Clean Energy Career Pathways Training

Clean Energy Career Pathways Training is sponsored by NYSERDA. Supports training providers and organizations developing clean energy workforce programs in New York. Grants support industry-driven technical training, career preparation, wraparound services, and job placement in areas like renewable energy, energy efficiency, storage, smart grid, and EV charging.

Clean Energy Career Pathways Training | NYSERDA Pick a topic, get updates! Clean Energy Career Pathways Training NYSERDA is seeking proposals for Clean Energy Career Pathways projects. These projects must include clean energy technical training as well as career preparation, wraparound services, and job placement support to prepare new workers for entry-level clean energy careers.

Projects funded under this solicitation are intended to build or expand training infrastructure and capacity to build an equitable and inclusive pipeline of skilled talent for New York’s clean energy labor market. All training funded under this solicitation must be industry-driven and meet a demonstrated business need.

Through this funding opportunity NYSERDA seeks to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive pipeline of skilled talent for the clean energy labor market.

Projects funded through this solicitation must build or expand New York State’s training infrastructure and capacity to develop and deliver clean energy technical training and job placement assistance to new workers by ensuring they have the skills and qualifications required to meet industry demand. NYSERDA will accept applications requesting a minimum of $250,000 and a maximum of $1.

5 million per project commensurate with the scale of training proposed. Applicants must contribute a minimum cost share of 25 percent toward the total project budget. The minimum cost share required for projects exclusively serving Disadvantaged Communities and/or Priority Populations is 10 percent.

Projects that are led by or include New York State Minority and/or Women-owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) certified by NYS Empire State Development and/or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOB) certified by NYS Office of General Services (OGS) are also eligible for a 10 percent cost share provided that these entities perform at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the NYSERDA funded labor hours to perform the Scope of Work.

Applicants are encouraged to partner with other entities as helpful to ensure a comprehensive proposal. The project team must demonstrate previous success in preparing trainees for jobs, administering support for job preparedness and placements, and conducting technical training. Additionally, the project team must possess relevant qualifications to deliver energy-related training.

The Applicant must meet the following requirements: Be registered to do business in New York State. Have a business address for a formal business location within New York State. Demonstrate satisfactory integrity and capacity to perform the requirements of an Agreement with NYSERDA through completion of the Solicitation Proposal and Vendor Responsibility Questions [PDF] .

Have the legal authority to hire employees and conduct business in New York State. The Applicant/Project Team must meet the following requirements: Must have a New York State training location suitable to delivering the proposed training program.

Eligible Technology Areas Funding is available for training that advances skills in the following clean energy technology areas: Energy efficiency and building electrification (EE/BE) (e.g., energy auditing, insulation, heat pumps, building controls, building operations and maintenance); Energy storage (deployed wholesale bulk storage; “retail” commercial, non-residential, and community storage; and residential building storage); Electric vehicle charging stations (installation, operation and maintenance).

Eligible Training Initiatives All proposed projects must meet the following: Take place in New York State and exclusively serve residents of New York State; Be carried out by an experienced applicant or project team ; Include rigorous and high-quality technical skills training along with career preparation designed to prepare individuals for clean energy jobs.

The training program must have adequate hours of clean energy technical training content. Determinations will be made on a case-by-case basis considering factors such as overall training program hours relative to clean energy technical training content, industry standards, employer support, and more.

Ensure that at least 50% of individuals who participate in training meet the criteria of Disadvantaged Communities and/or Priority Populations; Include wraparound services and/or stipends as needed to support individuals with barriers to training and/or employment.

NYSERDA will fund wraparound services only after other sources of funding have been exhausted; Detail a thorough recruitment and screening plan to attract candidates to the program; Clearly describe the proposed training, including training format, dates, and locations, as well as targeted audience, industry, occupations, wages, and skills; Include partnerships, demonstrated in letters of commitment, with employers to interview program graduates and provide pathways to full-time jobs; Propose clear job placement goals for trainees, with a minimum of 70% of program graduates to be placed into full-time jobs (including Registered Apprenticeships) within six months of training completion; Demonstrate a sustainability plan to ensure continuation of training after NYSERDA funding is exhausted; and Be completed within thirty (30) months.

Learn more about the program and how to apply on the solicitation page . Submit questions to [email protected] . Join Program Office Hours, offered monthly.

Registration is required. Please submit a request to join via PON 6121 Office Hour Registration Form (opens in new window - close new window to return to this page). Read the Q&A for this opportunity [PDF] Review the recent webinar for this program [PDF] Learn more by reading the reference guide [PDF] .