Round 1 (RFA-CTAP-2026-01) closed on August 31, 2026, and Round 2 (RFA-CTAP-2026-02) on October 23, 2026. If you applied to either, you’re on file and you don’t need to start over. Qualified applicants who didn’t receive an allocation are carried forward on the waitlist in submission order and don’t need to reapply. (Section 6.5)

If your fleet has changed since you applied, or you want to be considered for Round 3’s vehicles and terms, email RFA@dollaride.com and we’ll tell you what, if anything, to update.

Whichever suits you. Both collect the same forms and are reviewed the same way. Online is faster and saves your answers on this device as you go. The PDF lets you work offline, share it internally before you submit, and send it when you’re ready. Either way, submit by Friday, November 13, 5:00 PM ET. (Section 5.4)

Open it in Adobe Acrobat Reader (free), Preview on a Mac, or Chrome or Edge. Click into any box to type, and click a checkbox to tick it. Then save the file — in a browser, use the download button so your answers are kept — and email it to RFA@dollaride.com with “RFA-CTAP-2026-03 — [Company Name]” in the subject line. No DocuSign or other software needed.

No. CTAP is not a cash grant or a purchase subsidy paid to you. CTAP LLC purchases the vehicles, holds title, and leases them to awardees — the NYSERDA incentive is applied by Dollaride as lessor and shows up in the lease rate you pay. (Section 1.3)

On the lease. The RFA estimates a new CTAP electric lease at as low as $1,100 a month against roughly $1,600 for a comparable new gas van leased privately — about $500 a month per vehicle, with no down payment.

On fuel and parking, if you opt in. About $1,000 a month through CTAP against a typical NYC market cost of about $1,600 — roughly $600 a month per vehicle. Both components are optional.

These are the RFA’s estimates for comparison only; your actual costs depend on vehicle configuration, lease mileage, battery capacity, utilization, and which optional components you choose. (Section 2.1)

Not by itself — this is the most common reason a promising applicant turns out to be ineligible. Your company, as the operating entity, must hold operating authority in its own name: NYSDOT authority, a NYC TLC base or operating license, or other applicable authority. (Section 4.1)

Not yet, under that license alone. For wheelchair-accessible for-hire vehicles, the TLC only licenses models on its approved accessible vehicle list, and the Ford E-Transit isn’t on that list today. Until it’s added, the E-Transit goes into service under other operating authority — NYSDOT authority or a TLC commuter van authorization, or the wheelchair-accessible build under a TLC paratransit base.

If a TLC base license is the only authority your company holds, say so on Form C, along with the vehicle you’d actually want. Someone on our team can talk through the options.

Ford E-Transit 350 configurations from 9 to 12 passengers, including wheelchair-accessible and stretcher-equipped builds; the Mercedes eSprinter (12–14 passengers); the Ram ProMaster 3500 wheelchair-accessible conversion by BraunAbility; and Class 5 shuttle buses on a Harbinger chassis (15–35 passengers). Other passenger EV models are also eligible. Vehicles must be battery-electric, with an acquisition cost between $52,501 and $232,500. (Sections 4.1, 7)

No. Both are optional. Use the CTAP charging network and program parking in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens on preferential terms, keep your own arrangements, or mix the two. The application asks you to identify a viable charging and parking pathway before vehicle handoff — yours or the program’s. (Sections 2.2, 4.3)

Three self-reported forms — Form A (company profile), Form B (vehicle request and replacement schedule), Form C (operations checklist) — and no attachments. If a question doesn’t apply, write “N/A” rather than leaving it blank.

If you receive a Conditional Allocation, you’ll then be asked for operating authority certificates, proof of commercial auto liability insurance, executed revenue contracts, three years of financial statements or tax returns with a three-year cash-flow forecast, and evidence of driver licensing, training and background checks. (Sections 5.1–5.3)

Two stages. First, a pass/fail eligibility screen — every applicant is told the outcome (eligible, deferred or denied) and the reason by November 20. Then eligible applications are scored: near-term replacement or expansion timing (35%), operational readiness (25%), potential vehicle volume (20%), and depth of service to disadvantaged communities (20%).

Applications received by the deadline that pass the screen are allocated in score order until Round 3’s vehicles are fully subscribed, subject to funding availability; ties go to the earlier submission. Qualified applicants not reached, and qualified applications received after the deadline, go on a waitlist in order of submission date, processed in that order if allocations expire or capacity is added. Waitlisted applicants don’t need to reapply for future rounds. (Cover page, Sections 6.1–6.5)

Yes — that’s Track C. Your lender or dealer finances the vehicle through the program entity, which is what lets the incentive attach, and you lease under Track A or B. Indicate the relationship on Form B; Track C is confirmed case by case. (Sections 2.4–2.5)

Yes, under Track B, lease-to-own: a fixed-price purchase option at the end of the base lease term. The option can’t be exercised before the end of the NYSERDA Agreement term, and vehicles must stay registered and domiciled in New York State and meet the 97% in-service standard for the entire term. (Section 2.4)

You receive a Conditional Allocation Letter and a Fleet Operator Letter of Intent. From there: execute the LOI, produce the award-stage documentation, pass underwriting, and Dollaride submits a Deployment Plan to NYSERDA, which has up to 14 days to respond. Then the Participation Agreement and MSA are executed and the vehicle is ordered. The MSA deadline is tied to NYSERDA’s Go decision on the Deployment Plan (target as early as December 7); an allocation that isn’t converted to an executed agreement in time returns to the pool. Vehicles are deployed six to nine months from MSA execution. (Sections 3, 6.3–6.4)

Apply anyway if the gap is fixable. “Deferred” covers requirements curable within the program period — insurance limits, for example. Dollaride states what needs to change and re-screens on request, without a new application. Only a non-waivable NYSERDA requirement results in a denial, and even then Dollaride will point to alternative programs where possible. (Section 4.4)

Application material is shared with NYSERDA and with the program’s lenders and financing partners for eligibility, reporting and credit review. Anything submitted to NYSERDA is subject to New York’s Freedom of Information Law unless it is a trade secret, plainly marked as confidential at the time you submit it. Labeling after submission doesn’t cure it.

• PDF: mark each page containing proprietary information “CONFIDENTIAL — TRADE SECRET” in the header or footer, and use the confidentiality designation box at the end of the forms.
• Online: use the confidentiality designation question in the last step.
• Either way, name the specific answers and briefly state why they’re a trade secret. Don’t designate the whole application — blanket designations are more likely to be challenged.

(Section 0.1)