Renewable Hydrogen Transportation Fuel Production
Can you apply?
This grant is for California-based organizations seeking funding to design, engineer, construct, install, and operate hydrogen fuel production facilities. Eligible applicants can include nonprofits, for-profit companies, government entities, and research institutions working within California. Projects must produce 100% renewable hydrogen from in-state renewable resources for transportation fuel use. Facilities must generate hydrogen meeting California regulations for dispensing at stations serving fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).
This is a closed grant (deadline passed: September 22, 2021) and no longer accepts new applications.
⚖️ Cost sharing / matching required — applicants must contribute their own funds.
This grant is for California-based organizations seeking funding to design, engineer, construct, install, and operate hydrogen fuel production facilities. Eligible applicants can include nonprofits, for-profit companies, government entities, and research institutions working within California. Projects must produce 100% renewable hydrogen from in-state renewable resources for transportation fuel use. Facilities must generate hydrogen meeting California regulations for dispensing at stations serving fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).
This is a closed grant (deadline passed: September 22, 2021) and no longer accepts new applications.
Program description
This is a competitive grant solicitation. The California Energy Commission’s (CEC’s) Clean Transportation Program announces the availability of up to $7,000,000 in grant funds for projects to design, engineer, construct, install, test, operate, and maintain a hydrogen facility in California that will produce 100 percent renewable hydrogen from in-state renewable resource(s). The facility, once constructed and operational, will be a source of 100% renewable hydrogen which will be utilized for transportation fuel. Projects will produce hydrogen that will meet California regulations when dispensed at the station for use in on-road fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), both light-duty and medium-/heavy-duty.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
- C-Corporation
- Individuals
- Nonprofits
- Public Authority
- Researcher (independent)
- Small Business (SBA-defined)
- Tribal Nation
Details
This grant is for California-based organizations seeking funding to design, engineer, construct, install, and operate hydrogen fuel production facilities. Eligible applicants can include nonprofits, for-profit companies, government entities, and research institutions working within California. Projects must produce 100% renewable hydrogen from in-state renewable resources for transportation fuel use. Facilities must generate hydrogen meeting California regulations for dispensing at stations serving fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).
This is a closed grant (deadline passed: September 22, 2021) and no longer accepts new applications.
How to apply
Application links
Key dates & requirements
Program contact
- 📧 Kevyn.Piper@energy.ca.gov
- 📞 1-916-827-9241
Funding track record
Past applications & awards under this program (California Grants Portal) — how competitive it is.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Applications | Awarded | Award rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | 26 | — | 0% |
Source: California Grants Portal
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