Program
Resources
Applications Due
Deadline Extended
Total Funding
Funding Source
Maximum Award
Award Details
$2 million to $15 million
- New hydrogen refueling infrastructure
- Minimum two fueling positions per station eligible for an additional $1 million per additional fueling position.
- Maximum Award Amount per station: $15 million
- Reopening TNO stations
- Maximum Award Amount per station: $2 million
- Supplement GFO-19-602 stations
- Maximum Award Amount per station: $500,000
- Operations and Maintenance (O&M)
- Maximum Award Amount per station: $500,000
Eligibility
All public and private entities, California Native American Tribes, and California Tribal Organizations serving California Native American Tribes.
Eligible Activities
Deploying new hydrogen refueling infrastructure for light-duty (LD) vehicles with an emphasis on stations located in Santa Monica/West Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Diego to alleviate market stress due to station demand, as well as medium-duty (MD) vehicles, or for heavy-duty (HD) uses including drayage, transit, and port operations. Reopening temporarily non-operational (TNO) stations that would otherwise not return to open retail status. Finishing construction on stations awarded under CEC GFO-19-602 that are fully permitted and lack capital. Operations and maintenance for eligible hydrogen refueling projects once the station becomes open retail.
Notable Requirements
A total cost share of 25% is required. If a California Native American Tribe or California Tribal Organization with sovereign immunity is listed as a proposed awardee, the CEC must receive a limited waiver of sovereign immunity.
Preferences
Team Experience and Qualifications (10 points), Project Readiness/Implementation (40 points), Project Budget (30 points), and Economic, Social, and Environmental Benefits (20 points) for 100 total possible points with a 70% minimum passing score.
How to Apply
The Energy Commission Agreement Management System (ECAMS) at https://ecams.energy.ca.gov/.