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Communities Taking Charge Accelerator

On April 16, 2024, the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation announced the Communities Taking Charge Accelerator funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to drive innovation in expanding zero-emission transportation options for more Americans and a more resilient and scalable energy system.

This FOA is administered by the U.S. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

Objectives

This strategic funding has three main goals:

• Expand access to electrified mobility options for individuals without home charging
• Accelerate opportunities for fleet electrification
• Mature the implementation of managed charging systems to mitigate impacts and optimize usage of the grid

Topic Areas

To that end, this FOA has three major topical areas:

• Topic 1 – Solving for No-Home Charging: Expanding Charging Access for Privately Owned E-Mobility: Funds planning and/or demonstration projects that explore innovative e-mobility charging solutions for individuals without access to home charging for their electric vehicles and mobility devices (e.g. cars, ebikes, scooters, wheelchairs, etc.). Applications may cover innovative public charging models, curbside charging, multifamily charging, e-micromobility parking, multimodal community charging hubs, rate design, and more.

• Topic 2 – Expanding E-Mobility Solutions through Electrified Micro, Light and Medium-Duty Fleets: Funds planning and/or demonstration efforts around innovative charging solutions for electrified ultra-light, micro, light, and medium-duty fleets that transport people through shared rides, shared vehicles, or transit operations, and through the last mile goods delivery in communities.

• Topic 3 – Managed Charging for Clean Reliable Energy: Funds projects providing requirements and specifications for end-to-end managed charging functionality including charging and communication systems, aiming to provide resources and solutions into ecosystems supporting open-source distribution and potentially contribute to Standards Development Organizations (SDO) for industry consensus.

Selections

Project awardees were announced on January 15, 2025—25 projects were selected, impacting 23 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Learn more about them by location or topic area.

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Topic 2

Topic 3

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E-Micromobility Bans Don’t Prevent Fires! Creating Safe, Affordable, and Accessible Pathways to Protect and Encourage E-Micromobility in Multi-Family Housing

Topic: 1 – Solving for No-Home Charging: Expanding Charging Access for Privately Owned E-Mobility

Project Lead

PopWheels, Inc

Location

New York, NY

Description

Low-income housing providers are under increasing pressure to either ban or discourage in-home micromobility usage because of the charging and fire risks. This project aims to show how a low-income housing developer can successfully provide charging solutions to its residents that allow continued successful use of micromobility.

Partners

• Sam Schwartz Engineering
• Settlement Housing Fund

Federal Award

$2,686,964

Cost Share

$1,864,701

Work Locations

• NY: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan

Key Dates

Additional Information

• Learn about other zero-emission transportation funding opportunities and resources.
• For FOA-specific support, email FOA3214@netl.doe.gov.
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