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This week Oregon moves a step closer to a more reliable public EV charging network thanks to a grant opportunity to repair and upgrade broken EV charging ports at public stations throughout the state.  

The ODOT Climate Office has $10 million available from the federal Electric Vehicle Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator Program. We’re running a grant program to distribute the funding and are accepting applications for projects Oct. 8 - Nov. 12, 2024. 

Grant recipients must use the funds to repair broken Level 2 and DC fast charging ports, or install new ones, at pre-selected public charging stations throughout the state. Federal rules require repaired or upgraded stations to have at least four functional charging ports.

Eligible charging stations 

In October 2023, the federal government identified 135 public EV charging stations in Oregon that were eligible for funding from the program. Each station had at least one broken Level 2 or DC fast charging port. 

View a map of the eligible stations on Google maps. 

Those public EV charging stations are owned or operated by a variety of private and public entities, so we spent the last several months contacting those entities to tell them about the upcoming grant opportunity and provide application resources. 

The station owners and operators will be responsible for completing the repair and upgrade work. They are required to contribute 20% matching funds in order to receive grant funds. 

Note: The above map is the potential pool of stations that may receive funding for repairs and upgrades. Given the federal government chose those stations one year ago, it’s possible some of them have been fixed since then. Additionally, this funding opportunity is voluntary so we can’t predict how many station owners or operators will apply.  

What’s next 

After the grant opportunity closes Nov. 12, we’ll review applications and select grant awardees by the end of this year. We’ll send you an update email around that time, too. 

As of October 2024, Oregon has about 3,500 public EV charging ports (Level 2 and DC fast) among 1,450 stations.  

Accelerating Oregon’s transition to EVs is one of the ways we’re working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation. By 2050, our data says we’re on track to reduce emissions by about 60% below 1990 levels. Learn how we’ll get there on Oregon’s transportation emissions website.