NYSERDA On the Job Training

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) helps clean energy businesses hire new workers. Businesses can get up to $100,000. NYSERDA will pay 50 percent of a new worker's wages for up to 16 weeks. For some workers, NYSERDA will pay for up to 24 weeks.

Eligibility Requirements

Businesses must work in one of these areas:

• High efficiency heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC)
• Renewable heating and cooling
• High-efficiency water heating
• Insulation and air sealing
• High-efficiency lighting and controls
• Building automation and controls
• Smart grid
• Energy storage
• Related services

Businesses must also:

• Have fewer than 100 workers
• Only apply for workers from certain groups

NYSERDA will pay up to $100,000 total. They will pay 50 percent of a worker's wages for 16 weeks, or $16 per hour. For some workers, they will pay for up to 24 weeks.

NYSERDA helps these prioritized groups more:

• Veterans
• Native Americans (enrolled with a tribal authority)
• People with disabilities
• Low-income people (earning $27,811 or less per year)
• Unemployed power plant workers
• People who have been incarcerated before
• People aged 18 to 24 in work training programs

Large businesses can receive benefits for workers in these groups. Benefits for these groups lasts up to 24 weeks.

NYSERDA and the New York State Department of Labor check all applications.