How do states access $5B in EV funding?

What’s happening? DOE and DOT are telling states that to access the available $5B in EV funding, they need EV infrastructure plans in place

Why is this important? “each state is required to submit an EV Infrastructure Deployment Plan to the new Joint Office of Energy and Transportation that describes how the state intends to use its share of NEVI Formula Program funds consistent with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) guidance.”

How will this be important? The quicker the EV infrastructure plans, the quicker the access to funding.

President Biden, USDOT and USDOE Announce $5 Billion over Five Years for National EV Charging Network, Made Possible by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law