EFC Offers $18 Million in Grants For
Water Quality Project Funding
ALBANY—The application period is open for the Green Innovation Grant and Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning Grant program, it was announced by New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation President and CEO Maureen A. Coleman.
Up to $15 million is available for the Green Innovation Grant Program, and $3 million for Engineering Planning Grants to support critical water quality and stormwater resiliency projects across the state.
EFC’s grants help ensure communities can affordably undertake vital projects that safeguard public health, protect the environment, and support economic development while minimizing the financial burden for local ratepayers.
“These grants will help enable stormwater management projects in communities across our state and help those areas meet infrastructure improvement goals and make sewer and stormwater upgrades that will last a lifetime,” Ms. Coleman said. “EFC encourages low-income and environmental justice communities to apply for these funds. Funding through these programs has historically been awarded to disadvantaged communities and EFC is committed to ensuring that continues.”
The Green Innovation Grant Program supports projects across the state that utilize green stormwater infrastructure design and create cutting-edge green technologies. Competitive grants of up to $3 million are available to help fund projects that improve water quality and utilize green practices such as green stormwater infrastructure, energy efficiency, water efficiency, and environmental innovation to improve resiliency for protection of existing systems.
Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning Grants help eligible communities afford and start the critical planning process, so they can be better prepared to seek grants and financing through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to complete vital clean water infrastructure projects. The goal of the program is to encourage communities to advance water quality projects to the design stage, and ultimately construction, by funding the development of an acceptable engineering report. Grants of up to $100,000 are available to eligible municipalities.
Grant applications and required supporting documentation must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on Fri., April 11. Register now for webinars scheduled on Wed., Feb. 26 to learn more about this round of funding and how to apply. The Engineering Planning Grant webinar will be held at 10:00 a.m. The Green Innovation Grant webinar will be held at 2:00 p.m.