Wappingers Falls (2021) — NYS GIGP proposal
This is a historical “pilot packaging” case study: a community-aligned project concept assembled for New York State’s Green Innovation Grant Program (GIGP). The proposal was not funded—but it built coalition momentum and produced reusable artifacts for future pilots.
Wappingers Falls GIGP (2021)
A coalition-built pilot attempt: valuable as a template, even though it wasn't awarded.
The aerial view above mirrors the proof card on the home page and keeps the pilot's riverside geography front and center when you share the case study.
Use it as a spatial reminder in project briefs and grant conversations to tie the narrative back to the Hudson River corridor it serves.
Why this case matters
Grant outcomes are binary. Movement-building is not. The Wappingers Falls package is valuable because it shows how HVB assembles a coalition, frames systems logic, and produces a professional set of documents that can be adapted for new sites.
What this case demonstrates
- Coalition readiness: letters of support + partner alignment.
- Project clarity: narrative + diagrams + operating assumptions.
- Technical backbone: engineering report to reduce ambiguity.
- Reusability: a blueprint for future municipal + grant cycles.
How to reuse this package (recommended approach)
- Extract the pattern: narrative structure, logic, and what funders needed to see.
- Swap the site specifics: feedstocks, stakeholders, environmental constraints, community goals.
- Rebuild the coalition: letters should be real and current for the new pilot site.
- Refresh the policy drivers: match the new grant or legislation incentives.