Funding Opportunities
Securing funding is critical to the success of efforts to deploy a network of electric vehicle chargers, zero-emission fueling infrastructure, and zero-emission transit and school buses.
Future funding opportunities for Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office) projects may become available from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
The Joint Office provides information and resources about current funding opportunity announcements (FOAs), requests for information, and links to related opportunities from other DOE offices and federal organizations.
Funded Projects
The Joint Office made available $46.5 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for projects that bolster America's electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The 30 projects across 16 states and Washington, D.C., will ensure convenient and efficient EV infrastructure for drivers.
Learn about key considerations from past DOE-funded projects on curbside EV charging, EV car share, EV charging for multifamily housing, and EV mobility hubs.
Become a Joint Office Reviewer
The Joint Office is seeking subject matter experts to review applications for federal funding opportunities, including the Communities Taking Charge Accelerator (DE-FOA-0003214). Desired reviewer expertise and application instructions are listed on the Reviewers Needed for Joint Office Federal Funding Applications page.
Open Funding Opportunities
Current funding opportunities that may be of interest are listed below. To suggest adding a funding opportunity to this list, contact us.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) – Joint Office of Energy and Transportation: Communities Taking Charge Accelerator, Fiscal Year 2024 Funding Opportunity Announcement
The purpose of Communities Taking Charge is to expand community e-mobility access and provide clean reliable energy. The funding will drive innovation in equitable clean transportation and is aligned with strategies detailed in the U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization. Topic areas include expanding charging access for privately owned E-mobility, expanding electrified micro, light, and medium-duty fleets, and managed charging.
Number: DE-FOA-0003214
Type: FOA
Program: Joint Office of Energy and Transportation
Concept Deadline: May 20, 2024
Application Deadline: July 16, 2024
Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program
This funding will replace existing non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission vehicles, support zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, and train and develop workers.
Type: Grant
Program: EPA
Application Deadline: July 25, 2024
Notice of Intent: R&D Funding for Charging Solutions for Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles
The U.S. Department of Energy issued a notice of intent to fund projects that would provide innovative research, development, and demonstration of concepts for delivering charging solutions for trucks. The opportunity also supports approaches for load management and delivery of grid services that alleviate grid capacity challenges at charging installations for medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles.
Number: DE-FOA-0003352
Type: NOI
Program: VTO
Vehicle Technologies Office Fiscal Year 2024 Research and Development Funding Opportunity Announcement
This funding seeks research projects to address priorities in the following areas: the increase in energy density of battery cells containing phosphate-based cathodes; the development of innovative technologies capable of significantly decreasing greenhouse gases; the production and manufacturing of new high-performance E–steels using domestic resources; the advancement of state of the art Na-ion batteries; the improvement of efficiency and convenience of the mobility-system using V2X; the development of planning tools and/or models to identify, quantify, and assess the impact of convenience strategies on regions and/or communities; addressing vulnerabilities and potential cybersecurity threats posed by the nature of EVs and charging infrastructure integrated with the grid, to improve fuel economy and reduce GHG emissions with the goals of carbon pollution free electricity by 2035 and net-zero of GHG emissions by 2050.
Number: DE-FOA-0003248
Type: FOA
Program: Vehicle Technologies Office
Concept Deadline: May 2, 2024
Application Deadline: June 24, 2024
Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program
The Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP) is a new competitive grant program created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to construct projects to provide safe and connected active transportation facilities in active transportation networks or active transportation spines. ATIIP will award two types of grants: Planning and Design grants and Construction grants.
Type: Grant
Program: U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Application Deadline: June 17, 2024
Low or No Emission Grant Program - 5339(c)
This funding supports state and local efforts to buy or modernize buses, improve bus facilities, and support workforce development.
Type: Grant
Program: U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
More Funding Opportunity Resources
FOAs are also listed on Grants.gov, the portal for numerous grant programs administered by federal government agencies, and the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) eXCHANGE for all EERE FOAs.
Other federal agency funding opportunities can be found on these pages:
- Urban Electric Mobility Infrastructure Funding Table
- Rural EV Infrastructure Funding Table
- Tribal Nations Funding Opportunities
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New EERE eXCHANGE Log-In Process: To make the sign-in process more secure, the EERE Funding Opportunity Exchange (eXCHANGE) has been updated to integrate with Login.gov—a secure service used by the public to sign into participating government agencies. All potential applicants and reviewers must have a Login.gov account to apply to open opportunities. Please read the MFA Quick Guide for more information