Grants will fund 643 New EV Fast Charging Ports at 141 Illinois Locations
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Director John J. Kim has announced $25.1 million is being awarded to 20 applicants for electric vehicle charging infrastructure under the Driving a Cleaner Illinois program. The grants will fund 643 new Direct Current Fast Charging (DCFC) ports at 141 locations throughout the state. The awards are based on a Notice of Funding Opportunity issued in late 2023, seeking publicly accessible locations statewide. These grants were made possible through Governor Pritzker’s bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital plan and authorized under the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA). In 2023, Illinois EPA awarded $12.6 million in Volkswagen Settlement funding for more than 300 new EV fast charging ports.
“In Illinois, we’re strategically turning our vision for a clean energy future into a reality,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Thanks to recent grant awards, my administration will double the number of publicly available fast charging ports—putting us one step closer to our goal of reaching 100% clean energy by 2050.”
“Through these grants, Illinois will increase the number of fast charging ports by over 100 percent, resulting in nearly 1,000 more fast charging ports available for Illinois’ EV motorists and visitors,” said Director Kim. “This is significant progress in building out EV charging infrastructure throughout Illinois, with more opportunities on the way.”
These awards fund DCFC charging stations at publicly accessible locations (shopping centers, retail stores, gas stations, hotels, etc.) across the state. Additional points were awarded to projects in Equity Investment Eligible Communities.
The Illinois EPA also recently announced Round 2 of CEJA EV charging funding, which includes the same eligible private-sector applicants and Level 3 DCFC Chargers, while also opening eligibility to units of local government and Level 2 chargers. More information about Round 2 is available at this link: https://epa.illinois.gov/topics/air-quality/driving-a-cleaner-illinois.html.
A complete list of Round 1 Grantees is below.
| Grantee | Award Amount | Location(s) of EV Chargers | Location Type |
| 3216N Inc | $320,000.00 | Elk Grove Village Stone Park | Gas Stations |
| Adams Electric Cooperative | $277,814.00 | Quincy (2) | Community College Hotel |
| Amoco Food Shop Number 1 Inc | $320,000.00 | Chicago (2) | Gas Stations |
| BP Products North America Inc | $8,320,000.00 | Addison Aurora (2) Bellwood Bloomington Bolingbrook Chicago (2) Crystal Lake Des Plaines (2) Effingham (2) Elk Grove Village Glen Ellyn Hampshire Huntley Joliet (2) Kankakee Lake in the Hills Lombard McHenry Morris Mt. Vernon Naperville (2) Romeoville Round Lake Beach Round Lake Park Summit Third Lake Troy Volo West Chicago Woodridge Zion | Gas Stations |
| Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association | $320,000.00 | Carbondale Carterville | University Hotel |
| Gjovik Ford | $400,000.00 | Plano Sandwich | Car Dealerships |
| GPM Investments LLC | $319,751.44 | Edgewood St. Elmo | Gas Stations |
| ITSM Software Consultants Inc | $1,810,000.00 | Algonquin (2) Arlington Heights (2) Bridgeview Buffalo Grove Chicago Matteson North Chicago Roselle West Chicago (2) | Shopping/Retail |
| Lanman Oil Company | $480,000.00 | Charleston Mattoon Tuscola | Gas Stations |
| OBE Power Networks 1 LLC | $320,000.00 | Ottawa (2) | Parks/Recreation |
| OSF Healthcare System | $320,000.00 | Peoria (2) | Healthcare |
| Pilot Travel Centers LLC | $1,440,000.00 | Decatur Effingham Gilman Marion Marshall Oakwood Rochelle Vandalia Woodhull | Gas Stations |
| PowerPort EVC LLC | $ 320,000.00 | Ashkum Bourbonnais | Shopping/Recreation |
| Red E Charging LLC | $2,079,402.00 | Arcola Atlanta Bolingbrook Brimfield Chicago Fulton Loves Park Marion Peotone Richton Park Shorewood Villa Park Wilmette | Gas Stations |
| Rivian Automotive LLC | $920,000.00 | Normal Oak Brook Springfield | Shopping/Retail |
| Road Ranger LLC | $1,600,000.00 | Bourbonnais Dixon Grayville Marion Marshall McLean Minonk Princeton Rochelle Springfield | Gas Stations |
| Shiner Management Group Inc | $320,000.00 | Gurnee Mundelein | Shopping/Retail |
| Sustainable Energies Corporation | $1,760,000.00 | Country Club Hills East Peoria Glendale Grayslake Gurnee McHenry Melrose Park Moline Round Lake Beach Waukegan (2) | Restaurants |
| Universal EV LLC | $2,945,292.00 | East Peoria (2) Princeton (2) Casey Sandoval Salem Granite City Peoria Decatur Ottawa (5) Gilman Marion Lincoln Hoffman Estates Chillicothe Elk Grove Village | Hotels Shopping/Retail |
| Victory Lane Ford Inc | $560,000.00 | Carlinville Litchfield | Car Dealerships |
| TOTAL | $25,152,259.44 |
