National Grid Programs

Marketing Programs

Strategic Economic Development Program
Competition for economic development projects among states and regions continues to grow. This National Grid program is designed to increase effective marketing and sales initiatives aimed at “strategic targets.” The Strategic Economic Development Program provides expertise and incremental resources to leverage more and better macro-level business attraction research, marketing and sales efforts. The goal is to generate out-of-state prospects for direct investment in National Grid’s upstate New York service territory.
Program Description for Strategic Economic Development Program
Online Program Application

Cooperative Business Recruitment
The Cooperative Business Recruitment program provides incremental matching funds for cooperative marketing initiatives between National Grid and regional or local economic development partners.
Program Description for Coperative Business Recruitment Program
Online Program Application

Building Ready Upstate Program
Many Upstate NY communities lack an inventory of quality buildings to attract new businesses. Another hurdle to overcome is the length of the approval process for constructing a new building. Empire State Development has started a program (Shovelready certification) to address the length of time necessary in permitting sites.

This program would follow the same principles of reducing the up-front time required in gaining the necessary approvals for new building construction.
Program Description for Building Ready Upstate Program
Online Program Application

Site Development Programs

Industrial Building Redevelopment
The Industrial Building Assistance program provides grants of up to $250,000 to building owners undertaking efforts to retrofit the interior electric and gas infrastructure required to convert these buildings to multi-tenant industrial use. The grants will be made through local industrial development agencies or other quasi public development corporations.
Program Description for Industrial Building Redevelopment
Online Program Application

ShovelReady Infrastructure
The ShovelReady Infrastructure program provides grants of up to $250,000 for the installation of electric and natural gas infrastructure by local development agencies to New York state designated "Shovel Ready" BuildNow NY sites.
Program Description for Shovelready Infrastructure
Online Program Application

Brownfield Redevelopment
The Brownfield Redevelopment program provides grants to fund utility related infrastructure improvements and other costs that are necessary to progress the redevelopment of a brownfield site or vacant building.
Program Description for Brownfield Redevelopment
Online Program Application

Community Development Programs

This program is designed to assist communities in realizing their goals and promote "smart growth" investment in central business districts and commercial corridors.
Program Description for Main Street/Commercial District Revitalization
Online Program Application
Upstate New York State Mainstreet Program

CleanTech Incubation
This program supports the development of a self-sustaining entrepreneurial and innovation “ecosystem” in upstate New York that will stimulate and support high growth new businesses generating new jobs and new investment in the National Grid service territory. National Grid has created this program to support initiatives that facilitate formation of new ventures or growth of high potential small ventures and also to make buildings more marketable for the creation of new jobs in the clean tech industry and other advanced technology industry sectors.
Program Description for CleanTech Incubation
Online Program Application

Urban Center/Commercial District Revitalization
This program is designed to assist these metro centers in National Grid New York’s service territory achieve their revitalization goals, increase property tax bases, and promote “smart growth” and sustainable investment in central business districts and commercial corridors. The Urban Center/Commercial District Revitalization program provides matching grants of up to $250,000 to local municipalities, development corporations, universities, and medical complexes undertaking major neighborhood revitalization projects.
Program Description for Urban Center/Commercial District Revitalization
Online Program Application

Energy Infrastructure Programs

Electric Capital Investment Incentive
The Electric Capital Investment Incentive Program provides funds to help offset the customer costs associated with upgrading utility infrastructure to accommodate a business expansion or new construction project.
Program Description for Electric Capital Investment Incentives
Online Program Application

Natural Gas Capital Investment Incentive
The Natural Gas Capital Investment Incentive Program provides funds to help offset customer costs associated with upgrading natural gas infrastructure to accommodate a business expansion or new construction project.
Program Description for Natural Gas Capital Investment Incentives
Online Program Application

Three Phase Power Incentive
The 3-Phase Power Incentive program provides grants of up to $100,000 to help fund the extension of 3-phase electric service to eligible National Grid customers.
Program Description for Three Phase Power Incentives
Online Program Application

Power Quality Enhancements Program
This program offers financial incentives to qualified customers for the installation of power quality mitigation equipment and controls. Qualifying applicants must demonstrate their facility has a power quality problem that results in production, operational, or quality constraints, including but not limited to downtime and outage costs.
Program Descriptions for Power Quality Enhancements Program
Online Program Application

Energy Efficiency & Productivity

Energy Efficiency in Empire Zones
The Energy Efficiency in Empire Zones program provides assistance to Empire Zone businesses in the service territory of Niagara Mohawk. The program provides incentives to eligible customers for installation of energy-efficient lighting, controls, HVAC equipment, motors/electronic speed controls, and other systems that reduce energy use and/or enhance productivity.
Program Descriptions for Energy Efficiency in Empire Zones
Online Program Application
National Grid Energy Efficiency Programs

Agribusiness Productivity
The agribusiness industry is a critical component of the upstate New York economy, both as a direct employer and wealth generator and as a key input to a large number of “downstream” manufacturing industries. The Agribusiness Productivity program provides rebates to fund energy efficiency, renewable energy delivery and/or productivity improvements undertaken by dairy businesses, dairy farms and controlled environment agricultural facilities located within the service territory of National Grid New York.
Program Descriptions for Agribusiness Productivity
Online Program Application

Electric Manufacturing Productivity Program
The Electric Manufacturing Productivity Program (EMPP) provides matching grants, based on costs incurred by eligible applicants, whose top management commits the time and resources to “lean manufacturing” projects or manufacturing assistance projects that result in eliminating waste and increasing productivity on the “shop floor” and/or in the office. Further, the program provides matching grants for growth-targeted activities that result in greater utilization of manufacturing capacity and increased matching grants for projects that combine and coordinate the productivity and growth activities described above. The Manufacturing Productivity Program was developed in partnership with the Regional Technology Development Centers (RTDCs) from Western New York, Finger Lakes, Central New York, Mohawk Valley, North Country, and Capital Region and is delivered in conjunction with these RTDCs. RTDC contact information is provided at the end of this program description. Program eligibility requirements are in the Program Description.
Program Description for Electric Manufacturing Productivity Program
Online Program Application

Natural Gas Manufacturing Productivity Program
The Natural Gas Manufacturing Productivity Program (NGMPP) provides matching grants, based on costs incurred by eligible applicants, whose top management commits the time and resources to “lean manufacturing” projects or manufacturing assistance projects that result in eliminating waste and increasing productivity on the “shop floor” and/or in the office. Further, the program provides matching grants for growth-targeted activities that result in greater utilization of manufacturing capacity and increased matching grants for projects that combine and coordinate the productivity and growth activities described above. The Manufacturing Productivity Program was developed in partnership with the Regional Technology Development Centers (RTDCs) from Western New York, Finger Lakes, Central New York, Mohawk Valley, North Country, and Capital Region and is delivered in conjunction with these RTDCs. RTDC contact information is provided at the end of this program description. Program eligibility requirements are in the Program Description. This program is for National Grid natural gas customers, not located in the Company's electric service territory.
Program Description for Natural Gas Manufacturing Productivity Program
Online Program Application

Renewable Energy Programs

Renewable Energy and Economic Development
This program will fund a limited number of projects in the National Grid service territory that demonstrate alternative generation technologies while producing significant economic development benefits for the region.
Program Descriptions for Renewable Energy and Economic Development
Online Program Application

Sustainable Gas And Economic Development
The program will provide matching grants of up to $250,000 for collaborative projects that involve an Upstate research institution, one or more sustainable gas or gas transportation technologies and a regional economic development sponsor.
Program Description for Sustainable Gas And Economic Development
Online Program Application

Corporate and Community

Corporate Citizenship
National Grid contributes millions of dollars every year to deserving programs, most notably in energy, education and the environment—three areas critical to the core business of our company moving forward. We want to ensure our approach is sustainable and enables us to build meaningful long-term relationships with the community.
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Community Involvement
National Grid has a strong commitment to the communities we serve. We support programs designed to help improve the way people live, work and play. Our funding is available across our service territories to organizations meeting our established guidelines.
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