Program Update: Green Innovation Grant Program GIGP

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Program UpdateGreen Innovation Grant
Program(GIGP)

• NYSEFC Board Meeting
• September 10, 2009

David Paterson, Governor Pete Grannis, Chairman
Matthew Millea, Acting President
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

• New York Received
• 432 Million for Clean Water Projects
• 86 Million for Drinking Water Projects
• First Clean Water Grants in 20 years!

NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation
September 10, 2009
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Green Project Reserve (GPR)
A minimum of 20 percent of the ARRA funds must
address green infrastructure, water or energy
efficiency improvements or other innovative
activities.

• CWSRF GPR 86.5 million
• EFC added to existing CWSRF projects GPR funding
  for green upgrades worth 50 million
• EFC created the Green Innovation Grant Program
  (GIGP)
• 35 million available for CWSRF
• Also 7 million GIGP available for DWSRF

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GIGP Program Timeline

• 2/17/09 - ARRA enacted
• 3/09 - 8/09 EPA issues ARRA Guidance
  eligibility criteria
• 3/09 - 8/09 EFC undertakes extensive public
  outreach
• 3/25/09 - EFC issued public notice of GIGP
• 5/29/09 - Deadline for receipt of GIGP
  applications

294 applications (CW DW) 468 million in
requested funds
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Technical Review of GIGP Proposals

• Reviewed Applications for
• ARRA Eligibility
• SRF Eligibility
• Green Project Reserve goals
• EPA guidance criteria
• Interagency Panel of Reviewers
• EFC, DEC, DOH, and NYSERDA

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Green Project Reserve Categories

• Energy Efficiency
• Reduction of energy consumption
• Use and/or create renewable power
• (solar, wind, biogas, combined heat power )
• Water Efficiency
• Conservation, harvesting, reclamation, recycling
  and
• reuse of water
• (rainwater, wastewater, stormwater and grey
  water)
• Green Wet Weather Infrastructure
• Mimics natural processes to infiltrate,
  evapotranspirate
• and manage stormwater
• Environmental Innovation
• New techniques to solve water quality problems

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Recommended 59 GIGP Projects
15 Drinking Water
44 Clean Water
( of recommended)
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GIGP Project Examples

• Energy Efficiency
• Combined heat power systems
• High efficiency pumps
• Solar wind units
• Reed beds
• Water Efficiency
• Water meters
• Rainwater harvesting
• Low-flow fixtures
• Leak detection technologies

• Green Wet Weather Infrastructure
• Restored wetlands
• Green roofs
• Rainwater harvesting
• Bioretention
• Porous pavement
• Environmental Innovation
• Effluent-based heat pumps
• Anaerobic digesters
• Micro turbines
• Eco-industrial waste utilization

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Next Steps

• Secure EPA sign-off
• Coordinate with applicants agency partners
• Meet all applicable federal, state
• local requirements
• Execute Grant Agreements
• Build!