More than $635 million in EV charging and alternative fueling infrastructure grants to fund projects across the country, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration said Friday.
The grants for 49 projects will deploy more than 11,500 EV charging ports as well as hydrogen and natural gas fueling infrastructure along corridors in 27 states, four Tribal territories and the District of Columbia, officials said. The grants further President Joe Biden’s goal of building 500,000 publicly available EV chargers by 2030. As of Jan. 9, there were more than 206,000 publicly available EV charging ports with 38,000 new public chargers turned on in 2024.
“The Biden Administration has made historic investments to support the EV transition and make sure it’s made in America,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. “These investments will help states and communities build out a network of EV chargers in the coming years so that one day, finding a charge on a road trip will be as easy as filling up at a gas station.”
Funded as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the grants will further the alternative fueling corridors across the country. Officials said $368 million of announced grants will be allocated to 42 community projects expanding EV charging infrastructure, while another $268 million will go toward seven “corridor” fast-charging project that build out the national charging and alternative-dueling network along federally designated “Alternative Fuel Corridors.”
“We’re proud to deliver $635 million in Charging and Fueling Infrastructure grants to continue building out EV and alternative fuel infrastructure across America,” U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg said. “Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts, we now have over 200,000 publicly available chargers nationwide and hundreds of new manufacturing facilities across 40 states, creating jobs and economic growth. Today’s awards bring us one step closer to a cleaner transportation future.”
The community awards include $10.7 million for the Cherokee Nation in northeast Oklahoma for the installation of 112 publicly accessible electric vehicle charging ports and $724,912 for the city of Troy, Alabama for community charging stations. The corridor awards include $24.8 million for the Port Authority of Houston to construct and operate a hydrogen fueling station for heavy-duty trucks in Bayport, Texas; and $18.6 million for the Maryland Department of Transportation for an alternative fueling infrastructure along the I-81 and I-78 corridors across Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and West Virginia.
“This funding showcases the harmony in government efforts to maximize federal investments and will build on the Department of Energy’s work to develop the 21st century energy workforce and prepare the grid to power zero-emission fueling infrastructure nationwide,” Jeff Marootian, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, said.