NY S08753

Narrows eligible applicants from school districts, public hospitals, public housing, and political subdivisions to primarily school districts, with public housing and public hospitals included only at the authority's discretion

Reduces grant coverage from 100% of qualified mechanical insulation expenditures to between 50-75% of costs

Changes grants from a general issuance to a competitive, first-come-first-served basis

Conditions the program's establishment on available funding and requires implementation within one year of the section's effective date

Authorizes the authority to coordinate with other state agencies to establish and administer the program, and requires published guidelines for evaluation criteria and competitive application process