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Green Improvement Fund

Onondaga County is announcing a two year Demonstration Program, the Green Improvement Fund (“GIF”), to provide financial assistance for the installation of Green Infrastructure projects on eligible privately owned properties (commercial, business, and 501(c)3 owned properties) in the Clinton/Harbor Brook Combined Sewersheds in the City of Syracuse (map).  

Program Highlights

• Eligible property owners in the Clinton, Harbor Brook and Midland sewersheds can apply to receive grant funding in the amount of:

• Up to 100% of Eligible Costs, with a maximum assistance of $100,000 per applicant for a single project and no more than $250,000 per applicant for multiple projects.

• Grant funding will ONLY cover costs for the installation of Green Infrastructure solutions above and beyond traditional (not green) construction practices including: design and engineering costs, maintenance plan and construction costs.

• Onondaga County will select projects that closely meet GIF program goals based on selection criteria.  Decisions on projects and level of funding selected for the GIF Program rest solely with Onondaga County’s Department of Water Environment Protection, which decisions shall be final. 

Award Process

The award process will include the following steps:

1. Grant applicants complete and submit application form
2. Application will be reviewed by internal Onondaga County committee for consideration
3. Onondaga County will notify the Applicant, within 60 days, whether or not the project will be recommended for funding, and if so, the amount of GIF assistance it recommends
4. Applicant and County will sign contract that details terms of agreement
5. Applicant will begin and complete construction of approved Green Infrastructure measures
6. Upon completion of construction the County will review Green Infrastructure installation to ensure that it has been installed in accordance with all approved requirements and issue Certificate of Completion to applicant
7. Applicant shall submit to County completed Claim Form for reimbursement

Applicant will be reimbursed within 60-days of submittal of Claim Form

Resources:

Download the Program Description and Application Form (PDF)

Download the map of areas that are eligible for GIF grants (PDF)

For more information about the Green Improvement Fund, contact Bj Adigun at 315-435-2260