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At the outset of the GCEF, the State formed the Greenpoint Community Advisory Panel (CAP) to ensure that the Fund is implemented in collaboration with the Greenpoint community. The CAP – which is comprised of Greenpoint residents, representatives of local organizations, and elected officials – provides direct, on-going input to the State to assist in guiding the GCEF’s development and implementation. The CAP helped to create the process used for selecting a General Administrator for the GCEF. The (CAP) CAP also helped to create the process used for soliciting, evaluating, and selecting projects to receive grant funding. It is important to note however that the CAP has not played a role in evaluating or selecting projects that have received grant funding.​ View CAP List

The GCEF Outreach Consultant provides advice, assistance, and support to the State on matters related to the Program’s ongoing engagement and partnership with the Greenpoint community. Working closely with the State – as well as the Greenpoint Community Advisory Panel (CAP) and the General Administrator since the program’s inception in 2011 – the Outreach Consultant has helped to design and implement the framework for GCEF, including developing the “community preferencing” process used to solicit community input on Large and Legacy project proposals for funding, as well as the selection processes for the GA. Currently, Laura Treciokas, a Greenpoint resident, serves as the GCEF Outreach Consultant.

As head of the Department of Law, the New York State (NYS) Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is both the “People’s Lawyer” and the State’s chief legal officer. As the “People’s Lawyer,” the Attorney General serves as the guardian of the legal rights of the citizens of New York, its organizations and its natural resources. In his role as the State’s chief legal counsel, the Attorney General not only advises the Executive branch of State government, but also defends actions and proceedings on behalf of the State. The Attorney General serves all New Yorkers in numerous matters affecting their daily lives. The Attorney General’s Office is charged with the statutory and common law powers to protect consumers and investors, charitable donors, the public health and environment, civil rights, and the rights of wage-earners and businesses across the State. The NYSOAG and the NYSDEC are jointly managing the GCEF program. They oversee the work conducted by the GA in administering the project selection, grant administration and financial management elements of the program and work closely with the CAP and Greenpoint to ensure ongoing community engagement and partnership in the GCEF. Visit NYS Attorney General website.

The New York State (NYS) Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) was created on July 1, 1970 to combine in a single agency all state programs designed to protect and enhance the environment. It is DEC’s mission to “conserve, improve and protect New York’s natural resources and environment and to prevent, abate and control water, land and air pollution, in order to enhance the health, safety and welfare of the people of the state and their overall economic and social well-being.” DEC’s goal is to achieve this mission through the simultaneous pursuit of environmental quality, public health, economic prosperity and social well-being, including environmental justice and the empowerment of individuals to participate in environmental decisions that affect their lives. The NYSOAG and the NYSDEC are jointly managing the GCEF program. They oversee the work conducted by the GA in administering the project selection, grant administration and financial management elements of the program and work closely with the CAP and Greenpoint to ensure ongoing community engagement and partnership in the GCEF. Visit NYS DEC website.

Founded in 1979, North Brooklyn Development Corporation (NBDC) is a community-driven not-for-profit devoted to improving housing, commerce, education, and quality of life in North Brooklyn. NBDC’s track-record of highly successful community programs include: administering the Department of Youth and Community Development Out of School-Time (OST) Program and Youth Summer Camp at PS 110 in Greenpoint; developing and managing six affordable housing projects in Greenpoint and Williamsburg; and playing a central role in creating a community-based vision for the Greenpoint waterfront.

NBDC works together with NFWF to develop and implement community outreach and consultation activities that ensure the Greenpoint community is engaged and partnered with in each phase of the Program. Visit NBDC website.

Charted by Congress in 1984, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has become one of the world’s largest conservation grant-makers. NFWF directs public conservation dollars to the most pressing environmental needs and matches those investments with private contributions. NFWF works with government, nonprofit and corporate partners to find solutions for the most intractable conservation challenges. In 29 years, NFWF has funded more than 4,000 organizations and committed more than $2.1 billion to conservation projects. Our Impact-Directed Environmental Account (IDEA) department manages more than $100 million in mitigation and settlement funds to create positive conservation outcomes.

NFWF is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and are governed by a 30-member Board of Directors approved by the Secretary of the Interior. Visit NFWF website.