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We're pleased to offer grant funding to help increase awareness, access, infrastructure, and adoption of electric mobility in EWEB service territory.
Applications and proposals will be accepted starting Earth Day, April 22, 2025, and are due by Thursday, July 31, 2025.
Overview
The 2025 Electric Mobility Community Grant program launches on Earth Day, Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
EWEB will provide up to three (3) grants. Funding awards will be up to $30,000 each to cover up to 100% of costs for non-profits, academic institutions, or public organizations towards their electric mobility projects.
Special consideration will be given to projects that advance electric mobility in underserved communities, including areas without ample access to public charging.
Funding for this program is in part made possible by the Oregon Clean Fuels Program (CFP) administered by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ).
Eligibility and requirements
Applicants must be one of the following:
- Tax-exempt organization under IRS Code Section 501(c)(3) and (4)
- An academic institution chartered by the State of Oregon
- Public institution referenced in ORS 174.109 through ORS 174/117
Funding is not provided for:
- Individuals
- Organizations that are in violation of state or federal laws
- Endowments
- For-profit businesses
- Programs with eligibility requirements contingent upon a stipulated religious or political affiliation
Timeline for the 2025 EWEB Electric Mobility Community Grant Program
| Application Opens |
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Application and Project Proposal Due |
Thursday, July 31, 2025 (deadline will not be extended) |
| Evaluation of projects |
August 2025 |
| Award decision and notification |
September 2025 |
Projects must be completed within 12 months of the award notification.
Steps to Get Started
Download and review
- EWEB Electric Mobility Community Grant Guidelines
- EWEB Electric Mobility Community Grant Application
Submit the grant application and project proposal no later than end of day Thursday, July 31, 2025. The deadline for applications will not be extended. For questions, contact Rachel Best at Rachel.Best@eweb.org or 541-685-7103.
Previous Recipients of the Electric Mobility Community Grant
The Electric Mobility Community Grant program is in its fourth year. Over the past three years, EWEB has awarded 18 grants, providing over $450,000 in grant funding to organizations serving our community.
In 2024, EWEB awarded five grants up to $30,000 to Cascadia Mobility, Lane Community College, Looking Glass Community Services, Pacific Refugee Support Group and Shift Community Cycles. Read more about their mobility projects here.
In 2023, eight grants were awarded, distributing over $198,000 for local electric mobility efforts. Funding was awarded to City of Eugene, Eugene Science Center, Friends of Trees, HIV Alliance, Homes for Good, Lane County, Looking Glass Community Services and University of Oregon.
EWEB launched the program in Spring 2022 and awarded nearly $125,000 to five organizations - Lane County Public Works, University of Oregon, Shift Community Cycles, Lane Community College, and Cascadia Mobility. Read more about their individual projects here.
Tyler Mack, Vice President of Marketing & Development at Looking Glass Community Services shares how their 2023 award for the purchase of an EV work vehicle at their Center Point School has been instrumental. Looking Glass was also awarded a Electric Mobility Community Grant in 2024 to fund the purchase of an electric vehicle for their New Roads Homeless Youth Program, learn more on their blog.
Luis Maggiori, Sustainability Coordinator at Lane Community College, talks about their 2024 award to purchase an electric vehicle for their motor pool fleet. "We've been wanting to go with an EV for a while...but we were not able to fund it. Thanks to the grant, we were finally able to get one."
Lane Community College also received a grant award in 2022 to support the installation of a dual pedestal level 2 charging station on their main campus that is open to the public.
Cascadia Mobility, another two time grant awardee, utilizes their funding to support the PeaceHealth Rides bike share program. Cascadia Mobility is able to do much of their field work using the electric trikes they purchased with their 2022 grant award, but with the recent expansion of the program into new areas of Eugene and Springfield, they require a larger commercial vehicle. Their 2024 grant award will be used to purchase an electric van to support fleet maintenance and repair.
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