​​​​​​​​Electric Vehicle Charging Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator (EVC-RAA) Program

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) established the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program to provide funding to states to strategically deploy EV charging infrastructure and to establish an interconnected network to facilitate data collection, access, and reliability. The BIL directed that 10% of the NEVI funds be set aside “to make grants to States and localities that require additional assistance to strategically deploy electric vehicle charging infrastructure". The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) used a portion of the 10% set-aside funds for the Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator (EVC-RAA) program to focus on repairing and replacing broken or non-operational EV chargers to improve the reliability of existing EV charging infrastructure. 

PennDOT subsequently applied for funding through the EVC-RAA program and was awarded $5 million. In accordance with FHWA requirements, these funds may only be used to bring specific charging stations into compliance with 23 CFR 680 requirements, including the requirements to operate a minimum of 4 charging ports and maintain a greater than 97% uptime. For more information about the EVC-RAA program, please visit https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/nevi/evc_raa/. 

​EVC-RAA Round 1A Funding Opportunity

The PennDOT EVC-RAA Round 1A Funding Opportunity opened on November 11, 2024 and closes on January 10, 2025. Please check back here for program updates and see below for additional details and resources regarding the funding opportunity.​

• PennDOT EVC-RAA Funding Opportunity
• Davis-Bacon Wage Rate Update (to be provided on January 2, 2025)
• PennDOT EVC-RAA Technical Questions and Responses​​​​
• PennDOT EVC-RAA Round 1A Important Considerations for Prospective Contractors​​
  
• Final List of 174 Eligible Charging Stations in Pennsylvania​
  
• Search for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP) Certified Electricians
  
• Search for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP) Certified Electricians in Pennsylvania
  
• PennDOT EVC-RAA Round 1A Informational Webinar held on October 31, 2024
  
• Webinar recording​ (YouTube video)
  
• Webinar slides
  

PennDOT will hold an EVC-RAA Round 1A Informational Webinar on October 31 at 2:00 PM ET.​ ​Click here to register!

EVC-RAA Round 1A Timeline