under Article 8 of the NYS Labor Law. Point source projects will be required to comply with Federal Davis-Bacon Act requirements. Please contact EFC Staff at 1-800-200-2200 if you have questions regarding point source projects.
EFC will score and select projects based on the following criteria:
- Measurable improvement or protection of water quality including the generation of water quality metrics
- Alignment with the goals and priorities of its designated economic region
- The extent to which the project spurs innovation in the area of green stormwater infrastructure, through development or adoption of new technologies and/or sustainable development
- Leveraging of additional resources through removing barriers to collaboration, developing new partnerships, utilizing staff and in-kind resources, and securing other funding and investments
- Likelihood of project success, based on project development at time of application
- Applicant’s plan for the long-term operation, maintenance, and monitoring of the project
- Public stakeholder engagement in the development of the project
- Outreach and educational opportunities provided by the project applicant in order to facilitate the transfer of new technologies, knowledge, and practices to other NYS water quality issues and other regions of the State
- Development of workforce through use of new technologies and providing training for the use of new technologies
- Revitalization of communities - building projects in municipal centers, utilizing land recycling, retrofits, and/or infill
- Fostering safe, healthy, walkable neighborhoods through improved access to affordable multimodal transportation choices as part of green street projects
- Reducing dependence on oil
Eligible applicants must submit a CFA in order to be considered for GIGP funding. Click here for more information on applying.
Successful Applicant Requirements
Recipients must provide documentation of the following before entering into a grant agreement:
- Legal right to own, operate and maintain the project for the duration of its useful life
- Compliance with the Smart Growth Infrastructure Act of 2010 and EEO and MWBE requirements
- Successful completion of all State environmental and historic preservation reviews i.e. SEQR and SHPO
- Detailed final budget and plan of finance including all third party funding agreements, intermunicipal agreements, and satisfaction of the minimum 10% local match requirement
- Designation of an Authorized Representative for the project
- EFC Approved Feasibility Study
Please note, all recipients will be required to comply with NYS Prevailing Wages Requirements.
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Disbursement of Funds
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The GIGP will provide payment for up to 90% of eligible incurred costs for construction projects and 50% of eligible incurred costs for design projects (“Advances”), not to exceed the Maximum Sum, identified in the Grant Agreement Exhibit B and Exhibit D, respectively. Requests for Advances may be submitted to EFC once every 30 days. Payment will be made within 30 days after your request is deemed complete. GIGP staff will advise you by telephone and/or email if your request is incomplete, or if additional information or documentation is required.
Before EFC can disburse funds, the Recipient must provide EFC with executed copies of all contracts for the associated costs. Recipients providing work through their own forces are required to document these costs as Technical Force Account (for work that requires the supervision of an Engineer) or Administrative Force Account. In order to disburse on the construction related costs of a project, the recipient must obtain EFC approval of the project plans and specifications. A full list of Grant Conditions for disbursement can be found for each project in the Grant Agreement.
Upon acceptance of executed contracts, EFC will make funds eligible for disbursement. In order to request advances, appropriate documentation must be provided for each request, including bills, invoices, evidence of payment or other evidence that project costs have been incurred for the project. If additional documentation is required or the Cost Summary is not properly prepared a GIGP representative will notify the recipient by telephone or email. The Advance request is deemed complete when all required documentation and information has been submitted to EFC. EFC may reject, correct or withhold any or all requests not properly documented.
Retainage
Retainage in the amount of five-percent (5%) of the eligible Advance will be deducted by EFC from each Advance. The total accumulated retainage will be released when the project has been completed in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and the following conditions have been met:
- The submittal of a Certificate of Substantial Completion that has been approved by a New York State licensed engineer, and
- EFC is in receipt of a certificate from the authorized representative declaring that the project has been completed in accordance with the GIGP Grant Agreement.
EFC will provide these forms for completion.
Payment
Once EFC has determined that a request has been properly completed, the approved amount for the Advance will be wire transferred to your depository bank. EFC will send an email to the Authorized Representative notifying you of the wire transfer or issuance of a check. The email will also include an updated Requisition Form for use in submitting your next request.
Proof of Payment
Within 45 days following the release of the Advance, proof of payment must be submitted documenting that billings and invoices related to the incurred costs for the Advances have been paid. Proof of Payment may consist of cancelled checks, payroll and machinery use records certified by the authorized representative, and other forms of cost documentation. If adequate documentation has not been submitted within 45 days, EFC will make adjustments by deducting an appropriate amount from subsequent Advances.
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