The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides $1.2 trillion for transportation, clean energy, broadband, and electric vehicles. This includes $7.5 billion for electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Rasky Partners and Park&K are connecting a gasoline retailer, EV infrastructure provider, and 5G company in the Northeast as a public-private partnership to apply for these grants. They will assist with partnership development, grant writing, relationship building in DC, and highlighting proposed projects to federal agencies.
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TheInfrastructure Investment andJobs Act (IIJA) presents
opportunities for a number of industries in the privateand public
sector. This historic investment presents $1.2 trillion in formula-
basedandcompetitive grants.
• Transportation - Highways, Transit, Aviation & Safety
• Clean Energy & Community Resiliency - Electric Grid, Weatherization, Energy
Weatherization, Energy Infrastructure, Renewable Energy Projects, Batteries, &
Critical Minerals
• Rural Broadband - Expanding Access For States, Tribes, & Municipalities
Municipalities
• Electric Vehicles - Charging & Fueling Infrastructure
THE LANDSCAPE:
IIJA TOPLINES
3. THE LANDSCAPE:
NEW
BUREAUCRACY
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White House Officeof Intergovernmental Affairs
Primary liaison between the White House and state, county, local, and tribal
governments.
White House Infrastructure Implementation Task Force –
Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Daniel Hornung and
Director of the National Economic Council Brian Deese serve as
Co-Chairs of the Task Force.
Agencies–
Joint Office of Energy and Transportation
Infrastructure Czar
Mitch Landrieu is the senior advisor responsible for
coordinating for implementation of the IIJA
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• Electric Vehicle Formula Program – Provides $5 billion in funding to
funding to states to strategically deploy EV charging infrastructure and to
establish an interconnected network to facilitate data collection, access, and
reliability.
• Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants - Provides $2.5 billion for
$2.5 billion for charging and fueling infrastructure for states, municipalities,
counties, cities, territories, special districts and other public authorities.
THE LANDSCAPE: EV
CHARGING TOPLINES
The Infrastructure Investment andJobs Act (IIJA)
invests $7.5 billion in developinga national network of
Electric Vehicles chargers in the United States. $2.5
billion is discretionary.
• $1.25 billion in funding will build out charging and fueling
Infrastructure along designated Alternative Fuel Corridors.
• $1.25 billion in funding will provide Community Charging grants
convenient charging where people live, work, and shop.
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THE LANDSCAPE: EV
CHARGING INSIGHTS
• Rural and Underserved Communities + Equity in
delivery
• Bi-directional charging important once you get to
community-based charging programs
• Administration has said that vast majority of projects
will be public private partnerships
• Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Program can be
used to explore public private partnerships
6. Coast to Coast Opportunities
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Democrats Push Electric
Car Infrastructure Bill As A
Solution To Rural Gaps
Ultimately, the question is going to be, 'Is rural
Virginia going to be left behind as EVs begin to
take over the market?'" said Greg Habeeb, a
former Republican House Delegate.
Expanding electric vehicle
charging stations in Texas
“That investment has the potential to help
address barriers to EV purchases in Texas, which
could receive as much as $400 million for
projects directly related to electric vehicle
charging.”
Federal funding to allow
more electric vehicle
charging stations in Arizona
“Arizona is set to get more than $11 million in
funding to start and more than $76 million over five
years to expand electric vehicle infrastructure
through the National Electric Vehicle Funding
program.”
Bill would build electric
vehicle charging stations
across Nebraska
“State Sen. Eliot Bostar of Lincoln introduced LB-
1257, which would use $10 million in federal
funding to support electric vehicle infrastructure
across Nebraska, especially in rural areas.”
7. WHAT’S NEXT: IIJA
IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE
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2022 Q1
Applications opened for the Rural
Surface Transportation Grant,
RAISE and INFRA grants.
2022 Q3
Applications open for Building Resilient
Infrastructure program, Flood Mitigation
Grants, Reconnect and other broadband
programs
2022 Q4
Application open for Energy Efficiency
Grants, Rural Energy Improvement Grants,
and Renewable Energy Grants for Schools
2022 Q2
Applications open for Clean School Bus
Program, Reconnecting Communities Grant,
and Safe Streets and Roads for All Program.
*This is not an exhaustive list of available programs
8. WHAT’S NEXT: EV CHARGING
TIMELINE
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December 14th
DoT & DoE announced Joint
Office of Energy and
Transportation
May 13th
Federal Highway
Administration will publish
standards for EV chargers in
the national network
End of 2022
Goal for initial charging
port installation
2022
FHWA will post notice of
funding opportunity
OUR SERVICES
February 10th
Joint Office released guidelines for
EV charging stations, building out
a national network along our
nation’s highway system
September 30th
FHWA must review state
plans for approval
August 1st
States must submit their
deployment plans for the
formula-based funding to the
FHWA
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Federal Grants are typically not given to private, for-profit
organizations
Eligible applicants more than likely would be one or more of the
following organizations:
o State, County, City or other special purpose unit of a State
(such as State Department of Transportation or Public Library
System);
o Institution of higher education or a consortium of education
institutions i.e. University of California Irvine Campus (single
institution) or California Community Colleges (all 115
campuses under single consortium);
o Public or private non-profit organization or association; or
o Indian Tribe or consortium of Indian Tribes.
Grant Eligibility
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HOW DOES A PRIVATE COMPANY BENEFIT
FROM A “PUBLIC” GRANT OPPORTUNITY?
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• A Public-Private Partnership (P3) is a valuable tool to directly
tap into the $1.2 trillion available, including the $7.5 billion in
EV charging infrastructure.
• Most states have specific laws that govern what is
considered a P3 vs. a working relationship with a public
entity.
• Always needs to point to a public good, regardless of the
size or type of P3
• In order to benefit from the Biden EV $7.5 billion, it is
imperative to establish some kind of teaming arrangement with
an eligible applicant—they will be the grant recipient who will
work with your company to develop the EV solution.
Need for Partnerships
with Eligible Applicants
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• Low or No Emissions Vehicle grant program—created in 2015
FAST Act and reauthorized in 2020.
• Provides funding to state and local governmental
authorities for the purchase or lease of zero-emission
and low-emission transit buses as well as required
supporting facilities.
• In FY2021 ~$180 million was authorized with each bus
costing $1 - $1.3 million.
• Max Federal match of 85% for buses and 90% for
supporting facilities.
“Low-No” FTA Program
Likely Model
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• BYD (Columbia, Missouri; Baton Rouge, Louisiana) & Proterra
(Greensboro, NC; University of Montana)
• These companies successfully worked with eligible
applicants (City, County, Local Government) through
partnerships to apply for and receive millions in grant
money
• City would win award (up to $7 million per application)
and Private company (BYD/Proterra) would sell/service
vehicle
• Both companies receive 10’s of millions through Public
partners via the FTA annually
• Same model could be used for the $7.5 billion for EV in IIJA as
the $180 million from Federal Transit Authority.
Success Stories
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Rasky and Park&K are in the process of connecting 3 entities in
the Northeast United States to form a P3 to take advantage of the
benefits of the EV Infrastructure grant program.
• Rasky is engaging with one of the largest gasoline/convenience
store/heating oil suppliers in the Northeast (1,600 stores).
• Park&K is working with a provider of EV infrastructure & 5G
technology.
• Similar to private sector investment models i.e. Starbucks
An EV Model That Works
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Where We Fit
The firms will assist with
• Partnership Development
• Grant writing;
• DC profile raising & lobbying (discretionary
funding); and
• Highlighting proposed projects to targeted
leaders at Department of Energy and
Transportation to help move the green economy.
16. PUBLIC PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY
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PHASE 1
Power Mapping & Local
Partnership Development
PHASE 3
Grant Application Strategy
PHASE 2
Federal Relationship
Building & Intelligence
Gathering
PHASE 4
Continued Grant Advocacy
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY
17. Rasky Partners is one of the leading independent public and
government relations firms in the US. With teams of
experts in Washington, D.C. and Boston, we offer our clients
strategic communications and government affairs counsel
designed to achieve their short- and long-term objectives.
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Unusual longevityofstaff –most
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