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Apply for the Clean Energy Internship, Climate Justice Fellowship, & On-the-Job Training Programs

Apply for the Clean Energy Internship, Climate Justice Fellowship, & On-the-Job Training Programs

1. Introduction

The New York State Clean Energy Internship Program, the Climate Justice Fellowship Program, and the On-the-Job Training Program are workforce development initiatives offered through NYSERDA. The programs focus on enhancing the talent pipeline for New York State businesses engaged in the clean energy industry by facilitating the placement of students and recent graduates into paid internships and by supporting the hiring and training of new full-time workers and one-year fellows. NYSERDA reimburses eligible employers for a percentage of wages for the participating interns, fellows, and new hires.

Businesses submit an online application to apply for all three programs, and applicants may be approved for one or more programs depending on eligibility criteria.

Once approved, participating employers submit an application for each individual they wish to hire in order to apply for funding.

These instructions cover the steps of the application to become a participating employer.

2. Before the Start of Application

The content below provides guidance when beginning, and navigating through, the online application. Please review before accessing any of the Application Instructions.

2.1. Checking Your Application Progress

  1. The application is comprised of four pages or steps. Your progress throughout the application can be viewed in the upper right-hand corner where progress is denoted with a black circle. Additionally, these can be used to navigate to completed pages. To navigate this way, click the circle representing the required page.

2.2. Application Field Tips and Information

  1. As you progress throughout the application, fields marked with a Question Mark within a circle contain tool-tips to help you understand the information required for those fields. Tool-tips within the field (such as with the Legal Business Name in the screenshot below) are activated when hovering your cursor over the field, whereas tool-tips next to the field name, such as in the Current Business Size field in the screenshot below) are active when the question mark is clicked.

2.3. Beginning the Application

  1. Once the application is accessed, ensure Workforce Development is selected for the Program Family drop-down and click the Workforce Development and Training radio button. Then click Continue to begin the application process.

2.4. Navigating the Application

  1. Every page contains both a Previous and Continue button.

  • The Previous button enables to applicant to return to previous pages should it be necessary to update information on pages that have already been completed.

  • The Continue button allows applicants to navigate to the next page, or step, of the application. Applicants cannot advance to the next page if any required fields on the page have not been complete

3. Application Submission

3.1. Application Page 1: Organization Information

The first page of the application requires you to document your organization’s information. All required fields on this page are denoted by a red asterisk *.

  1. Begin by entering your organization's name and address information.

  1. Next, select the kind of business for the organization. Options in the field drop-down are:

  • Corporation

  • Disregarded Entity

  • Federal, State, or Local Government

  • Individual / Sole Proprietor

  • Limited Liability Co.

  • Not For Profit

  • Partnership

  • Public Authority

  • Trust / Estates

  1. Then, specify if the organization is New York State registered or New York City certified Minority, Women, or Service-Disabled Veteran-owned business, if applicable.

  1. Input your organization's Exempt Payee Code, if applicable.

  1. Lastly, check the appropriate Tax Identification Type for the organization.

    Employer Identification Number: If selecting this option, an additional field will become visible. Input the organization's Employer Identification Number.

    Social Security Number: If selecting this option, a note will appear. Your Social Security Number cannot be input within the application. Instead, you should mail your W9 to NYSERDA at the address provided within the note associated with this field.

  1. After completing all required and applicable fields on this page, click Continue to move to the next page of the application.

3.2. Application Page 2: Contact Information

The second page establishes the Primary, Accounts Receivable, and Authorize Signatory contacts associated with the application. Should NYSERDA require additional information for the application, the Primary Contact will be contacted. All required fields on this page are denoted by a red asterisk *.

  1. Enter in contact information for the Primary Contact for the organization. The Primary Contact will be the recipient of any future NYSERDA communications.

  1. Next, enter the contact information for the organization's Accounts Receivable Contact. This individual may be contacted with questions related to the payment of invoices.

    The Primary Contact can also act as the Accounts Receivable Contact. If this is the case, check the Accounts Receivable Contact is the same as the Primary Contact checkbox.

  1. Lastly, enter the contact information for the organization's Authorized Signatory Contact. This individual will be the organization's approved signatory should approval or decisions requiring an authorized signatory be necessary.

    The Primary Contact can also act as the Authorized Signatory Contact. If this is the case, be sure to check the Authorized Signatory Contact is the same as the Primary Contact checkbox.

  1. After completing all required and applicable fields on this page, click Continue to move to the next page of the application.

3.3. Application Page 3: Business Details