Texas NEVI EV Charging Infrastructure Grant

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) administers the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program in Texas, a federally funded grant program established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (November 2021). TxDOT awards competitive grants directly to private companies to purchase, install, operate, maintain, and report usage of Direct Current Fast Charging (DCFC) equipment at public locations across Texas. Phase I covered interstate Alternative Fuel Corridors; Phase II (currently open) targets county seats and metropolitan planning organization (MPO) areas. Grant reimbursement covers up to 80% of eligible construction costs and up to 80% of five-year operations and maintenance (O&M) costs. Recipients fund the remaining 20% as a local match. Construction reimbursement is paid after the site is fully complete, permitted, inspected, and open to the public. O&M reimbursements are submitted quarterly (due the first business day of May, August, November, and February). Operation funding ends after two consecutive self-sustaining quarters; maintenance funding continues for the full five-year term. Texas receives $323 million under the NEVI Formula Program for fiscal years 2022-2026, split 80% federal and 20% state, with site developers covering the state share. Eligibility is open to legal private entities — including corporations, LLCs, business trusts, partnerships, and associations — that are eligible to conduct business in Texas. Applicants must own the grant-funded DCFC equipment for the life of the grant and do not need to own the installation site (a site host agreement suffices). Each company submits one application covering all proposed locations; multiple applications from the same company are not accepted. Upgrades to existing DCFC sites are eligible under NEVI rules. Minimum 4 ports per site (maximum 8); power at least 150 kW per port on Alternative Fuel Corridors or total 300 kW footprint elsewhere. The Phase II application deadline is June 12, 2026. Applications are submitted online via the TxDOT NEVI Grant Application portal. Required attachments include a NEPA clearance form, cyber security form, site host agreement, hardware specifications, and initial designs per study area. TxDOT scores applications on a competitive basis — scoring runs June-July 2026, results are published late July 2026, and grant agreements are expected to be signed January 2027 with construction starting mid-to-late 2027. Phase 1 confirmed private-company awardees include Impower Connection, Inc. and EvGateway; per-site construction grants in Phase 1 ranged from approximately $636,000 to $798,000, with O&M grants from approximately $136,000 to $192,000. Key requirements: equipment must be publicly accessible 24/7, support SAE CCS1 and NACS connectors, meet FHWA 97% uptime requirement, support OCPI/OCPP/ISO 15118 open protocols, comply with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rules, and meet Buy America (Build America Buy America) requirements for hardware. Electricians must hold EVITP certification or an equivalent registered apprenticeship. Post-award reporting via EV-ChART is required.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.