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GFO-23-608 – Military Electric Vehicle Chargers

Grantor:
CA Energy Commission
Departmental Grant ID:
GFO-23-608
Portal ID:
60801
Status:
Active
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
Categories:

Details

Purpose:

To award follow-on funding support for EV charging infrastructure projects with eligible applicants that have an active award from an eligible United States federal agency. This solicitation is intended to potentially double the number of chargers installed at a military base or facility, compared to what would otherwise be installed with only the federal funding, and accelerate the adoption of zero emission vehicles statewide.

Description:

This is a first come, first served grant solicitation, with minimum requirements and certain conditions as further described in this manual. The California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Clean Transportation Program announces the availability of up to $7.0 million in grant funds for projects that will install electric vehicle (EV) chargers at military bases and facilities for use by non-tactical government-owned vehicles and privately-owned vehicles with authorized access (e.g., personnel, delivery vehicles, visitors).

The intent of this solicitation is to award follow-on funding support for EV charging infrastructure projects with eligible applicants that have an active award from an eligible United States federal agency. This solicitation is intended to potentially double the number of chargers installed at a military base or facility, compared to what would otherwise be installed with only the federal funding, and accelerate the adoption of zero emission vehicles statewide.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Other Legal Entity

This solicitation is open to the following categories of applicants:

 Military

Authorized Private Entities - The private entity applicant must be in contract, or be a subcontractor under an existing contract, with the military with authority to install EV chargers.

 

 

Eligible Geographies:

Ineligible applicants include investor-owned utilities, local governments, and entities without an active agreement with a United States federal agency for EV charging infrastructure projects.

Matching Funding Requirement:

Minimum match share of 50 percent of total allowable project cost is required. Cash match only.

In-kind match is not eligible.

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 2024
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.
$7,000,000
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.
50%
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:

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:

Reimbursement(s) 
 

How to Apply

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

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Phil Dyer, 1-916-891-8474, Phil.Dyer@energy.ca.gov

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