The Biden administration is accepting applications from communities to receive funding for EV chargers as part of the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program, according to Green Car Reports.
As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that was put into effect in November 2021, $7.5 billion is being put toward a national EV charging network. The goal is to build 500,000 EV charging stations by 2030.
The CFI program was recently developed as “one of two main funnels for that funding” and will provide $2.5 billion over five years to “cities, counties, local governments, and Tribes,” the Department of Transportation said in a press release.
The funding is split in half: $1.25 billion will be put toward a “Community Program” that aims to provide chargers in public areas such as “schools, parks, and public buildings.” The other $1.25 billion will be for placing chargers “alongside Alternative Fuel Corridors” as part of the “Corridor Program.”
