Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Ride and Drive Electric, Fiscal Year 2023 Funding Opportunity Announcement

Background
The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, through the Department of Energy (DOE), is issuing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Ride and Drive Electric, Fiscal Year 2023. The BIL is a significant investment in modernizing American infrastructure to enhance U.S. competitiveness, drive the creation of good-paying union jobs, tackle the climate crisis, and ensure strong access to economic, environmental, and other benefits for disadvantaged communities.

Grant Details
This FOA aims to provide funding for various projects related to electric vehicle (EV) charging resiliency planning, equitable business model development and deployment for EV charging, workforce development to support EV charging, increased industrial capacity for validation testing and certification of EV chargers, and assessing performance and reliability of DC fast charging stations. The FOA includes specific topics such as enhancing EV charging resiliency, community-driven models for electric vehicle charging deployment, workforce development, increasing commercial capacity for testing and certification of high-power electric vehicle chargers, and validating public EV charging infrastructure real-world performance and reliability.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education, for-profit entities, nonprofit entities, state and local governmental entities, Indian tribes, incorporated consortia, and unincorporated consortia. Additionally, DOE/NNSA and non-DOE Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) are eligible to apply as subrecipients with certain restrictions.

Period of Performance
The FOA anticipates providing federal funding of up to $51 million for awards lasting 24-30 months.

Grant Value
The total value of the grant is up to $51 million with individual grant awards ranging from $0 to $3 million depending on the specific topic. Cost sharing requirements vary by topic.

Place of Performance
All work for projects selected under this FOA must be performed in the United States.