Round 5 of ODOT's Community Charging Rebates Program Now Open
The fifth rebate opportunity from the ODOT Community Charging Rebates program, which offers rebates for EV charging station projects at multifamily homes, workplaces, and publicly accessible parking areas is now open.
The big news for this opportunity is ODOT has expanded eligible project types to include public DC fast charging stations. They also offer the usual rebates for Level 2 charging station projects.
Round 5 does not have an application deadline. The rebate opportunity will remain open until all funds are exhausted. Rebates are distributed on a first come, first serve basis. The program webpage will be updated weekly with rebate fund amounts.
ODOT has about $5.5 million available from a federal grant for this rebate opportunity. The rebates cover $8,000 per Level 2 charging port and $80,000 per DC fast charging port, or up to 80-95%* of eligible projects costs, whichever is lower.
Eligible businesses, nonprofits, public entities, Tribes, and owners of multifamily home complexes may apply. Start your application on the program webpage.
If you need help with your application or have questions about the program, email communitychargingrebates@odot.oregon.gov.
*The final rebate amount can vary based on project station type and location. See the program webpage for details.
Important program changes for this rebate opportunity
Limited Level 2 rebate funds. There will be a limited amount of rebate funds for Level 2 projects. Most of the $5.5 million will be reserved for DC fast charging station projects.
Applicant waitlist. There is a new waitlist for applicants who apply after available rebate funds for this opportunity have been reserved. If previously reserved rebate funds return to ODOT, for example from cancelled projects, those returned funds will be awarded to eligible applicants on the waitlist. Visit the program webpage for more details.
Reserved funds for some Oregon counties. Some rebate funds have been reserved for projects in ten Oregon counties that have never received a rebate from the program: Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Morrow, Sherman, Union, Wallowa and Wheeler.
ODOT’s goal is to incentivize projects in these counties and better distribute public EV charging access across the state. If the reserved county funds are not claimed by Jan. 31, 2027, any remaining funds will be added to the statewide pool.
Updated equipment eligibility requirements. Requirements for Level 2 charging equipment and networked charging stations have been updated. Read the details in the “Equipment Requirements” and “Network, Operations, Maintenance, and Data Reporting Requirements” sections of our Round 5 Community Charging Rebates Guidelines PDF.
More information about the rebates program
The Community Charging Rebates program is funded by state sources and a federal grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. This round is fully funded by the federal EPA grant.
This is the fifth rebate opportunity under the program. As of September 2026, the program has awarded $10 million in rebates to help fund 1,631 Level 2 EV charging ports statewide.
ODOT built an interactive map that shows the locations for all funded and pending stations so far: View the interactive map online.
70% of funding is reserved for projects in rural and predominantly low-income communities.
For more information, contact Matt Noble 503-779-9868