Vehicle Grid Integration

Description of goods to services to be bid:

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) seeks research proposals to develop or demonstrate new technologies and strategies that help overcome barriers to electric vehicle (EV) grid integration (VGI) and broader EV use in medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) vehicles. For the purposes of this solicitation, EVs include both battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). The goal of this program is to develop and demonstrate innovative technologies and operational approaches to make EV adoption more economically viable while reducing their impact on the electric grid in New York State.

This program will specifically fund Product Development and Demonstrations aimed at two primary focus areas:
Advancing electric vehicle grid integration (VGI)
Electrifying and decarbonizing new segments of medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) vehicles

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:

NYSERDA is accepting Full Proposals in the following categories:
Category 1: Product Development, Up to $1 million in NYSERDA funding per award with 50% cost share requirement
Category 2: Demonstration Projects, Up to $3 million in NYSERDA funding per award. Projects receiving up to $1,000,000 of NYSERDA funding are required to provide 50% cost-share; Category 2 projects receiving more than $1,000,000 of NYSERDA funding are required to provide 65% cost-share. For all Category 2 projects, no more than 25% of requested NYSERDA funds may be used for the purchase and/or installation of DER.
Other requirements are:
(a) For demonstration projects, the site must be in New York State.
(b) Other requirements vary among other categories. Please refer to PON 5354 on NYSERDA's website, www.nyserda.ny.gov, for specific