The Federal Highway Administration has awarded $635 million in grants in Round 2 of the agency’s Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Program, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
The grants fund 49 projects that will deploy more than 11,500 EV charging ports, as well as [sigh] hydrogen and natural gas fueling infrastructure along corridors and in communities across 27 states, four federally recognized tribes and the District of Columbia. $368 million of the funding will be allocated for 42 “community” projects, and $268 million will go towards 7 “corridor” fast charging projects along designated Alternative Fuel Corridors.
“The Biden Administration has made historic investments to support the EV transition and make sure it’s made in America,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “These investments will help states and communities build out a network of EV chargers in the coming years so that one day, finding a charge on a road trip will be as easy as filling up at a gas station.”
“Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts, we now have over 200,000 publicly available chargers nationwide and hundreds of new manufacturing facilities across 40 states, creating jobs and economic growth,” said Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg.
In keeping with President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative, which aims for 40% of the benefits of federal investments to flow to disadvantaged communities, 67% of the funding in this round will go to sites located in disadvantaged communities.
The project selections in this round of grants include four in Charged’s home state:
- The city of Jacksonville, Florida and Florida State College will receive $2.8 million to install 100 EV chargers across public spaces and educational campuses.
- The Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization will receive $17.9 million to install 20 EV charging stations with a total of 339 EV charging ports along the county’s Alternative Fuel Corridors.
- The city of Gainesville will receive nearly $11.7 million to deploy 47 publicly accessible EV charging stations.
- The city of Hollywood scored nearly $5.0 million to install 154 EV charging ports at public parks, community centers and city facilities.
Source: Federal Highway Administration
