Clean Energy Career Awareness Program

Description of goods to services to be bid:

This Request for Information requests stakeholder feedback on a proposed NYSERDA Workforce Development & Training program that will support career pathway training including career awareness and material accessibility. It will provide a pipeline for NYS youth to pursue technical training or paid work experience through NYSERDA's existing capacity building and hiring support programs. This new career awareness program may include the following:

1) Clean Energy Teaching Resources: A web-based platform that contains freely accessible clean energy educational resources.

2) Clean Energy Educator Training: Professional development opportunities to advance educators’ understanding of clean energy.

3) Clean Energy Career Exploration: Funding to support summer, work-based, and/or experiential clean energy programming for NYS youth.

By responding to this RFI, interested NYS academic institutions, employer/skilled trades organizations, local governments, community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations and other parties are invited to share their feedback and contribute ideas towards the development of a career awareness and exploration program that will support the growth of a strong clean energy economy across New York State.

If changes are made to this solicitation notification will be posted on NYSERDA’s website at: www.nyserda.ny.gov/funding-opportunities

Eligibility/Qualifications Requirements/Preferences:

This RFI seeks comments on the draft concept for a new program, including specific areas where feedback is requested. Respondents are not required to answer all questions and should focus on those relevant to their field of expertise. Comments are due by Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at 3pm EDT and respondents should share feedback using the survey link contained in the RFI document.