Business Development
Collapsing the sales cycle between initial customer meetings and ultimate deployment of solutions
Accelerating the Success
of Your Clean Fight
Decarbonizing Multifamily LMI & Affordable Housing
The fifth edition of The Clean Fight is focused on decarbonizing existing multifamily low-to-moderate income (LMI) and affordable housing in New York City and State. In collaboration with leaders in the affordable housing market–the Climate Friendly Homes Fund administered by The Community Preservation Corporation–we’re seeking high impact solutions that break down barriers to decarbonization and simplify the retrofit process for multifamily LMI and affordable housing.
Our program is laser-focused on supporting the scaling of your solution. How? Through high-touch matchmaking with housing partners, and critical ecosystem players, connections to the right sources of capital to meet your growth needs, and access to technical assistance and grant funding to facilitate demonstration projects in New York State.
Why Multifamily Affordable Housing?
New York’s multifamily affordable housing buildings are owned and operated by managers dedicated to preserving affordable housing so that our vibrant, diverse communities can stay that way. But navigating the decarbonization process is complex and costly and many existing decarbonization solutions may not be the best fit for the under-resourced and often older buildings that comprise most of New York’s multifamily affordable housing stock.
As we move towards a zero-emission economy we need decarbonization solutions that are tailored to the challenges faced by affordable housing providers while keeping costs low, ensuring resiliency, and improving quality of life for residents. To truly drive an inclusive and equitable transition, we need to make decarbonization accessible and affordable for everyone.
How We Support The Companies In Our Program
Financing Support
Tailored connections to leading capital partners
Deployment Grants
Up to $100k per company to support deployments in NY
Bespoke Programming
Created specifically to meet the cohort’s scaling needs
NY Navigation
Expert insight into NY’s regulatory, legislative, and incentive opportunities
Time Efficient Program; No Equity
6 months, 2 summits, ~2 hours a week of engagement
In Our Corner
Program Collaborators
Capital Partners
Supporters
Our Kind of Companies
We’re looking for best-in-class solutions that are tailored to affordable housing providers' unique needs, that have a clear path to scalability and cost efficiency, and that can help this resource-constrained sector transition to a zero-emission economy. We welcome applications from companies based in the US or internationally with an interest in entering or expanding in NY.
Growth Stage Companies
Companies with solutions that are ready to scale: products or services with proven efficacy, impact, and market demand that can quickly support a far bigger customer base.
Targeted Impact
Solutions that make decarbonizing multifamily affordable buildings easier to navigate, easier to pay for, or easier to install, operate, and maintain, while improving or maintaining the resident experience.
Commitment to Collaborate
Teams dedicated to collaborating with frontline communities and who are driving solutions that enable a just transition.
Our Approach
Pre-Program
In-depth needs assessment
Kickoff Summit
In-person matchmaking with housing partners
Virtual Connections
Meetings to progress housing partner conversations, meet capital partners, and connect with NY regulators and influencers
Showcase Summit
Share your Clean Fight with investors & broader LMI and affordable community
Virtual Touchpoints
with our team, housing partners and financing partners to advance your Clean Fight