The Green-Wood Cemetery Issues RFP for Stormwater Resilience Project

The Green-Wood Cemetery today announced the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP)for professional design and engineering services to advance the second phase of its comprehensive stormwater resilience project, one of the largest private-property stormwater resiliency efforts in New York City.

This initiative will leverage the cemetery’s 478-acre National Historic Landmark landscape to capture, store, and reuse stormwater.

It follows the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation’s announcement that Green-Wood is one of only twelve projects funded statewide as part of the Green Innovation Grant Program (GIGP). Green-Wood, the only private landowner to receive an award, will receive $1.8 million.

That award is funding planning, design, and construction of 11 sections of permeable road pavers designed to capture approximately over one million gallons of annual stormwater runoff, therefore improving water quality in Upper New York Bay.

For more details on the RFP, visit https://www.green-wood.com/stormwater-rfp/. Proposals are due by January 9, 2026, at 5:00 PM ET.

About The Green-Wood Cemetery: Established in 1838, The Green-Wood Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark, is recognized as one of the world’s most beautiful cemeteries. As the permanent residence of over 570,000 individuals, Green-Wood’s magnificent grounds, grand architecture, and world-class statuary have made it a destination for half a million visitors annually, including national and international tourists, New Yorkers, and Brooklynites. At the same time, Green-Wood is also an outdoor museum, an arboretum, and a repository of history. Throughout the year, it offers innovative programs in arts and culture, nature and the environment, education, workforce development, restoration, and research, as well as bold initiatives in climate resiliency and sustainability. For more information, please visit www.green-wood.com.