During Climate Week, Hochul announces $5.5 million in municipal grants for infrastructure to support zero-emission vehicles

Submitted by the Office of Gov. Kathy Hochul

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $5.5 million available in grants for municipalities to support the installation of electric vehicle chargers, including hydrogen fuel filling station components and level 2 and direct current fast chargers, as part of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Municipal Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Grants program.

These projects support New York’s ongoing efforts to advance clean transportation and help the state achieve the greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.

“New York is committed to advancing and energizing the transition to a cleaner, healthier, and more efficient transportation future,” Hochul said. “Our sustained investments in electric vehicle infrastructure across the state will help encourage more drivers to make the switch to EVs, promote greener alternatives for transportation, and combat climate change.”

The 2024 round of the DEC Municipal Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Infrastructure program opened on Sept. 25 with $5.5 million available. Additional information can be found in the request for applications. The deadline for applications is 4 p.m. Feb. 28, 2025.

The program includes a variable local match requirement based on the municipality’s median household income (MHI), and whether the ZEV infrastructure is located in a disadvantaged community, based on the disadvantaged communities criteria developed by the Climate Justice Working Group.

Eligible expenses incurred between Oct. 1, 2023, and Sept. 20, 2026, are eligible for reimbursement.

Applications are available through the consolidated funding application under the title “2024 Municipal ZEV Infrastructure Grants.”

To be eligible for an award, applicants must be registered in the NYS Statewide Financial System Grant Management System (SFS GM). Information regarding registration in SFS GM can be found on the grants management website. More information about the DEC Municipal ZEV Infrastructure Grant program, as well as the DEC Municipal ZEV Rebate program, is available on DEC’s website. For questions about the Municipal ZEV program, email [email protected] or call DEC's Office of Climate Change at 518-402-8448.

NYS DEC Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar said, “With Gov. Hochul’s sustained commitment to ensuring a cleaner, greener future, New York continues to be a leader advancing the state’s transition to clean transportation to help achieve our climate targets. The Municipal ZEV Infrastructure Grant program makes it even easier, more accessible, and more affordable to make the switch to greener vehicles and is expanding New York’s EV charging station network. DEC looks forward to continuing to support municipalities statewide that are taking climate action, investing in electric transportation, and helping facilitate the clean energy economy of the future.”