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DESCRIPTION:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\nJune 24\, 2024\n\nHoosiers Can Help Stee
 r Federal EV Charging Funds to Indiana\n\nINDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Dep
 artment of Environmental Management (IDEM) is inviting Hoosiers to give th
 eir feedback on how the state should spend federal grant money to grow Ind
 iana’s electric vehicle (EV) charging network.\n\nIDEM\, in partnership 
 with the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) and Drive Clean Indi
 ana (DCI)\, plans to apply for funding for both corridor and community EV 
 charging enhancements through Round 2 of the Federal Highway Administratio
 n’s (FHWA’s) Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Grant Program.\
 n\nHoosiers can visit GOEVIN’s website\, goevin.com through July 24\, 20
 24\, to learn more and complete an online survey to identify priorities an
 d projects to include in Indiana’s grant application.\n\nRound 2 of the 
 CFI program will provide up to $1.3 billion to deploy publicly accessible 
 EV charging along designated Alternative Fuel Corridors (AFCs) and local c
 ommunities across the U.S. corridor projects must be located within 1 mile
  of a designated AFC\; community projects can be located on any public roa
 d or publicly accessible location. \n\nAdditional information is available
  on the GOEVIN website at goevin.com/programs-and-incentives. Information 
 on the page includes:\n\nAn overview of the goals and objectives of Indian
 a’s statewide CFI Grant Program\;Links to key aspects and requirements o
 f FHWA’s CFI Grant Program\;A timeline of key milestones for the RFI and
  statewide application development\; andA link to the online survey.Hoosie
 rs are highly encouraged to review available information before taking the
  survey.\n\nAbout the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants Program: 
 (fhwa.dot.gov/environment/cfi) Authorized through the Bipartisan Infrastru
 cture Law (BIL)\, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $2.5 billion 
 over five years to strategically deploy electric vehicle (EV) charging inf
 rastructure and other alternative fueling publicly accessible infrastructu
 re projects in urban and rural communities\, including downtowns and local
  neighborhoods\, and particularly in underserved and disadvantaged communi
 ties.\n\nAbout GOEVIN: (GOEVIN.com) GO Electric Vehicle INdiana (GOEVIN) i
 s a collaborative\, statewide initiative dedicated to advancing the adopti
 on of electric vehicles across the state. The GOEVIN Team is comprised of 
 the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)\, the Indiana Ut
 ility Group\, and Drive Clean Indiana. GOEVIN aims to raise consumer aware
 ness of electric vehicles (EV) by providing unbiased\, educational informa
 tion on the benefits of driving EVs in the Hoosier State.\n\nAbout IDEM: (
 idem.IN.gov) IDEM implements federal and state regulations regarding the e
 nvironment. Through compliance assistance\, incentive programs and educati
 onal outreach\, the agency encourages and aids businesses and citizens to 
 protect Hoosiers and the environment.  \n\n-30- \n\nMedia contact:\nBarry 
 Sneed\nPublic Information Officer\n317-232-8596\nMedia@idem.IN.gov
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