Subsidized courses

Thanks to funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), Urban Green is able to offer subsidized courses for individuals who live in NYSERDA’s designated Disadvantaged Communities or qualify as a member of a NYSERDA Priority Population.

Free registration is available for the following courses:

How do you gain free access to these courses?

Check below if you’re eligible for these courses.

You can gain free access to these on-demand courses during account registration. When registering for an account on our education portal, please indicate “Yes” if you are part of a designated Disadvantaged Community or Priority Population.

If you already have an account on the education portal, log in and visit this page to update your address and profile. After updating your profile, be sure to save, sign out, and then sign back into the portal – you should now have access.

Do you qualify for free courses?

Disadvantaged Communities
Disadvantaged Communities meet the criteria established under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. View this map ⇗ with address lookup function to see if your address is located within a disadvantaged community.

• Veterans
• Individuals with disabilities
• Low-income individuals, whose household’s total income is below or at 60% of the State Median Income, or whose household has been determined eligible for or is receiving assistance through the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or other human service benefit programs
• Incumbent or unemployed fossil fuel workers
• Previously incarcerated individuals
• 16- to 24-year-olds who are enrolled in or have completed a comprehensive work preparedness training program such as those offered by Boards of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES), technical high schools, Conservation Corps, YouthBuild, and AmeriCorps. The training program must include a combination of rigorous clean energy education with hands-on technical training. Eligibility of work preparedness programs under this category will be considered on a case-by-case basis
• Homeless individuals
• Single Parents

If you have any questions or issues, feel free to reach out to education@urbangreencouncil.org.