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Voucher Funding Sources and Requirements

 

NYTVIP receives funding from partnerships between NYSERDA and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). NYSDOT works with NYSERDA to administer a portion of New York State’s allocation of funds from the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) programLink opens in new window - close new window to return to this page.. Similarly, NYSDEC is working with NYSERDA to administer some of the funding assigned to particular types of investments outlined in Clean Transportation NY: Using the Volkswagen Settlement to Drive Clean Transportation in New YorkLink opens in new window - close new window to return to this page..

Each source of funding has its own requirements which NYSERDA has worked to harmonize within the Program rules.

The Program is currently funded at the levels listed below, separated by source as well as what types of vehicle projects they can support.

Funding Sources by Vehicle Type

Funding Source Vehicle Types Amount
CMAQ Class 3-8 Battery Electric Vehicles $10M
Volkswagen Settlement Class 4-7 Trucks $4.8M
Class 8 Trucks
$3.6M
Class 4-8 Electric Transit Buses $33M
Class 4-6 Electric Paratransit Buses $2M
Class 4-8 Electric School Buses $12M
Port Cargo Handling Equipment (CHE) $0.9M
  Total $66.3M

Voucher amounts and in-use requirements differ by funding source and vehicle type. See below for a table of the annual mileage requirements for new and scrappage vehicles, and refer to Appendix A in the Program Implementation ManualLink opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. for a full listing of funding source rules.

 

Annual Mileage and Term Requirements
Vehicle Type Annual Mileage and Term Requirements for New Vehicle Annual Mileage and Term Requirements for Scrapped Vehicle
Truck  ≥5,000 miles annually on average during the five-year in-service period  ≥5,000 miles (or ≥1,000 hours in-service for off-road vehicles) annually over the two most recent years
Transit Bus  ≥15,000 miles annually on average during the five-year in-service period  Must be part of active fleet for at least the previous 24 months. A transit bus that is part of a contingency fleet, or considered a spare bus, is not eligible.
Paratransit Bus ≥7,000 miles annually on average during the five-year in-service period   ≥2,500 miles annually over at least one of the last two years
School Bus  ≥8,000 miles annually on average during the five year-in-service period   ≥2,500 miles annually over at least one of the last two years
Port Cargo Handling Equipment  ≥500 hours annually on average during the five-year in-service period (located and operated exclusively at the approved port)   ≥500 hours a year for at least one of the last two years at an eligible NYS port