Resilient NYC Partners
The program may support one of these project types: Install a Green Roof or Large-Site Green Infrastructure, Build a Rain Garden, Bioswale, or Runoff-Management Yard, Replace Pavement or Build a Permeable Driveway or Patio, or Capture Rainwater in a Barrel or Cistern.
- Run by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection
- Service area
- Large private properties citywide with at least 50.
Program at a glance
- Benefit
- Property owner cost: city funds eligible design and construction. Exact cap: not published.
- Who
- Large private properties citywide with at least 50.
- Where
- Large private properties citywide with at least 50.
- Qualifying project
- The program may support one of these project types: Install a Green Roof or Large-Site Green Infrastructure, Build a Rain Garden, Bioswale, or Runoff-Management Yard, Replace Pavement or Build a Permeable Driveway or Patio, or Capture Rainwater in a Barrel or Cistern.
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The finished result
What project qualifies?
This program may support more than one approved project route. The program’s plan and written decision control which route applies to the property.
A roof or large property stores, slows, treats, or reuses stormwater through an engineered green-infrastructure system. An approved planted feature slows, stores, filters, or infiltrates runoff on the property. Impervious pavement is removed or replaced with an approved surface and base that lets water pass through. Roof runoff is captured in an approved container and reused or released safely.
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 →Build a Rain Garden, Bioswale, or Runoff-Management Yard
An approved planted feature slows, stores, filters, or infiltrates runoff on the property.
See the full project guide →Replace Pavement or Build a Permeable Driveway or Patio
Impervious pavement is removed or replaced with an approved surface and base that lets water pass through.
See the full project guide →Capture Rainwater in a Barrel or Cistern
Roof runoff is captured in an approved container and reused or released safely.
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
requiredCreates the finished outcome the program supports.
The program may support one of these project types: Install a Green Roof or Large-Site Green Infrastructure, Build a Rain Garden, Bioswale, or Runoff-Management Yard, Replace Pavement or Build a Permeable Driveway or Patio, or Capture Rainwater in a Barrel or Cistern.
Official path: official page
How to apply or check the program
- 1
Confirm the property
Verify the service area, account, ownership, applicant, and property type with New York City Department of Environmental Protection.
- 2
Open the current official program source
Use the official program link below.
- 3
Collect the before-project evidence
Property contact. Desktop eligibility assessment. Site visit. Owner participation agreement. Design and permitting access.
- 4
Get approval when required
Get written approval before removing, buying, signing, or installing anything the program treats as project work.
- 5
Complete only the approved scope
Keep design changes and material substitutions in writing.
- 6
Submit the completion package
Five-year Programmatic and Inspection and Maintenance Agreement. Access for inspection and maintenance.
Details to confirm
- The 50,000-square-foot threshold applies to site-level impervious area, not total parcel area.
- Funding is limited and no award cap or balance is public.
- Owners must accept a five-year agreement.
- This is direct City project delivery, not a reimbursement coupon.
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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