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Charge! Program
Expanding access to electric vehicle charging stations.
Announcement:
The Fiscal Year Ending (FYE) 2025 Charge! Program is now closed and no longer accepting applications. Existing grantees can access their projects in the Grants Portal.
Requirements associated with the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program are still in place. If there are any changes to these requirements, an update will be provided on this web page.
Grants Portal
The Charge! Program provides grant funding to offset a portion of the cost to purchase and install new publicly accessible (multi-family housing located projects are not subject to public accessibility requirements) chargers for light-duty electric vehicles, or EVs, at multi-family housing facilities, destinations, transit parking locations, and workplaces across the Bay Area. 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 percent of the overall vehicle fleet by 2050. At the end of 2023, there were more than 448,000 EVs registered to Bay Area drivers.
The Charge! Program is primarily funded through the Air District’s Transportation Fund for Clean Air Regional Fund (TFCA), which provides grants to improve air quality within the nine-county Bay Area by reducing emissions of pollutants from on-road vehicles. At least $10 million in TFCA funding was available for the FYE 2025 Charge! solicitation.
Additionally, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program funding may be available to supplement Air District funds for the FYE 2025 Charge! solicitation. The Air District was selected to receive a $15 million grant from the FY2022/23 Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI - Environment - FHWA) Discretionary Grant Program to support the Charge! Program. The Air District is actively monitoring the availability of these funds with the FHWA. The Charge! Program guidelines align our local requirements with the FHWA requirements. At this time, the FHWA has not notified the Air District of any changes to the status of our grant.
Funding from the Air District’s TFCA Program was available for Charge! projects regardless of the status of the Federal funds. Program requirements may change if CFI funds are no longer available. The Charge! Program was a competitive solicitation, and the Air District will review, score, and rank all eligible grant applications to determine awardees. The solicitation results and application rank list will be posted on this web page.
FYE 2025 Charge! Program
The Air District’s FYE 2025 Charge! Program is now closed and at least $10 million in Transportation Fund for Clean Air Program funding was available. Additional Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program funding may be available. The FYE 2025 Charge! Program was a competitive solicitation, and the Air District will review, score, and rank all eligible applications to determine awardees. The solicitation results and application rank list will be posted on this web page.
- FYE 2025 Charge! Program Guidance
- Grants Portal
- FYE 2025 Application User Guide
- Sample FYE 2025 Charge! Program Documents
- Sample FYE 2025 Charge! Application in Fluxx
- FYE 2025 Charge! Program Multi-family Housing Projects Fact Sheet
- FYE 2025 Charge! Program Webinar Presentation
- FYE 2025 Charge! Program Webinar Recording
- FYE 2025 Charge! Program Questions and Answers
Application Resources
- IRS W-9 Form
- EVITP Certification Form
- Site / Facility Form
- Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP)
- Priority Population Areas Map
Questions & Answers
The FYE 2025 Charge! Program is now closed. The Air District provided responses to written questions received in the Questions and Answers document above.
General questions regarding the Charge! Program can be submitted to the email address shown on this page.
This web page will be updated with additional information on future solicitations. Use the Charge! Program Signup form on this page to sign up for the Charge! Program email list.
Sign up to receive updates on the latest Charge Program activities via email notifications for all Charge Program categories.
Resources
- Sample Charge! Program Contract Template
- Community Air Risk Evaluation (CARE) Areas
- Planned and Potential Development (PDA) Areas
- AB 617 Community Health Protection Program
- Electric Vehicle Information Handout
- Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Electricity and Hydrogen Provisions
- Design Recommendations for Accessible Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
FYE 2023 Charge! Program
The Air District’s FYE 2023 Charge! Program is now closed. The FYE 2023 Charge! Program was a competitive solicitation, and the Air District reviewed, scored, and ranked all eligible grant applications to determine awardees.
Reports
- All reports are being accepted through the Fluxx Grants Management System. If you’re an existing grantee, please contact charge@baaqmd.gov to request your account login information.
Charge Program Signup
Last Updated: 6/6/2025