Illinois EPA Announces $44 Million
Notice of Funding Opportunity for Public Electric Vehicle Charging
Infrastructure
Round Two Expands Eligibility to Local
Public Agencies and Level 2 Chargers
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[March 22, 2024]
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois
EPA) Director John J. Kim today announced Round Two of grants
available to fund the purchase and installation of electric vehicle
charging infrastructure at publicly accessible locations. This
opportunity is funded by Governor Pritzker’s bipartisan Rebuild
Illinois capital plan and authorized under the Climate and Equitable
Jobs Act (CEJA). The Notice of Funding Opportunity and related
documents have been posted to the Illinois EPA website.
“Illinois is leading the clean energy revolution, and my
administration is building on our momentum by investing in public EV
chargers across our state,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Thanks to
our $44 million investment, public and private organizations will
now be able to install and maintain the infrastructure we need to
encourage more EV drivers.”
“Illinois EPA is excited to offer another funding opportunity, which
extends eligibility to include units of local government and
publicly available Level 2 charging ports,” said Director Kim. “This
funding opportunity compliments the federal National Electric
Vehicle Infrastructure funding being implemented through the
Illinois Department of Transportation and will build on the Pritzker
Administration’s commitment to electric vehicle growth in Illinois.”
Each application must include a minimum of two publicly accessible
charging station locations. See the Notice of Funding Opportunity
for funding amounts, power levels, and number of charging ports per
location.
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Additional points will be awarded
to projects at a charging station location in an area identified
as an Equity Investment Eligible Community through the EIEC
mapping tool. Communities qualify for the additional points if
they are in an EJ and/or an R3 Community, as identified using
the EIEC mapping tool. Applicants will also receive additional
points for applying to build chargers at public transportation
park-and-ride facilities.
Eligible applicants include units of local government and private
organizations (including sole proprietorships, partnerships,
corporations, and limited liability companies) that are incorporated
under Illinois law and registered and in good standing with the
Illinois Secretary of State. Eligible applicants must be the owner
of a proposed charging station location and/or the owner of the
proposed charging station. Both Level 3 DC Fast Charging and Level 2
charging ports are eligible for funding.
All required forms and information can be found on the Driving A
Cleaner Illinois webpage: https://epa.illinois.gov/topics/air-quality/driving-a-cleaner-illinois.html.
Applications for the Driving a Cleaner Illinois – Climate and
Equitable Jobs Act EV Charging NOFO will be accepted March 22, 2024,
through 5:00 PM (CST) on May 10, 2024.
IEPA expects to announce Round One awardees in the coming weeks.
All applicants must pre-qualify and apply through the Grant
Accountability and Transparency Act Grantee Portal.
Illinois EPA also encourages interested eligible applicants to
consider the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program
funding opportunity, if their location is one that qualifies for
NEVI funding. For more on that program:
https://idot.illinois.gov/transportation-system/environment/drive-electric.html
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