The funding will enhance electric mobility in communities without access to home charging infrastructure and to transition all types of fleets to electric vehicles. It also focuses on developing managed charging solutions to optimise grid efficiency and integrate renewable energy to promote sustainability, economic growth, and community health.
The Communities Taking Charge Accelerator is administered by the US Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office) through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and advances the mission and vision of the Joint Office by accelerating solutions that make it possible for communities everywhere to ride and drive electric, in line with strategies detailed in the US National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonisation.
“Cities and towns around the country can benefit from this broad funding opportunity that expands access to electric mobility while managing impact on the grid,” said Gabe Klein, executive director of the Joint Office. “With strategic investments in communities of all sizes, these federal dollars will address barriers to extending access to clean mobility options for individuals without home charging, or those travelling by public transportation, micromobility, ride-hailing, or taxi, while creating tools to optimise transportation electrification on the electrical grid.”
The Communities Taking Charge funding opportunity extends access to electrification opportunities beyond existing Joint Office–supported programs to more communities across America. Funding is available to academic, non-profit, for-profit, and government entities for planning, demonstration, and/or deployment projects that drive innovation in equitable clean transportation.
Visit the Communities Taking Charge Accelerator page on DriveElectric.gov to read the FY2024 Communities Taking Charge Accelerator funding opportunity. Applicants must submit a concept paper by May 20, 2024, and full applications are due July 16, 2024.
