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Each grant recipient must be eligible under the New York State Revolving Fund (SRF)Program and meet the criteria for funding under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency(USEPA) Green Project Reserve. A full list of the grant recipients announced today isavailable at www.efc.ny.gov/GIGP2. Some of the projects include:

City of Rome, Rod Mill Reuse Strategy: Rome will use green infrastructure toretrofit five acres of existing concrete into a pervious parking lot to support a publicboat launch for the Erie Canal. Locally manufactured solar-LED lighting, a broad

diversity of tree species, and functional greenspaces will be used for a well-designed,pedestrian-friendly connection between the Canal and Rome's downtown. Theproject is designed to handle nearly 100% of the stormwater from this site, which islocated in the City of Rome's Brownfield Opportunity Area on the Erie Canal.

Buffalo Sewer Authority and Buffalo Niagara RIVERKEEPER, Green StreetsDemonstration Project: Buffalo will demonstrate the use of green streets as a cost-effective alternative to sewer separation in the Bird Avenue sewershed. In additionto creating a walkable area for residents, the installation of rain gardens, nativeplants, and porous pavement will help filter impurities from the roadway whilebeautifying the area. The Buffalo Sewer Authority and Buffalo Niagara

RIVERKEEPER will collaborate with the community to provide a model of how torevitalize streets throughout the City while addressing critical stormwatermanagement issues.

Great Neck Water Pollution Control District (Nassau County), Microturbine Co-Generation Facility: the District will construct two microturbines to generateelectricity using digester gas as a stand-alone project to enhance and support severalexisting and proposed green initiatives that aim to minimize waste, increase use ofrecycled materials, and conserve energy at the wastewater treatment plant. Theestimated energy savings of $93,000 per year will offset costs to taxpayers for otherimprovements to the facility.

City of Yonkers, Saw Mill River Daylighting Project: City of Yonkers will"daylight" the Saw Mill River at Larkin Plaza near its confluence with the HudsonRiver. The river, which is currently under a parking lot and urban plaza, will berestored into a naturalized river with public access in the center of Yonkers'rejuvenated downtown area. Funding will support green components of this project,including construction of 4,000 square feet of tidal wetland.

EFC created the Green Innovation Grant Program as part of its effort to distribute fundingfrom the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the only State to apply theirgreen dollars in this manner. From its inception, the program has elicited overwhelming

interest and positive responses from every corner of the State and even nationally. TheUSEPA recognized this ground-breaking program by awarding the New York State CleanWater SRF the 2009 Pisces Award for GIGP. The GIGP is implemented through NewYorks Clean Water SRF and funded with a grant from the USEPA.

For additional information on the Green Innovation Grant Program, please visit

www.efc.ny.gov/GIGP .

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