GFO-25-605, Reliable Electric Charging for Eligible School-bus Sites (RECESS)

About this funding opportunity

GFO-25-605, Reliable Electric Charging for Eligible School-bus Sites (RECESS)

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Solicitation TypeGrant Funding Opportunity

Solicitation NumberGFO-25-605

Solicitation StatusActive

DivisionFuels and Transportation

ProgramClean Transportation Program

Release DateApril 06, 2026

Submission DeadlineAugust 31, 2026, 11:59 pm

Questions DeadlineApril 27, 2026, 5:00 pm

IMPORTANT: For this solicitation, use the new Energy Commission Agreement Management System (ECAMS) portal (link is external)") to submit an application. Applicants must have or create a user account in order to apply for this solicitation. For assistance, view the User Registration Instructions and Applying for a Solicitation. Purpose

The California Energy Commission’s (CEC’s) Clean Transportation Program announces the availability of up to $22,000,000 in grant funds for projects that will install electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure for electric school buses. This is a multi-funding lane grant solicitation (first come, first served and competitive) with minimum requirements and certain conditions as further described in the manual. Additional Information Funding Lane 1 (First come, first serve)

$4 million in funding available for electric school bus charging infrastructure projects at local educational agencies that received Clean Truck and Bus Incentive Project (HVIP) Public School Bus Set Aside Year 1 and Year 2 funded electric school buses, but who did not receive the CEC’s Energy Infrastructure Incentives for Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles Project (EnergIIZE) Public School Bus Set Aside Year 1 or Year 2 infrastructure funding. This funding lane is awarded on a first come, first serve basis.

Table 4 in Section II.A.1 of the solicitation manual shows eligible Funding Lane 1 Applicants and the maximum number of charging ports that can be requested. Funding Lane 2 (Competitive)

$9 million in funding available for electric school bus charging infrastructure projects that will support existing and future electric school bus deployments by local educational agencies, as defined in Section II.A.1 of the solicitation manual. This funding lane is competitive. Funding Lane 3 (Competitive)

$9 million in funding available for electric school bus charging infrastructure projects that will support existing and future electric school bus deployments by third-party transportation providers who serve local educational agencies, as defined in Section II.A.1 of the solicitation manual. This funding lane is competitive. Required Application Attachments for Funding Lanes Attachment 1 Application Form: Required by all funding lanes Attachment 2 Funding Lane 2 Project Narrative: Required by funding lane 2 Attachment 3 Funding Lane 3 Project Narrative: Required by funding lane 3 Attachment 6 Budget Forms: Required by funding lane 2 and funding lane 3 Attachment 7 Letters of Commitment: Required by funding lane 3 Attachment 8 Letter of Intent to Place a Purchase Order AND/OR Letter Indicating Need for New Infrastructure: Required by funding lane 2 and 3 Attachment 9 Evaluation Criteria for Priority Populations: Required by funding lane 2 and 3 Attachment 10 CEQA Worksheet: Required by funding lane 2 and 3 Attachment 11 Past Performance Reference Form(s): Required by funding lane 3 Attachment 12 Application Declaration: Required by all funding lanes

Pre-Application Workshop Pre-Application Workshop Presentation (See Solicitation Files) Pre-Application Workshop Recording (See Event Page)

Addendums Addendum 1 (See Solicitation Files) Addendum 2 (See Solicitation Files) Solicitation Files File

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Topic areas: Energy and Environment, Transportation and Mobility, Education and Training.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

GFO-25-605, Reliable Electric Charging for Eligible School-bus Sites (RECESS) is administered by California Energy Commission (CEC), listed via California Energy Commission.