Advanced Buildings Program
Buildings require a lot of energy to heat or cool spaces, circulate air, and operate lighting. Currently, about 80 percent of buildings across the State were constructed before energy codes emerged in the 1970s and utilize the burning of fossil fuels for space heating and hot water. Laboratories, startups, and established companies are working on innovative business models and technology to enable building electrification, lowering buildings’ emissions and energy use, or intelligent energy management but they need help getting their innovations to market.
The current funding opportunity from the End Use Energy Innovation program is focused on accelerating commercialization of innovative buildings solutions through large demonstrations to enable electrification and decarbonization of buildings.
Enabling Innovative Clean Energy Building Solutions Funding Opportunity
The approximately 8 million buildings in NYS are responsible for 60% of the State’s energy consumption, and 32% of the State’s greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing emissions from these buildings will help New York reach its aggressive Climate Act 
goals.
To tackle emissions from buildings, NYSERDA’s End Use Energy Innovation program has released the Enabling Innovative Clean Energy Building Solutions funding opportunity to help develop energy-efficient building technologies and new business models for New York’s buildings.
How It Works
NYSERDA is requesting proposals for, and anticipates making five $1 million awards under this solicitation, to support the advancement of solutions in these five Topic Areas:
- Building Envelope
- Clean Heating and Cooling
- Intelligent Grid-interactive Building Controls
- Low-GWP Refrigerant Applications and Leak Detection
- Thermal Storage
Who Can Apply
Anyone can apply to the Enabling Innovative Clean Energy Building Solutions funding opportunity. NYSERDA seeks demonstration projects at a committed New York State site that have received government or foundation funding that advanced and readied the solution for demonstration.
How to Apply
The application and instructions for submitting a proposal are available on the Enabling Innovative Clean Energy Building Solutions funding opportunity page 
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Deadline
Proposals are due by June 4, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. EST.
Contact
Program Team
[email protected]
Read about Advanced Buildings as a focus area for Innovation & Research.