The Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program (CFI program), a new competitive grant program overseen by the Federal Highway Administration, is accepting applications through May 30.

The first round will award $700 million in grants intended to help build publicly accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure, as well as alternative fueling infrastructure for hydrogen, propane and natural gas vehicles.

Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CFI program will provide $2.5 billion in grants over five years in two categories:
• The Community Program that will provide $1.25 billion to strategically deploy publicly accessible EV charging infrastructure, and hydrogen, propane, or natural gas fueling infrastructure. Project sites may be located on any public road, other publicly accessible locations such as parking facilities at public buildings, public schools, and public parks, or in publicly accessible parking facilities owned or managed by a private entity.
• The Corridor Program will provide $1.25 billion to support publicly accessible EV charging infrastructure and hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling infrastructure along designated alternative fuel corridors.

Eligible entities include states, counties, local governments, Metropolitan planning organizations and transportation-focused special purpose districts or authorities. Groups of eligible entities are able to apply together.

The FHWA seeks to fund projects that address environmental justice, particularly for communities such as rural and low- and moderate-income neighborhoods that may disproportionately experience the consequences of climate change and other pollutants.

The Notice of Funding Opportunity for the CFI program is available on grants.gov. Applications are accepted on grants.gov only.

Additional grant information, including links to informational webinars, is available on the FHWA website.

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