Southeast Portal for Electric Transportation Opportunities
This portal serves as a central hub that aggregates and enhances the visibility of active funding sources, comment solicitations, research opportunities, events, and other participatory initiatives geared towards advancing transportation electrification – primarily across Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
This list is managed by Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability as part of the Southeast Electric Transportation Regional Initiative (SETRI).
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Type: Event
Federal/State: North Carolina
First responders will have an opportunity to train in-person with Automotive Video Innovations (AVI) and their mobile workshop on three dates across North Carolina. Organized by Land of Sky Clean Vehicles Coalition in cooperation with Centralina Clean Fuels Coalition and Triangle Clean Cities. Courses offered at 9am-12pm, 2-5pm, and 6-9pm.
September 22, 2023 (Multiple times, Woodfin, NC)
Type: Event
Federal/State: Federal
US Dept. of Transportation webinar on first round of grant funding set-aside from the NEVI Formula Program for the Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator to focus on repairing or replacing broken or non-operational EV chargers to improve the reliability of existing EV charging infrastructure. The Notice of Funding Opportunity (693JJ324NF00001) offers up to $100 million from Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023.
September 21, 2023 (3-4pm Eastern)
Type: Event
Federal/State: South Carolina
SC Electric Transportation Network hosts informational monthly meetings. https://www.scetnetwork.org/
September 21, 2023 (11am - 12pm Eastern)
Type: Event
Federal/State: Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) and Southeast Sustainability Directors Network (SSDN) are hosting a collaborative of local governments this September in Savannah, GA to build local government capacity to access federal transportation electrification funding. The organizers invite up to two representatives from any local government in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee to attend September 14-15 in Savannah.
September 14-15, 2023 (Savannah, GA)
Type: Event
Federal/State: South Carolina
Hosted by the SC Energy Office, in collaboration with Proterra, This virtual training will cover an overview of the lithium-ion batteries normally used in electric buses, how they work, and more. This training is open to the public, fleet managers, first responders, and anyone with an interest in electric transportation.
September 14, 2023 (1-2pm Eastern)
Type: Event
Federal/State: South Carolina
Hosted by the SC Energy Office, in collaboration with Proterra, this virtual training will cover an overview of battery electric buses, their similarities and differences to diesel-powered buses, and more. This training is open to the public, fleet managers, first responders, and anyone with an interest in electric transportation.
September 12, 2023 (1-2pm Eastern)
Type: Funding
Federal/State: South Carolina
Santee Cooper is seeking applicants from eligible commercial customers in SC to apply for up to $25,000 in grant funding for EV projects. Project categories include: make-ready research, education and outreach, EV charging infrastructure, and electric fleet conversions. See link for details and eligibility.
Applications due September 8, 2023
Type: Funding
Federal/State: North Carolina
Funding (by proposal application) for Level 2 Charging Stations at NC State Government Agencies and state-maintained attractions. NC State Government Agencies includes state agencies, departments, institutions, public universities and community colleges. State-maintained attractions includes state parks, aquariums, museums, etc. GMS Program ID: NCDEQDAQ0016.
Proposals due September 1, 2023
Type: Event
Federal/State: Georgia
Hosted by the University of Georgia, attendees of this collaborative session will learn about Georgia’s E-Mobility transition. The session will focus on creating charging infrastructure and successful state, local, and private partnerships.
August 31, 2023 (9:30am-2pm Eastern, Richmond Hill, GA)
Type: Event
Federal/State: Spartanburg, South Carolina
Organized by Palmetto Clean Fuels, Southside Sankofa, and Upstate Forever, this event will provide attendees the opportunity to learn about electric vehicles, current activities, and career opportunities in the SC Upstate. See link for registration and details.
August 29, 2023 (11am-1pm Eastern, Spartanburg, SC)
Type: Funding
Federal/State: Federal
Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Ride and Drive Electric, Fiscal Year 2023 Funding Opportunity Announcement: DE-FOA-0002881. Funding for: EV charging resiliency planning, equitable EV charging business model development and deployment, EV charging workforce development, industrial validation testing and certification for EV charging, and/or performance and reliability of DC fast charging stations. Required concept papers due June 16, 2023. Full applications due August 25, 2023.
Concept papers due June 16, 2023 | Full applications due August 25, 2023
Type: Request for proposal (RFP)
Federal/State: Kentucky
The KY Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit Proposals from qualified entities (Proposers) to design, build, operate, and maintain Direct Current Fast Charging (DCFC) Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Stations (EVSE Stations) at locations (Sites) across the Commonwealth as part of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program. RFP-605-2300000290-2.
Proposals due August 24, 2023 (5pm Eastern)
Type: Request for proposal (RFP)
Federal/State: Virginia (Arlington County)
The County Government of Arlington, VA is seeking bids for a qualified Contractor to provide comprehensive repair maintenance on all electric vehicle charging system installations at any designated County locations. The Contractor shall be an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) ChargePoint Partner/Installer and provide system maintenance, inspection, testing, replacement, installation, and repair for electronic vehicle charging systems. See posting for full details. (24-DES-ITB-298)
Bids due August 23, 2023 (1:30pm Eastern)
Type: Funding
Federal/State: Federal
EPA Clean School Bus (CSB) funding opportunity (EPA-OAR-OTAQ-23-06). This includes two sub-programs, one for school district and Tribal applicants (School District Sub-program) and one for third-party applicants (Third-Party Sub-program) to serve at least four school district beneficiaries. EPA is providing two separate competitions under this funding opportunity.
Applications due August 22, 2023 (11:59pm Eastern)
Type: Event
Federal/State: Tennessee
Informational application webinar for TN Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (TEVI) Program grant funding opportunity. See link for details on webinar and Notice of Funding Opportunity.
August 21, 2023 (4pm Central)
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