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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
518-486-9246 or 1-800-200-2200
 GIGP@efc.ny.gov

GIGP Application Info

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Consolidated Funding Application Announcement

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On July 20, 2011, as part of a historic initiative to transform New York State’s model for economic development and job creation, Governor Cuomo announced that up to $1 billion in economic development funding would be made available through a Consolidated Application Process (CFA).  Beginning September 2, 2011, the CFA is available to eligible applicants, marking a fundamental shift in how economic development resources are allocated.

The CFA aligns agency resources behind a coordinated and comprehensive approach that ensures less bureaucracy and greater efficiency in the fulfillment of local economic development needs. By eliminating the need for businesses and others to navigate a complicated and uncoordinated system of economic incentives, the CFA will make it quicker and easier for economic development project applicants to access up to $1 billion in state resources from multiple agencies.

To support the Governor’s transformative plans to improve New York’s business climate and stimulate economic growth, ten Regional Economic Development Councils were recently created. Through a performance based, community-driven approach, Regional Councils will design a strategic economic development model for their area and use the CFA as the primary support mechanism to work with eligible applicants to advance projects that demonstrate the greatest potential for job creation and economic opportunity.

In addition to Environmental Facilities Corporation, eight other state agencies and authorities have pooled together resources to be made available through the CFA including: Empire State Development; NYS Canal Corporation; Energy Research and Development Authority; Homes and Community Renewal; Department of Labor; Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; Department of State; and Department of Transportation. As the CFA process is revised and improved, additional resources will become available.

Funding is currently available for the following projects:

Affordable Housing
Community and Waterfront Revitalization
Direct Assistance to Businesses
Energy and Environmental Improvements
Low-Cost Financing
Municipal/Public Infrastructure
Parks, Historic Preservation and Heritage Areas
Sustainability Planning Assistance
Transportation Infrastructure
Workforce Development

To access the CFA, and any related materials, please visit

As part of the up to $1 billion in state resources including low cost financing, tax credits and grant funding from over a dozen of existing agency programs, Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) is dedicating up to $20 million in funds for environmental improvement projects through the CFA.

The EFC program included in the initiative is the Green Innovation Grant Program (GIGP 3).

GIGP 3 applicants are strongly encouraged to work with their Regional Council to align their project with regional goals and priorities.  In scoring GIGP 3 projects, EFC will be awarding additional points to those projects that are recommended by their Regional Council. Each Regional Council will review and advise EFC regarding applications for GIGP 3.

Key Dates:

September 2, 2011- CFA available
October 31, 2011- Deadline for receipt of complete CFAs
November 4, 2011- Deadline for receipt of required program-specific final attachments
November 14, 2011- Regional Councils submit Strategic Plans that will identify priority projects submitted through the CFA process that are eligible for the competitive funding process

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.

Round 3 of the Green Innovation Grant Program (GIGP 3) provides grants on a competitive basis for community projects that will improve water quality and demonstrate green stormwater infrastructure in New York.

Approximately $20 million will be made available across New York's 10 Economic Development Regions for GIGP 3.  EFC will provide seed money for projects that:
  • Create and maintain green, wet-weather infrastructure
  • Spur innovation in the field of stormwater management
  • Build capacity locally and beyond, to build and maintain green infrastructure
  • Facilitate the transfer of new technologies and practices to other areas of the State
To verify applicant and project eligibility, please click here.

For those who are unable to attend a workshop or want more information on GIGP, please view our webcast here.

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 3 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 recipients must comply with the Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Policy Act of 2010 and the State’s M/WBE requirements. In some cases, recipients must comply with Federal Davis-Bacon Act requirements.

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 3 funding.  All applications must include the following attachments to be considered for funding:
  • A map that depicts the impacted waterbody(ies), and
  • An approvable engineering report
OR
  • An approvable conceptual site plan and feasibility study
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