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This $4,500,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) will provide consultant project management, construction inspection, and administration support for the Illinois Department of Transportation's (IDOT) electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure programs. The consultant will fulfill requirements of construction inspection and administration, including inspection of program grantees and contractors to ensure work adheres...

This $1,526,937 Formula Grant award was provided by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). The grant funding supports the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a publicly accessible direct current fast charging (DCFC) station located at 400 Steward Rd in Rochelle, Illinois. The project, titled "NEVI - Loves Location 31", is authorized for...

This $1,488,265 Formula Grant was awarded on January 31, 2025 by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) program. The grant will fund the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a publicly accessible direct current fast charging (DCFC) station located at a Love's Travel Stop in New Baden, Illinois. The project consists of installing a NEVI-compliant, six-dispenser DCFC station at this site to support electric...

This $1,220,914.71 Formula Grant award was provided by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) program. The grant will fund the installation of a NEVI-compliant, four-dispenser DC fast charging station at the Meyer Oil Co. location in Casey, Illinois. The project includes the procurement and installation of four 350 kW, Buy America-compliant fast charging dispensers, power cabinets, construction, and utility interconnection at an exit...

This $1,534,990 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) provides funding for the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a publicly accessible direct current fast charging (DCFC) station at a Love's Travel Stop location in Kankakee, Illinois. The project involves the installation of a NEVI-compliant, six-dispenser DCFC station to support electric vehicle charging infrastructure...

This $902,623 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) supports the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a publicly accessible direct current fast charging (DCFC) station at 1301 Meijer Dr., Rolling Meadows, IL 60008. The project, titled "NEVI - MEIJER LOCATION 38", is authorized for complete design-build operation, though construction will not begin until National Environmental Policy Act...

This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) provides $712,987 to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain a publicly accessible direct current fast charging (DCFC) station at 3800 S Cicero Ave, Cicero, IL. The project will install 4 DCFC charging ports with a total capacity of at least 600 kilowatts, in order to fill an identified gap in electric vehicle...

This Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) provides $2,280,800 to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to design and implement an integrated technology pilot system for trip scheduling and fare collection across 18 counties in southern Illinois. The key activities funded include: hiring a consultant to complete system network design, equipment analysis, system...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) provides $305,000.00 to Leap Photonics Inc., a minority-owned small business located in Seattle, WA, to develop an acousto-optic beam steering (AOBS) technology for LIDAR systems. The project aims to create a compact, solid-state, and cost-effective beam steering mechanism to improve the performance and accessibility of LIDAR for applications in autonomous vehicles,...

This Project Grant award, valued at $200,000 and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070), supports collaborative research by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to develop novel techniques for analyzing spatial-temporal data in AI-enabled Internet of Things (AIoT) systems. The key research thrusts include: (i) designing efficient graph neural network models for analyzing AIoT data; (ii)...