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Green Improvement Fund Available to Hill Property Owners within Clinton/Harbor Brook Sewersheds
Onondaga County has announce 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. For more information, visit the County's Save the Rain website, or contact Bj Adigun at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or 315-435-2260.

Download the Program Description and Application Form (PDF)
Download the map of areas that are eligible for GIF grants (PDF)

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 

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

Final Design is Chosen for Connective Corridor in Syracuse
Syracuse officials this week chose a final design concept for the Connective Corridor linking Syracuse University with downtown. The concept includes a center median with grass and shrubs and dedicated bicycle lanes that vary in placement depending on the traffic patterns of each section of the corridor.  Construction is expected to begin in spring 2011. Federal transportation money will pay for the project, which the city, SU and other partners are coordinating. Read More

SUNY Breaks Ground on Biotech Center
The proposed Central New York Biotechnology Research Center, a joint project of SUNY Upstate Medical University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, will be built on four acres of the 14-acre former Kennedy Square public housing site between East Fayette and East Water streets.  The $20 million, 60,000-square-foot facility will create and support biotechnology, educational and research programs, as well as lease space to business involved in medical device development, medical research and biotechnology.
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John McCabe, M.D., named chief executive officer of University Hospital
John McCabe, M.D., who has served in various key leadership positions at Upstate Medical University during his 22-year association with the university, has been named chief executive officer of University Hospital and senior vice president for hospital affairs.  “John has been an outstanding leader at Upstate Medical University and has brought distinction to all the areas he has guided at the university,” said Dr. David R. Smith, president of SUNY Upstate. “The multifaceted leadership he brings to this position with his outstanding knowledge of clinical issues, academic medicine, hospital finances, our role in the SUNY system and throughout the region, will serve University Hospital and the public well as we move forward on many issues. Read More

SUNY-ESF Rises to 15 in U.S. News 'Great Schools, Great Prices' List
The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) has, for the eighth year in a row, earned a place among the top universities in America, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report.  In the "Great Schools, Great Prices" category of the 2009 edition of America’s Best Colleges, ESF is ranked 15th. The formula used in that category relates a school's academic quality to the net cost of attendance for a student who receives the average level of need-based financial aid. ESF is the only SUNY institution listed in this category.  Read More

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