Opportunity: Funding for Charging and Fueling Infrastructure
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is facilitating a grant program designed to expand charging and fueling infrastructure. Total program funding is $700M. The grant application deadline is May 30, 2023. Eligible applicants include:
State governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
County governments
Special district governments
City or township governments
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Program Description: The Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program (CFI Program) is a new competitive grant program created by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to strategically deploy publicly accessible electric vehicle charging and alternative fueling infrastructure in the places people live and work, urban and rural areas alike, in addition to along designated Alternative Fuel Corridors (AFCs). CFI Program investments will make modern and sustainable infrastructure accessible to all drivers of electric, hydrogen, propane, and natural gas vehicles. This program provides two funding categories of grants: (1) Community Charging and Fueling Grants (Community Program); and (2) Alternative Fuel Corridor Grants (Corridor Program). The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $2.5 billion over five years for this program. This first round of funding makes $700 million from Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023 funding available to strategically deploy electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and other fueling infrastructure projects in urban and rural communities in publicly accessible locations, including downtown areas and local neighborhoods, particularly in underserved and disadvantaged communities.
See the program webpage for full details.
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