Indiana Electric Vehicle Charging Program – Amendment 10/04/2023 of the NEVI NOFO

“According to the FHWA, states may not reference federal DBE requirements nor include the use of XBE subcontractors or subcontractors of other disadvantaged business programs as a rating factor in their procurement processes for NEVI-funded projects. In response to this direction from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), INDOT has made the following amendments to the NEVI program’s Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and applicable appendices:

• Removal of the scoring criteria under Part C Equity, Workforce, and Education that allowed applicants to score 10 points for inclusion of an XBE on the team.
• Reallocation of the 10 points in the initial NOFO for applicants who include an XBE on the application team to the remaining equity criteria.
• Removal of the question asking to list all XBEs on the application team from the template appendix.”

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) released the first notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for candidate electric vehicle fast charging sites along Indiana’s Alternative Fuel Corridors (AFCs). The NOFO and associated appendices are available to view and download on the Charging the Crossroads website. Please click on the “Notice of Funding Opportunity” tab to see all files. A direct link to the NOFO is here.

For more information, please visit the Charging the Crossroads website.