What is the current status of this program?
This funding is no longer available. If you want more incentives like this, tell your Federal, North Carolina, and South Carolina legislators. Click here to see how this program benefited the Carolinas.
What does this funding get me?
The Federal Highway Administration’s Charging & Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Program was divided into two distinct grant funding categories, with half of the funding being made available for each over five years:
- Community Charging and Fueling Grants: This program will strategically deploy publicly accessible EV charging infrastructure and hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling infrastructure in urban and rural communities.
- Alternative Fuel Corridor (AFC) Grants: This program will strategically deploy publicly accessible EV charging infrastructure and hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling infrastructure along designated AFCs.
In the latest round of funding, the maximum distance from an AFC was increased from one mile to five miles to better connect AFCs with communities.
Am I eligible?
Eligible applicants included states, metropolitan planning organizations, local governments, port authorities, Tribes, and U.S. territories.
How can I access the money?
This funding is no longer available. If you want more incentives like this, tell your Federal, North Carolina, and South Carolina legislators. Visit the Federal Highway Administration’s CFI web page for more details.
Any future CFI Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will be announced on Grants.gov and this website. No estimated date for NOFO release is available at this time. Please continue to monitor Grants.gov and this website for information.
What is the timeline?
Applications for the most recent round of funding were due on September 11, 2024.
What other incentives could I use to help me accomplish my goals?
EV charger tax credits (including direct pay credits for tax-exempt entities)
Check the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE) for additional incentives that may be offered by your state, local government, or utility, as well as important federal, state, and local policies. For questions regarding DSIRE, contact Justin Lindemann (NC Clean Energy Technology Center) at jplindem@ncsu.edu.
For questions about South Carolina incentives, contact Evan Renshaw with the South Carolina Electric Transportation Network (SCETN) at evan@cvsc.org. The SCETN is a statewide forum for collaboration among businesses, non-profit organizations, academic institutions, public agencies, and other entities involved in or supportive of the equitable advancement of transportation electrification in South Carolina.
Check out our (non-exhaustive) list of non-federal funding from other sources that may fit your energy and cost-saving goals.
What are examples of projects that have been selected for awards?
- Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments (BCDCOG) will receive $6.6 million to build out a robust EV charging network consisting of 124 ports in disadvantaged communities in South Carolina. The project will expand access to electric vehicle technician training and use targeted community engagement to promote the availability of EV charging and monitor the impacts of new infrastructure.
Where can I get more information?
- Federal Highway Administration’s CFI web page
- Notice of Funding Opportunity
- News release / summary
- For specific questions on this program or for more assistance, contact Sally Robertson at info@energyfundsforall.org.