GFO-20-607 – Second Block Grant for Light-Duty Electric Vehicle Charger Incentive Projects

Departmental Grant ID:
GFO-20-607
Portal ID:
5875
Status:
Closed (3 total applications submitted)
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
Categories:

Details

Purpose:

This is a competitive grant solicitation. The CEC’s Clean Transportation Program (formerly known as the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program) is seeking block grant implementer(s) to design and implement up to $500 million or more in grant funds for various light-duty electric vehicle (EV) charger incentive projects throughout California.

Description:

This is a competitive grant solicitation. The CEC’s Clean Transportation Program (formerly known as the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program) is seeking block grant implementer(s) to design and implement up to $500 million or more in grant funds for various light-duty electric vehicle (EV) charger incentive projects throughout California.

References to the budget for this solicitation should be considered an estimate. Additional funds may become available based on state or federal actions or budget allocations.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit

This solicitation is open to all not-for-profit technology entities with a physical office in California. The Applicant does not need to have its company headquarters in California, but it must have at least one existing physical office within the State of California.

Matching Funding Requirement:

There is no match share requirement.

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
August 2021
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
Until funds expire

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$500,000,000
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State

Funding Source Notes:

Assembly Bill (AB) 118 (Nùñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007), created the Clean Transportation Program.

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

Up to $500 million or more may be available under this solicitation to implement light-duty EV charger incentive projects throughout California.

No funding is currently available under this solicitation.

A to-be-determined amount of initial funds will be added to the resulting agreements contingent upon those funds becoming available and allocated for these purposes.

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Douglas Harvey, 1-916-827-8326, Douglas.Harvey@energy.ca.gov