The Federal Highway Administration on May 30 published a notice of funding opportunity for the second round of the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program.
The five-year $2.5 billion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act program is for the deployment of alternative fueling infrastructure, including electric vehicle charging.
The notice of funding opportunity is available on the federal grants website.
The program is split into two grant funding categories: Community Charging and Fueling Grants and Alternative Fuel Corridor Grants.
Public power is uniquely eligible to apply for these grants.
In the first round, seven public power communities were awarded funding out of 47 selected projects.
For this round, FHWA increased the distance EV charging projects can be from an Alternative Fuels Corridor to five miles.
New applications are due by August 28, 2024. FHWA anticipates the total funding for this round to be approximately $1.3 billion.
Applicants who were not successful in the first round can request that their previous submission be reconsidered. Interested applicants have until July 1, 2024 to email FHWA at [email protected] with the request for reconsideration.
