Charge! Program – Bay Area Air Quality Management District
https://www.baaqmd.gov/funding-and-incentives/businesses-and-fleets/charge
Funding:
Competitive program. Will have $5 million in grant funding available. Qualifying infrastructure projects may receive up to $3,000,000 in funding. Each type of EV charger and addition had a base funding value between $750 to $18,000.
Dates:
Closed - Applications will open mid-November
Summary:
The Charge! Program provides grant funding to offset the cost of purchasing and installing new publicly accessible chargers for light-duty electric vehicles at workplaces, destinations, transit parking locations, along transportation corridors, and at multi-unit dwelling facilities. The goal of the Charge! Program is to rapidly expand access to EV charging stations to help achieve the Bay Area’s EV-adoption goals of 90% of the overall vehicle fleet by 2050. This program is funded through the Air District’s Transportation Fund for Clean Air Regional Fund and Mobile Source Incentive Fund which provides grants to improve air quality within the nine-county Bay Area by reducing emissions of pollutants from on-road vehicles and may include additional funding sources as available.
Qualified Projects:
· Base Level 1, 2 (Low), 2 (High), & DC fast charge stations.
· Dual-Port additions
· *Solar Power (only for DC charge stations)
· Multi-family dwelling charging stations
Requirements:
· Eligible applicants include business, non-profits, and public agencies.
· Projects must be voluntary and not be required my any ordinance, regulation, or legal obligation.
· Projects must qualify for at least $1,000,000 in funding from the program. Any adjustments made that reduce the overall cost may have all awarded funding cancelled. Projects at multi-family dwelling must qualify for at least $10,000.
· Applicants must be in “good standing.”
· Applicants may not receive more than $3,000,000 per fiscal year.
Applicant Portal:
Application Guidelines: https://www.baaqmd.gov/~/media/files/strategic-incentives/tfca/charge/fye-2022-charge-program-guidance_12032021-pdf.pdf?la=en
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