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New York City Green Infrastructure Grant Program

Install a Green Roof or Large-Site Green Infrastructure.

Run by
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
Service area
Private properties across New York City. The current grant offering is limited to qualifying green-roof retrofits.

Program at a glance

Benefit
Green roof 3500 sqft or more: 1 5 to 1.99 inch soil: $15.00 per square foot. 2 to 2.99 inch soil: $20.00 per square foot. 3 to 3.99 inch soil: $35.00 per square foot. 4 inches or more soil: $40.00 per square foot.
Who
Private properties across New York City. The current grant offering is limited to qualifying green-roof retrofits.
Where
Private properties across New York City. The current grant offering is limited to qualifying green-roof retrofits.
Qualifying project
Install a Green Roof or Large-Site Green Infrastructure.

Quick check

Do the main rules appear to fit?

Your answers stay in this page session. The program makes the final decision.

1. Is the property in the official service area or account group?

A city mailing address may not match a utility or watershed boundary.

2. Does the property need this project: Install a Green Roof or Large-Site Green Infrastructure?
3. Have you checked the approval rule before buying or starting work?

Many programs need before photos, an inspection, or written approval.

Answer each question for a cautious result.

The rules remain visible here even if the interactive check is unavailable.

The finished result

What project qualifies?

A roof or large property stores, slows, treats, or reuses stormwater through an engineered green-infrastructure system.

A roof or large property stores, slows, treats, or reuses stormwater through an engineered green-infrastructure system.

Install a Green Roof or Large-Site Green Infrastructure

A roof or large property stores, slows, treats, or reuses stormwater through an engineered green-infrastructure system.

See the full project guide →

What the project may require

A product can be one part of the work. The approved project, timing, design, and proof control.

Complete the approved property project

required

Creates the finished outcome the program supports.

Install a Green Roof or Large-Site Green Infrastructure.

Official path: official page

How to apply or check the program

  1. 1

    Confirm the property

    Verify the service area, account, ownership, applicant, and property type with New York City Department of Environmental Protection.

  2. 2

    Open the current official program source

    Use the official program link below.

  3. 3

    Collect the before-project evidence

    Pre-application meeting. Emailed pre-application. Owner and property documentation. Roof design and drainage benefit. Budget.

  4. 4

    Get approval when required

    Get written approval before removing, buying, signing, or installing anything the program treats as project work.

  5. 5

    Complete only the approved scope

    Keep design changes and material substitutions in writing.

  6. 6

    Submit the completion package

    Construction closeout. Agreement compliance. Long-term maintenance and access.

Open the official program

Details to confirm

  • The current program is green-roof-only despite older portal language about ground-level practices.
  • Published rate tiers apply to green-roof areas of at least 3,500 square feet.
  • The minimum project amount is $50,000.
  • A legal agreement and restrictive covenant can create long-term obligations.

Examples that do not qualify

  • Buying gravel, soil, mulch, or another product by itself does not create eligibility.

Questions people ask

Is this a rebate for buying gravel or another material?

No. The program supports the qualifying property project described above. A material purchase matters only when it serves the approved design and follows the program’s payment rules.

Can I start before applying?

Get written approval before removing, buying, signing, or installing anything the program treats as project work.

Does appearing eligible guarantee funding?

No. Current status, funding, ranking, inspection, and final approval can still affect the outcome.

Who decides whether a material substitution qualifies?

The program or its designated designer. Ask New York City Department of Environmental Protection to approve the exact substitute in writing before ordering.

Last verified 8/11/26

Official sources

Use these official sources for current rules, availability, and application details.

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