New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced $4 million in grants awarded to municipalities across the state for the purchase or lease of zero-emission vehicles for municipal fleets, and grants for the purchase and installation of public electric vehicle charging stations in communities as part of DEC’s Zero-Emission Vehicle Rebate and Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure programs. The addition of these vehicles and charging stations is helping advance local efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions statewide.
“New York State is committed to reducing pollution by supporting the transition to electrify the state’s transportation sector and improve the health and quality of life for residents,” said DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton. “DEC’s ZEV programs, which support the purchase or lease of municipal EVs and the installation of public EV charging stations, continue to provide critical support to local communities, making it more affordable to green their fleets, reduce fuel costs, decrease harmful emissions, and save taxpayers money.”
The DEC Municipal ZEV Rebate Program continues to advance local efforts to mitigate climate change. The 2025 round of the program is providing awards to 14 municipalities to support the purchase or lease of 55 battery electric vehicles totaling more than $400,000. Since its start in 2016, the ZEV Rebate Program awarded more than $2.25 million to municipalities for 286 electric vehicles and 115 plug-in hybrids.
Recipients of the 2025 rebate awards include:
- City of Buffalo, $30,000 for four vehicles
- Town of Colonie, $37,500 for five vehicles
- Village of Hastings-on-Hudson, $7,500 for one vehicle
- Town of Huntington, $52,500 for seven vehicles
- City of Kingston, $82,500 for 11 vehicles
- Monroe County, $7,500 for one vehicle
- City of Plattsburgh, $30,000 for four vehicles
- Town of Red Hook, $7,500 for one vehicle
- Village of Scarsdale, $42,500 for seven vehicles
- City of Schenectady, $45,000 for six vehicles
- Tompkins County, $22,500 for three vehicles
- Town of Victor, $7,500 for one vehicle
- Westchester County, $7,500 for one vehicle
- City of White Plains, $22,500 for three vehicles
More information about the DEC Municipal ZEV Rebate Program is available on DEC’s website.
As part of the 2025 round of the ZEV Infrastructure Grant Program, DEC is providing 36 grants totaling more than $3.6 million for 74 level 2 electric vehicle charging ports and 24 fast chargers to 23 municipalities across the State. Since the start of the program in 2016, DEC awarded more than $23 million for 1,296 level 2 charging ports, 99 fast chargers, and three hydrogen fuel filling nozzles.
Recipients of the 2025 infrastructure grants include:
- Village of Baldwinsville, $199,600 for two fast chargers
- Village of Bemus Point, $132,027 for one fast charger
- Town of Chilli, $300,000 for one fast charger
- City of Dunkirk, $117,725 for one fast charger
- Village of Canton, $205,210 for two fast chargers
- Village of Greenwood Lake, $48,144 for two level 2 charging ports
- Village of Haverstraw, $300,000 for five fast chargers
- Village of Highland Falls, $42,795 for two level 2 charging ports
- Town of Huntington, $107,760 for four level 2 charging ports and three fast chargers
- Village of Mamaroneck, $65,242 for four level 2 charging ports
- Village of Middleburgh, $4,481 for four level 2 charging ports
- Monroe County, $500,000 for 20 level 2 charging ports
- Village of Naples, $18,490 for four level 2 charging ports
- City of Newburgh, $196,576 for two level 2 charging ports and one fast charger
- Town of New Castle, $68,000 for six level 2 charging ports
- Town of Newfane, $41,343 for four level 2 charging ports
- City of New Rochelle, $84,000 for four level 2 charging ports
- Town of Niagara, $167,000 for one fast charger
- Village of Pulaski, $129,300 for one fast charger
- Village of Rhinebeck, $137,626 for one fast charger
- City of Rochester, $351,038 for 18 level 2 charging ports
- City of Schenectady, $254,031 for three fast chargers
- City of Syracuse, $208,600 for two fast chargers
More information about the DEC Municipal ZEV Infrastructure Grant Program is available on DEC’s website.
Among the many environmental victories in the 2026-27 State Budget, the Environmental Protection Fund was maintained at $425 million, with an additional $25 million from the New York State Sustainable Future Program for environmental projects. The EPF supports climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts, improves agricultural resources to promote sustainable agriculture, protects water sources, advances conservation efforts, and provides recreational opportunities for New Yorkers.
New York State's Climate Agenda
New York State's climate agenda calls for an affordable and just transition to a clean energy economy that creates family-sustaining jobs, promotes economic growth through green investments, and directs a minimum of 40 percent of the benefits to disadvantaged communities. New York is advancing a suite of efforts to achieve an emissions-free economy, including in the energy, buildings, transportation, and waste sectors. The State is also working to disburse the historic $2 billion Sustainable Future Program, which will deliver targeted funding to lower emissions, reduce household energy costs, and spur green job growth.
About the Consolidated Funding Application
The Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) was created to streamline and expedite the grant application process. The CFA process marks a fundamental shift in the way State resources are allocated, ensuring less bureaucracy and greater efficiency to fulfill local economic development needs. The CFA serves as the single-entry point for access to economic development funding, ensuring applicants no longer have to slowly navigate multiple agencies and sources without any mechanism for coordination. Now, economic development projects use the CFA as a support mechanism to access multiple State funding sources through one application, making the process quicker, easier, and more productive. Learn more about the CFA.
