{"id":8233,"date":"2023-03-17T18:49:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T23:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mnrtap.us\/?p=8233"},"modified":"2023-03-17T18:49:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T23:49:13","slug":"notice-of-funding-opportunity-grants-for-electric-vehicle-charging-and-alternative-fueling-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mnrtap.us\/notice-of-funding-opportunity-grants-for-electric-vehicle-charging-and-alternative-fueling-stations\/","title":{"rendered":"Notice of Funding Opportunity: Grants for Electric Vehicle Charging and Alternative Fueling Stations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\":pq\" class=\"hP\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-thread-perm-id=\"thread-f:1760644940981231613\" data-legacy-thread-id=\"186f113edac65ffd\">Notice of Funding Opportunity: Grants for Electric Vehicle Charging and Alternative Fueling Stations<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Published on: <\/strong><\/em><em>March 17, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Federal Highway Administration recently <a href=\"https:\/\/highways.dot.gov\/newsroom\/biden-harris-administration-opens-applications-first-round-25-billion-program-build-ev\">announced<\/a> a new competitive grant opportunity, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhwa.dot.gov\/environment\/cfi\/\">Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program<\/a>, to increase publicly accessible electric vehicle charging and alternative fueling infrastructure. Created by President Biden&#8217;s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the program will promote cleaner air and combat climate change by making it easier for people to charge in the communities where they live and work.<\/p>\n<p>CFI Program investments will make charging infrastructure accessible to all drivers of electric, hydrogen, propane, and natural gas vehicles and is designed to increase access in underserved and disadvantaged communities. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grants.gov\/web\/grants\/view-opportunity.html?oppId=346798\">round of funding<\/a> makes up to $700 million from fiscal years 2022 and 2023 funding available to strategically deploy EV charging and other alternative vehicle-fueling infrastructure projects in publicly accessible locations in urban and rural communities.<\/p>\n<p>Among the eligible applicants are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Metropolitan planning organizations<\/li>\n<li>Public authorities with a transportation function<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Webinars to share information about the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the CFI Program will be held on the following dates:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/usdot.zoomgov.com\/webinar\/register\/WN__lIvIFEiQg21NbfjGI_Knw?timezone_id=America%2FChicago\">Webinar #1: Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program<\/a> will be held March 21, 2023, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. CT<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/usdot.zoomgov.com\/webinar\/register\/WN_L4-dFFn5TFivHvsm3b9j3Q?timezone_id=America%2FChicago\">Webinar #2: Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program<\/a> will be held March 22, 2023, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. CT<\/p>\n<p>Webinars are open to the public and registration is required.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grants.gov\/web\/grants\/view-opportunity.html?oppId=346798\">FY22\/23 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).<\/a> Apply through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grants.gov\/web\/grants\/view-opportunity.html?oppId=346798\">Grants.gov<\/a> <strong>by May 30<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/highways.dot.gov\/newsroom\/biden-harris-administration-opens-applications-first-round-25-billion-program-build-ev\">Press release<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhwa.dot.gov\/environment\/cfi\/\">Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program and Upcoming Webinar<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grants.gov\/web\/grants\/view-opportunity.html?oppId=346798\">FY22\/23 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/usdot.zoomgov.com\/webinar\/register\/WN__lIvIFEiQg21NbfjGI_Knw?timezone_id=America%2FChicago\">Webinar #1: Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/usdot.zoomgov.com\/webinar\/register\/WN_L4-dFFn5TFivHvsm3b9j3Q?timezone_id=America%2FChicago\">Webinar #2: Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grants.gov\/web\/grants\/view-opportunity.html?oppId=346798\">Grants.gov<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Register for the webinars here. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":631,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[136],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - 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