Community Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants - Subgrantee Opportunity

The Illinois Finance Authority was awarded $14,962,506 in federal grant funds to strategically deploy electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and other fueling infrastructure projects in urban and rural communities in publicly accessible locations, including downtown areas and local neighborhoods.

This funding comes from the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“Bipartisan Infrastructure Law” or “BIL”).

Applicant Eligibility: Only partners included in the Illinois Finance Authority's 2023 winning Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) grant application are eligible to apply. Beneficiary Eligibility: The Community Charging Program is part of the State of Illinois’ larger effort to ensure that the distribution of the benefits of the clean energy economy are accessible to all Illinois residents. In Illinois’ recently-passed Climate & Equitable Jobs Act, the State established an ambitious goal to reach one million EVs by 2030, and the Governor has made a commitment to make Illinois the best state to build, own, and drive an electric vehicle. Credentials Documentation: N/A

IFA Reporting Requirements: Quarterly construction invoices and supporting documentation. Annual operations and maintenance (O&M) invoices and supporting documentation. Close-Out Report Package which includes all financial, performance, and other reports as required by the terms and conditions of the Federal award, submitted no later than 60 calendar days following grant close-out. Federal Data Submittals: In addition to the State reporting required per Article 10, Article 11 and Part Two of this Agreement, the Grantee shall also be responsible for submitting the required Federal Data Submittals. Once the EV charging station is operational and in service, the Grantee shall be required to submit the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) NEVI data reports as outlined in 23 CFR 680.112 on a one-time, quarterly, and annual basis. Federal NEVI data submission requirements from 23 CFR 680.112 have been broken down into nine modules by the FHWA: Module 1: Station Location (One-Time) Module 2: Charging Sessions (Quarterly) Module 3: Uptime (Quarterly) Module 4: Outages (Annual) Module 5: Maintenance Costs (Annual) Module 6: Station Operator Identity (One-Time) Module 7: Station Operator Program (Annual) Module 8: Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Information (One-Time) Module 9: Capital and Installation Costs (One-Time) Federal Data Submittal Frequency Data submission frequency requirements per 23 CFR 680.112 are broken down into quarterly, annual, and one-time submissions: Quarterly Data (Modules 2, 3, and 4): Data collection starts the day an EV charging station becomes operational on the Initial Operation Date. All data for a calendar quarter shall be submitted no later than 10 businesses days following the end of calendar quarter. Example: A EV charging station that became operational on January 16th shall report quarterly data on that station from January 16th to March 31st, and the report shall be submitted no later than 10 business days after March 31st. Annual Data (Modules 5 and 7): All data for a calendar year shall be submitted no later than 20 business days prior to March 1st of the current year for EV charging stations that become operational in the preceding year. Annual data may be submitted as soon as the data is available, and modules can be submitted independently. Example: For an EV charging station that became operational any time during the 2024 calendar year, all annual modules shall be submitted no later than 20 business days before March 1, 2025. One-time Data (Modules 1, 6, 8, and 9): One time data shall be submitted no later than 20 business days before March 1st of the current year for an EV charging station that became operational in the preceding year. One-time data may be submitted as soon as the data is available, and modules can be submitted independently. Example: An EV charging station that became operational any time during the 2024 calendar year may submit one-time data any time in 2025, but all one-time modules shall be submitted no later than 20 business days before March 1, 2025. Federal Data Submittal Details Each module can be submitted to the EV-ChART portal in the format prescribed by the EV-ChART Data Input Template using a CSV file that is no greater than 10 MB. Modules must be submitted no later than the deadline described in the above section. For more guidance on the data format and preparation requirements for the modules, the Grantee can utilize the EV-ChART Data Format and Preparation Guidance Version 2.0 issued by the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation. Emergency Incident Reporting Requirement. During the Period of Performance, Grantor shall be notified within 24 hours after the Grantee becomes aware of any of the following critical events by emailing federalfunding@il-fa.com: DOT.NEVIAdmin@illinois.gov: One or more charging plugs are inoperable for more than 24 hours. All publicly available DCFC plugs at the site are inoperable for more than 15 minutes. One or more pieces of equipment essential to the operation of the charging units/station experience a system failure. Other incidents related to charging electric vehicles such as: Damage to an electric vehicle as a result of connecting to or receiving electricity from the station, Any other safety related incident, such as an accident or fire, at or near the charging station, or Any time emergency responder personnel are dispatched to or near the charging station.