Commercial, Distributed Energy Resources, GHG Emissions  -  August 28, 2024

Federal Govt Awards $521M in EV Charging Grants

The Biden-Harris Administration announced $521 million in grants to continue building out electric vehicle (EV) charging and alternative-fueling infrastructure across 29 states, two Federally Recognized Tribes and the District of Columbia, including the deployment of more than 9,200 EV charging ports.

This new EV infrastructure will increase access and reliability to communities across the country and provide EV charging to light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles along designated highways, interstates and major roadways. 

Milwaukee, Atlanta, the Fort Independence Indian Community and Standing Rock Renewable Energy Power Authority on behalf of the Sioux Reservation in North Dakota are among the recipients.

The funds are a part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s goals to support the growth of a convenient, affordable, reliable and Made-in-America national network of EV chargers.

Since the start of the Biden-Harris Administration, the number of publicly available EV chargers has doubled to over 192,000, with approximately 1,000 new public chargers being added each week. 

Through programs like the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program and the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, the administration is playing a critical role alongside private industry.

“President Biden and Vice President Harris believe in building infrastructure from the bottom up and the middle out. This investment puts public dollars in the hands of states, tribes and communities to build a more accessible national charging network,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm in a statement. "It will deliver good paying local jobs while giving Americans more transportation options no matter their geography or income and allow those looking for a new vehicle to more confidently take advantage of tax credits to purchase new and used EVs.” 

The grants announced today are made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $2.5-billion Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program and a 10% set aside from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program. 

The grants include $321 million that will be allocated for 41 “community” projects that expand EV charging infrastructure within communities across the country, while $200 million will go towards 10 “corridor” fast-charging projects that build out the national charging and alternative-fueling network along designated Alternative Fuel Corridors. 

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