The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office) Opens $51M to Develop the EV Charging Network
Eligible applicants: higher education institutions, tribal entities, nonprofits, forprofits, states, local governments. Applications are due: July 28, 2023
Announcement Type: Notice of Funding Opportunity (this program is accepting applications)
Opportunity: Ride and Drive Electric from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Ride and Drive Electric, Fiscal Year 2023
Overview and Eligible Uses: This Ride and Drive Electric FOA seeks applications to address discrete barriers to a future where everyone can ride and drive electric. Specifically, this FOA will directly advance the goal of building a national network of EV chargers for all Americans by supporting EV charging reliability, resiliency, equity, and workforce development. Applicants will apply for awards in one of the five topics:
Topic 1: Enhancing EV Charging Resiliency Equitable Access and Opportunity in Electrification
Topic 2A: Community-Driven Models for Electric Vehicle Charging Deployment
Topic 2B: Workforce Development Improving EV Charging Performance and Reliability
Topic 3A: Increasing Commercial Capacity for Testing and Certification of High-Power Electric Vehicle Chargers
Topic 3B: Validating Public EV Charging Infrastructure Real-World Performance and Reliability
Amount: DOE anticipates making approximately 24-40 awards under this FOA. DOE may issue one, multiple, or no awards. Individual awards may vary between $250K and $4M.
Award Type: Cooperative Agreements
Eligible Applicants: The proposed prime recipient and subrecipient(s) must be domestic entities. The following types of domestic entities are eligible:
Institutions of higher education
For-profit entities
Nonprofit entities
State and local governmental entities, and Indian tribes
In limited circumstances, DOE may approve a waiver to allow a foreign entity to participate as a prime recipient or subrecipient.
Federal agencies and instrumentalities (other than DOE and DOT) and NNSA FFRDCs are eligible to apply for funding as a subrecipient but are not eligible to apply as a prime recipient.
Key Dates: Applications are due July 28, 2023
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