Alabama - National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Grant Program

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) stated that it plans to administer the received funding through a competitive grant program that started in the early first half of 2023. According to the state agency, this funding (in addition to state funding) has been projected to make all Alabama interstates eligible to transition to EV corridor-ready status over the next 5-7 years. NEVI funding will help construct about 1,002 miles of EV charging corridors. On April 5, 2023, the ADECA released its state-funded EV charging infrastructure grant program application as part of its EV infrastructure plan. The deadline was set for midnight CST on May 22, 2023. The ADECA released the fiscal year 2024 plan in late 2024. The new plan also detailed expected dates for grant application requests for NEVI-funded charging infrastructure, including the following: Round 1 in September 2023, Round 2 in Q4 2023, Round 3 in July 2024, Round 4 in July 2025, and Round 5 in July 2026. Applicants are required to provide a 20% minimum cost share, and the state will include all eligible EV charging corridors as eligible project locations during each NEVI application round. ADECA began accepting Round 1 applications later than anticipated, having started the submittal process on October 24, 2023, until January 24, 2024. Round 1 funds did not exceed an estimated $11.74 million, and awards varied. Alabama's Round 2 of grant funds was then opened on December 12, 2024, and was expected to close on March 17, 2025. However in late January 2025, due to a Trump administration executive order titled "Unleashing American Energy," the ADECA paused its NEVI program. As a result ADECA closed the application window that was originally due to close in mid-March 2025. The agency has been preparing a new application process and scoring guide for a future funding opportunity, following the approval of its FY2026 plan on September 9, 2025. According to the plan, ADECA will cancel Round 1 project awards and Round 2 applications, and instead reopen the process by inviting new Round 3 applications between September 15 and December 15, 2025. Construction for this round of awards is scheduled to begin on June 16, 2026. A Round 4 application window is expected to run from April 15 through July 14, 2026, with construction anticipated to start on December 31, 2026.