Background

California Energy Commission (CEC) has issued a Grant Funding Opportunity (GFO) for projects that will deploy depot charging and hydrogen refueling infrastructure for zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty on-road, off-road, and specialty vehicles. Up to $20 million in funding is available. CEC identified two categories of funding:

Category A: Infrastructure for fleets owned and operated by California public entities such as cities, counties, and/or other eligible local government entities. CEC has dedicated $10 million of the available funding to this category. Maximum award amounts in this category include up to $2.5 million for infrastructure to support conversion of a single eligible public entity fleet and up to $5 million for shared infrastructure to support conversion of two or more eligible public entity fleets. The match requirement is 25% of total allowable project costs of which 50% of the match share must be cash match. 

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Category B: Infrastructure for fleets owned and operated by California state government agencies, United States federal government agencies, transit agencies, local educational agencies, private entities, and/or public entities defined in Category A. CEC has dedicated $10 million of the available funding to this category. The maximum award amount in this category is up to $5 million for shared infrastructure to support conversion of two or more eligible entity fleets. The match requirement is 50% of total allowable project costs of which 50% of the match share must be cash match. 

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Applicants are only eligible to submit one application. 

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Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants include all public and private entities, California Native American Tribes, and California Tribal Organizations serving California Native American Tribes, except for investor-owned utilities. Applicants in both categories are encouraged to apply as a group to share charging/refueling infrastructure with neighboring entities.

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Important Dates

A pre-application workshop is scheduled for April 21, 2025. Applications are due July 11, 2025.

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If you are interested in pursuing funding under this opportunity, CTE may be able to support your application through our Grant Writing as a Service program. If you have questions regarding this program please contact Wendy Morgan ([email protected]).

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