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Agencies report heavy demand for electrification grants; Wave CP2, tribal boats, DES state-fleet rounds oversubscribed
Summary
Commerce and agency program managers reported large application volumes across recent rounds: Wave CP2 received 129 complete applications requesting many more ports than funding allows; Tribal Electric Boats RFA requested ~$19M for projects; DES state-fleet requests far exceed available funds.
Multiple state agencies told the Interagency Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council that demand for electrification funding greatly exceeded available dollars in recent rounds.
Steven Hirschkowitz (Department of Commerce) said the Tribal Electric Boats program received about $19 million in requests—roughly $14 million more than available for the five projects planned for funding—and the Washington Electric Vehicle Charging Program (Wave CP2) received 129 complete applications covering 247 responsive sites and requests for hundreds of level-2 and level-3 ports. Mara McDonald, EV charging program manager, reported 766 level-2 ports and 732 level-3 ports were requested in Wave CP2; awards were tentatively scheduled to be announced Feb. 10, 2026.
Caitlin Roberts (Commerce) said the Tribal Electric Boats awards include two new vessels (including one research-and-monitoring vessel) and several repower projects (replacing diesel engines), with contingent award letters signed on Dec. 30, 2025. Jonathan Lucas (DES) said the state-fleet solicitation saw requests for roughly 1,200 level-2 ports while available funding is about $7.5 million.
Pete Seifer (Ecology) summarized the Charge Where You Are grant prioritization (focused on environmental-health-disparity communities, rural areas and places without public charging). Council members noted the Green Bank has been created legislatively but remains uncapitalized; the governor's budget proposes initial capitalization through Commerce.
Agencies said strong demand underscores continued planning needs and the importance of coordination between grant managers, utilities and state procurement to accelerate deployment when funds are available.
