Electric Mobility Grants

The 2026 Electric Mobility Community Grant application will open on Earth Day, April 22.

EWEB will provide up to three (3) grants.  Funding awards will be up to $30,000 each to cover up to 100% of costs for non-profits, academic institutions, or public organizations towards their electric mobility projects. 

Special consideration will be given to projects that advance electric mobility in underserved communities, including areas without ample access to public charging.  

Funding for this program is in part made possible by the Oregon Clean Fuels Program (CFP) administered by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ). 

Applicants must be one of the following:  

• Tax-exempt organization under IRS Code Section 501(c)(3) and (4) 
• An academic institution chartered by the State of Oregon
• Public institution referenced in ORS 174.109 through ORS 174/117  

Funding is not provided for:  

• Individuals   
• Organizations that are in violation of state or federal laws
• Endowments 
• For-profit businesses
• Programs with eligibility requirements contingent upon a stipulated religious or political affiliation 

Timeline for the 2026 EWEB Electric Mobility Community Grant Program

Projects must be completed within 12 months of the award notification.

The application period for the 2026 Electric Mobility Community Grant will open on Thursday, April 22, 2026.

The following documents are for the 2025 grant and available for review only. 

• EWEB Electric Mobility Community Grant Guidelines
• EWEB Electric Mobility Community Grant Application

For questions, contact Rachel Best at Rachel.Best@eweb.org or 541-685-7103. 

Since the launch of the Electric Mobility Community Grant in 2022, EWEB has awarded 21 grants, providing over $540,000 in grant funding to organizations serving our community.

In 2025, EWEB awarded a total of nearly $90,000 to three local organization, the University of Oregon, Shift Community Cycles and Looking Glass Community Services.

In 2024, EWEB awarded five grants up to $30,000 to Cascadia Mobility, Lane Community College, Looking Glass Community Services, Pacific Refugee Support Group and Shift Community Cycles. Read more about their mobility projects here. 

In 2023, eight grants were awarded, distributing over $198,000 for local electric mobility efforts. Funding was awarded to City of Eugene, Eugene Science Center, Friends of Trees, HIV Alliance, Homes for Good, Lane County, Looking Glass Community Services and University of Oregon.

In the programs initial launch in 2022, EWEB awarded nearly $125,000 to five organizations - Lane County Public Works, University of Oregon, Shift Community Cycles, Lane Community College, and Cascadia Mobility. Read more about their individual projects here. 

Tyler Mack, Vice President of Marketing & Development at Looking Glass Community Services shares how their 2023 award for the purchase of an EV work vehicle at their Center Point School has been instrumental. Looking Glass was also awarded a Electric Mobility Community Grant in 2024 to fund the purchase of an electric vehicle for their New Roads Homeless Youth Program, learn more on their blog. 

Luis Maggiori, Sustainability Coordinator at Lane Community College, talks about their 2024 award to purchase an electric vehicle for their motor pool fleet. "We've been wanting to go with an EV for a while...but we were not able to fund it. Thanks to the grant, we were finally able to get one."

Lane Community College also received a grant award in 2022 to support the installation of a dual pedestal level 2 charging station on their main campus that is open to the public.

Cascadia Mobility, another two time grant awardee, utilizes their funding to support the PeaceHealth Rides bike share program. Cascadia Mobility is able to do much of their field work using the electric trikes they purchased with their 2022 grant award, but with the recent expansion of the program into new areas of Eugene and Springfield, they require a larger commercial vehicle. Their 2024 grant award will be used to purchase an electric van to support fleet maintenance and repair.