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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
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Application Process
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How to Apply
1. Verify Eligibility
Applicants will first need to verify that both the proposed project and the applicant are eligible.
A. Project Eligibility
Projects must include at least one of the practices listed below in order to be considered eligible for GIGP 3 funding. All projects must meet or exceed the standards set forth in the New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual.
• Permeable pavement, e.g. porous asphalt, concrete, or pavers
• Bioretention, e.g. rain gardens or bioswales
• Green roofs or green walls
• Street trees or urban forestry programs designed to manage stormwater
• Construction or restoration of wetlands, floodplains, or riparian buffers
• Stream daylighting, i.e. removing streams from pipes and restoring the natural morphology
• Downspout disconnection, i.e. redirecting stormwater from sewers to vegetated areas
• Stormwater harvesting and reuse, e.g. rain barrel and cistern projects
To view the printable-PDF version of these green infrastructure practices, click here.
B. Applicant Eligibility
Applicants eligible for a GIGP 3 grant include municipalities, state agencies, public benefit corporations, public authorities not-for-profit corporations, for-profit corporations, individuals, firms, partnerships, associations and soil and water conservation districts.
In accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations governing the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), projects defined as point source projects under Section 212 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) must be publicly-owned. Green infrastructure projects, which are specifically required under Long Term Control Plan, administrative/judicial order, or a draft or final State Pollution Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permit for a MS4, a Combined Sewer System, or for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activity are considered point source projects for SRF funding. Therefore, they must be publicly-owned. Public ownership is not a requirement for nonpoint source (CWA Section 319) and national estuary (CWA Section 320) projects.
Non-municipal applicants such as school districts, private or not-for-profit organizations, individuals, firms, partnerships, associations, and soil and water conservation districts should contact the Green Innovation Grant Program Team at 1-800-200-2200 to verify project eligibility, as certain conditions may apply to non-municipal applicants.
2. Apply
The Consolidated Funding Application
In order to be considered for funding, applicants must complete a Consolidated Funding Application (CFA).
CFAs are due by October 31, 2011. Please click  to access the CFA. 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.
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