Latest updates - October 2026
- We opened the third grant opportunity for Oregon’s NEVI program Oct. 21, 2026.
- Roads included in the Round 3 opportunity: Interstates 5, 82, 84 and 405; U.S. Highways 20, 26, 95, 97 and 101; and Oregon Highway 42. View a map of eligible road segments.
- We estimate Round 3 will fund at least 20 public DC fast charging stations among the 10 roads.
- We expect the first NEVI-funded station in Oregon, a 76 gas station in Gladstone, will open in December 2026. Several other stations should open in the first few months of 2027.
- Our selected private company for the NEVI-funded stations on I-5 south of Eugene couldn’t move forward with their projects. We cancelled our agreement with them and added I-5 south of Eugene to the Round 3 grant opportunity.
How to apply for the NEVI Round 3 grant opportunity
Step 1: Download and review the following documents
Step 2: Register for a Unique Entity Identifier
A UEI is required to receive federal funds and issued by
Federal Contracting Services. If you do not already have a UEI, please follow the steps to start your System for Award Management (SAM) registration at the link above.
Step 3: Complete your application in Cognito
Complete all required sections in the application via the
NEVI Cognito Application Portal. Applicants should only submit
one application that includes as many proposed sites as desired.
Step 4: Submit your application
Once all sections of the application are completed, click the submit button in the
NEVI Cognito Application Portal. All submissions are final.
The application deadline is 5 p.m. PST on Jan. 22, 2027.
Next Steps
We intend to make conditional grant awards by the end of February 2027. We’ll notify successful applicants by email and post news of the conditional awards on this webpage.
About the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program
The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program is a federally funded program that will establish a nationwide network of public EV fast charging stations in all 50 states over five years along major highways and interstates. The funding is part of the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
In total, we anticipate installing or upgrading about 50* public EV fast charging stations in Oregon via the NEVI program.
Oregon will receive $52 million over five years from the NEVI program. The program requires minimum 20% matching funds from contracted private companies.
$7.7 million
| $11.1 million
| $11.1 million
| $11.1 million
| $11.1 million | $52.2 million
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Learn more details about our NEVI plans in our most recent federally-approved plan:
Oregon's NEVI State Plan 2025.
*This is an estimate and may change depending on project and material costs.
NEVI Round 2 details
In April 2026, we selected seven private companies as finalists for NEVI work on five roads: Interstate 84 and U.S. Highways 20, 26, 97, and 101.
As of October 2026, we have executed agreements with all seven grantees. They are working through the pre-construction stages for the project sites. According to current project schedules, at least five of these Round 2 locations should be open in the first few months of 2027.
General station amenities:- At least four 150kW CCS charging ports per station.
- Several stations will offer CCS and NACS connectors.
- Located within one mile of the interstate or highway.
- Near food and shopping.
Interstate 84 charging stations
Station locations
- Love's Travel Stop in Ontario
- Love's Travel Stop in Boardman
- Love's Travel Stop in Troutdale
- Love's Travel Stop in Baker City
- Fred Meyer in The Dalles
- Shopping plaza in Pendleton
- Columbia Market in Cascade Locks
Managing companies: Love's (1-4), Tesla (5 and 6), and Lightning Grown (7).
Managing companies: Love’s (1 and 2), Tesla (3 and 4), PacifiCorp (5), and Lightning Grown (6).
Managing companies: Universal EV LLC (1 and 2), PacifiCorp (3), EVCS (4), and Lightning Grown (5).
NEVI Round 1 details
In October 2024, we selected three private EV charging companies as finalists for NEVI work on the three roads in NEVI round 1: Interstate 205, Interstate 5 south of Eugene, and U.S. Highway 97.
In August 2025, we signed grant agreements with companies for NEVI work on each road. We expect the Gladstone 76 location will open in December 2026.
Interstate 205
Station locations
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Fred Meyer in Happy Valley.
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76 gas station in Gladstone.
Station designs and amenities
- 350kW CCS charging ports.
- One pull-through parking spot at the 76 gas station.
- Near restrooms and shopping.
- Security cameras and overhead lighting.
Managing company: Electrify America
Interstate 5 south of Eugene
Our selected private company for the NEVI-funded stations on I-5 south of Eugene couldn’t move forward with their projects. In October 2026, we cancelled our agreement with them and added I-5 south of Eugene to the Round 3 grant opportunity.
U.S. Highway 97Our selected company for U.S. 97 was unable to meet all obligations outlined in our grant agreement. In October 2025, we cancelled our agreement with them and added U.S. 97 to the pool of roads for NEVI Round 2.
Map of selected roads for NEVI stations
The map below outlines the eleven roads we've selected for NEVI-funded charging stations. Round 1 roads are in green; yellow roads indicate Round 2 or future rounds.
ODOT selected the roads in Oregon's NEVI program, but the private companies awarded grant funds will determine final charging station locations along each road.
NEVI station design
Each NEVI charging station will have four or more DC fast charging ports providing at least 150kW simultaneously.
The federal government also has requirements for NEVI charging station design. Some highlights include:
- CCS connectors for each port, with the option for additional connector types like NACS (SAE J3400).
- 24/7 station availability.
- Multiple payment methods, including contactless credit/debit cards and phone/SMS. Payment methods must be accessible to people with disabilities.
- No membership requirements.
- Five-year maintenance plans with service from qualified technicians.
Read the full NEVI standards and requirements on the federal register website.
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Latest updates archive
April 2026
- We selected seven private companies for NEVI Round 2 grants.
- In total, the grants will fund 24 DC fast charging stations (126 total charging ports) along Interstate 84 and U.S. Highways 20, 26, 97, and 101.
- We expect work to begin on these stations over the next 12-18 months. You can find further information on the locations we selected below.
- We plan to launch the third NEVI grant opportunity in summer 2026.
March 2026
- ODOT is actively reviewing applications for NEVI funding and anticipates making award announcements by the end of April.
- ODOT received several questions in response to the Notice of Funding Opportunity and has published an updated FAQ in response.
November 2025
- We issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Round 2 NEVI work on I-84, U.S. 20, U.S. 26, U.S. 101, and U.S. 97 on Nov. 21, 2025. Applications are due Feb. 20, 2026.
- In total, we plan to fund about 40 DC fast charging stations in Round 2.
- We have obligated (secured) all federal funding necessary for the construction of NEVI compliant DC fast charging stations along these roads, $32.3 million in total.
- We have made several changes to the program since Round 1, including:
- Removing the pre-qualification step: We removed a pre-qualification requirement for applicants, which should encourage a larger applicant pool
- New individual charging station option: We added the option for EV charging companies to develop individual charging stations along a road, instead of requiring one company to develop all charging stations along a road. Details are included in the NOFO linked below.
- More flexibility in station locations: Earlier this year the federal government removed the requirement for NEVI stations to be located 50 miles apart and within one mile of the road. This change will give EV charging companies more flexibility on where to locate the final stations to best serve EV drivers.
- Expansion of the eligible applicant criteria: In Round 1, eligibility was limited to Electric Vehicle Service Providers that would directly own, operate, and maintain the NEVI-compliant charging infrastructure. In Round 2, ODOT is expanding eligibility to include any incorporated entity or federally recognized Tribe, unless restricted by state or federal requirements.
Note: We previously awarded funding for charging stations along U.S. 97 in NEVI Round 1. The selected award recipient was unable to satisfy all obligations outlined in the agreement, so we've added U.S. 97 to the Round 2 group of roads.
- September 2025: Draft documents for NEVI Round 2 were published, and prospective applicants were encouraged to provide comments by 10/24/2025.
- August 2025: We obligated all $41.1 million available to us based on the approvals of our fiscal year 2022-2025 NEVI state plans.
- June 2025: A federal court issued an injunction which required the U.S. Department of Transportation to restore NEVI funds and previously approved NEVI state plans for 14 states, including Oregon.
- May 2025: Oregon joined 15 other states and Washington D.C. to sue the federal government to restore state EV Charging infrastructure deployment plans under the NEVI program, along with their ability to obligate additional funding for NEVI.
- February 2025: FHWA issued a memo which suspended all state EV charging infrastructure deployment plans under the NEVI program. The memo also rescinded federal rules for NEVI until the FHWA completes a new version of the rules. Until those new rules were complete, states were not allowed to obligate additional funding for NEVI. Prior to the freeze, ODOT had obligated $26.1 million out of the $41.1 million we had available for fiscal years 2022-2025.
- December 2024: We've selected “intent to award" finalists for NEVI station work along the Round 1 roads:
- Electrify America for Interstate 205.
- EV Charging Solutions for U.S. Highway 97.
- EV Gateway for Interstate 5 south of Eugene.
We expect signed grant agreements with each company in early 2025 and station installation work to start in late 2025. See the “Details about NEVI Round 1" section for more information.
- September 2024: We will be reviewing proposals for the Round 1 NEVI work on US 97, I-5 south of Eugene, and I-205 this Fall. We expect to announce awards later this year.
- August 2024: We received several proposals from our pre-qualified pool of applicants for the NEVI Round 1 Notice of Funding Opportunity by the August 21, 2024 due date.
- June 2024: We issued Notice of Funding Opportunities for the Round 1 NEVI work on Interstate 205, US 97, and Interstate 5 south of Eugene on June 13, 2024.
- May 2024: To roll out NEVI faster and more cost-effectively, we transitioned from our previous plan - a Design-Build-Operate-Maintain contract - to one that will deliver NEVI as a competitive grant program for each road.
- October 2023: We completed the first step of the NEVI work solicitation process, the Request for Statements of Qualifications.
- September 2023: The Federal Highway Administration approved our “Round 3" plan for NEVI funding. Read the approval letter PDF. (Note: We've changed how we describe the NEVI program from “years" to “rounds" since our plan was approved. See the revised “Overview by rounds" section on this webpage for more information.)
- Spring 2023: We launched an online open house that details the first round of the NEVI projects (referred to as Year 1 NEVI projects on those webpages.)
Oregon's future charging needs
In 2021, we completed a study to help understand Oregon's needs for public EV charging over the next 15 years:
the Transportation Electrification Infrastructure Needs Analysis. Learn more about the study at that link or read
the executive summary of the study's findings.
Why we support NEVI investments in EV charging infrastructure
Electric vehicles that are partially or fully powered by electricity emit far fewer air pollutants than vehicles powered by gas or diesel. That is important because those pollutants, particularly greenhouse gas emissions, harm our health and make climate change worse.
In Oregon, transportation is responsible for about 35% of total greenhouse gas emissions. More EVs on our roads means fewer emissions, healthier communities, and a better future for Oregon and the planet. Our data says that by 2050, we're on track to reduce emissions from transportation about 60%. Learn more on our
transportation emissions website.