Colorado is accelerating its electric charging station building program with an additional and unexpected assist from Washington of $12 million.
The Centennial State has thus far dedicated just under $26 million in funding to build the stations, funding that has come through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program.
Earlier in the year, the Trump Administration froze funding from the program. Several months later the U.S. District Court in Seattle ordered the Department of Transportation to release that funding.
The Transportation Department, after initially saying it was assessing its legal options, sent out a notice instead inviting states to reapply for the program’s funding. Colorado was one of the first at bat, securing what is now altogether $56 million in funding.
In a statement, Colorado Democrat Governor Jared Polis remarked, “We were already working overtime to make it even more convenient for people to charge up by helping businesses build up a network of charging stations across the state, and this will help us to do even more of that.”
According to an analysis done by the publication Politico, just over 40 states have now reapplied for funding, with 30 states receiving approval, meaning that they will get money from the previously frozen funds as well as for fiscal year 2026.
October 27, 2025
By Garry Boulard
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