IntroductionIf your community received an email notification from NYSERDA indicating that your local government is eligible to apply for a grant under NYSERDA’s Clean Energy Communities Program, and you would like to initiate the process, complete the steps below. |
After logging into the NYSERDA Portal, click the Create a New Submission button.
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On the first page of the online submittal form, click that Add a Contact button.
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On the Add a Contact window, complete all required fields. Additional contacts can be added if necessary, though at least one contact must be designated as the Primary Contact and one contact must be designated as the Contract Signer. A single contact can be designated as both.
On the second page of the online submittal form, complete the Proposal Information section.
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When all three sections are complete, click the Continue button at the bottom of the page to advance to the next page.
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Read through the Vendor Assurance of No Conflict of Interest or Detrimental Effect disclosure and answer accordingly. Click the Save button when complete to advance to the next page.
On the Proposal Budget page, enter the grant amount specified by the Clean Energy Community team at NYSERDA in the Proposed NYSERDA Cost field. Grant amounts are only provided after a community has been designated as a Clean Energy Community. Click Continue to advance to the next page.
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On the Proposal Documents page, upload the Grant Application and Commitment Letter by clicking the Choose File button for each.
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Upload up to 10 additional optional documents in the Optional Documents section on the Proposal Documents page. The Grant Application outlines additional documents that will be required as part of the High Impact Action submission and vary based upon the High Impact Action item selected as part of the submission. If there are no Optional Documents to upload, click the Continue button to advance to the next page.
The Authorized Signature and Certification page details a summary of the proposal. Review each section for accuracy. If information is incorrect, use the Previous button to return to previous pages, otherwise, scroll to the bottom of the page and check the Certification checkbox. Click Continue to advance to the last page.
The Proposal Submission page is the final page in the online submittal form. Click the Submit button to submit the proposal.
If the proposal was successfully submitted, the following message will display:
Your submitted proposal will be reviewed by the Clean Energy Community team. If your proposal is approved, you will receive additional information regarding next steps. The proposal will also be converted into a Project in Salesforce.
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