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New York School Bus: Charging Voucher Application

New York School Bus: Charging Voucher Application

1. Introduction

The New York School Bus Incentive Program (NYSBIP) is a program that grants vouchers to public school districts and third-party operators under contract with a public school district for electric school buses and charging infrastructure. The Charging Voucher enables districts to receive a reimbursement for installing chargers and associated charging infrastructure for their new electric school buses. Disadvantaged Communities will receive at least 35% and ideally 40% of program funding.

The Charging Voucher Application contains eight (8) separate steps. Review the information at the top of every step. It provides high-level guidance and requirements that may be necessary for you to complete each step.

  • Fields marked with a red asterisk (*) are required and must be completed before you can move on to the next step. 

  • Clicking Next at the bottom of any step will save your progress (if all required fields have been completed) should you be unable to complete the agreement in one sitting

To complete and submit a New Application, log into the NYSBIP Charging Voucher Portal and follow the instructions below.

2. Register for a Portal Account

To register for a portal account, access this link: Portal Registration Link.

The Portal Registration website contains two (2) messages at the top. The first provides guidance on what company information should be entered into the Company Information section of the registration form. The second message provides a link to the NYSBIP Charging Voucher Portal login page should you lose it.

  1. Complete the School or Company Information section, being sure to populate all required fields (shown with a red asterisk * )

    Please register with the main School or Company information, not the sub-entity (LLCs, Inc, etc.) information.

  1. Complete the Contact Information section, being sure to populate all required fields (shown with a red asterisk * )

  1. Click Create at the bottom of the registration form.

  1. The email address you provide in the Contact Information section of the registration page will receive an email notification. Within the email notification, click the Hyperlink to finalize the registration process by choosing a password.

  1. Once you complete the registration and set your password, you can log into the NYSBIP Charging Voucher Portal at any time using this link: NYSBIP Charging Voucher Portal.

3. Submit Charging Voucher Application

3.1. Access the Charing Program Voucher Application

  1. Log into your NYSERDA Portal account.

  1. Click Submit a New Application at the top of the home page.

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  1. Select New York School Bus Charging Program. You will then be redirected to page one of the application: Project Information.

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3.2. Checking Your Application Progress

  1. The application has seven 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 circles can be used to navigate to completed pages by clicking the circle representing the required page.

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3.3. Application Page 1: Project Information

Page one of the application requires that you provide project information. Please note that as you fill out the required fields additional required fields may appear.

  1. Select the desired School District from the Choose School District drop-down.

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  1. The page will reload displaying new required fields. Fill out the required fields and click Continue to proceed to page two of the application: Contacts.

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3.4. Application Page 2: Contacts

Page two of the application asks that you provide contact information. Please note that some of the Applicant Primary Contact fields may auto populate.

  1. Complete all required fields and click Continue to proceed to page three of the application: Verify Charger Locations.

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3.5. Application Page 3: Verify Charger Locations

Page three of the application asks that you verify charger locations. Please note that if you selected a School Bus application to attach this project to, the sites(s) will already be listed and you can continue immediately to the next page.

  1. To add a charger location click Add A Site.

    If you need to modify the charger location information click the Edit button under Action.

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  1. A modal window will appear where you will input details on where the buses are actually located.


    Fill out the required fields and click Save.

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  1. Ensure that the charger location(s) are accurate and click Continue to proceed to step four of the application: Charger Information.

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