Update on WY NEVI Plan RFP
Recently, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Standards and Requirements final rule. That release initiated actions for WYDOT and other state agencies to finalize the NEVI Funding Requests for Proposal (RFP) and the procedure for interested parties to apply for VW Settlement Funds.
While the NEVI final rules did answer some questions, it raised others. We continue to work with FHWA to clarify requirements and ensure the NEVI RFP is as comprehensive as possible. We are still waiting for some answers but feel we are far enough along to issue a predicted timeline for the next steps in the funding announcement process.
In addition, WYDOT continues to synchronize electric vehicle infrastructure support activities with other state agencies, which will require a longer RFP review process than normal. We will build that additional review time into RFP issuance and submittal schedules. This updated timeline is subject to change based upon FHWA responses and other State Agency review requirements.
Updated Timeline - Expected completion dates (NLT = no later than)
- Draft Cybersecurity requirement language received from the Wyoming Department of Enterprise Technology Service - March 3, 2023
- Final FHWA answers or clarification to NEVI final rule questions - March 7, 2023
- Draft RFP complete and submitted for State Agency Review - March 10, 2023
- RFP approved and posted for public review / comment - NLT April 1, 2023
- VW Settlement Fund Application Procedures posted - NLT April 1, 2023
- RFP questions due to WYDOT (RFP will provide additional information) - NLT April 21, 2023
- VW Settlement Application Procedures questions due to WYDOT - NLT April 21, 2023
- WYDOT response to RFP and VW Settlement application procedure questions - NLT April 28, 2023
- NEVI / VW Settlement Funding Workshop - May 9, Thyra Thomson State Office Building Casper, WY
- Registration procedures and agenda will publish NLT April 10, 2023
- Final questions for NEVI RFP due to WYDOT NLT May 31, 2023
- WYDOT response to additional NEVI RFP questions NLT June 7, 2023
- RFP closes for proposals - on or about June 15, 2023
- VW Settlement Fund Application submissions activate on or about June 15, 2023
There is a possibility the timeline could be delayed during the RFP review process or by additional guidance we may receive from FHWA. In that case we have a secondary date for the Workshop arranged at the Thyra Thomson State Office Building on May 24, 2023. If we must delay the workshop, the final questions, RFP closing, and VW Settlement Funding Application opening dates will also be delayed by two weeks. We will publish an updated timeline.
If FHWA publishes guidance for discretionary grant programs prior to the workshop, we will cover those programs at that workshop. We will post any additional information on this site when it becomes available
Wyoming NEVI Plan receives approval
Thank you to all who commented on Wyoming's NEVI Plan. The Federal Government announced in September 2022 that Wyoming's plan has been accepted. Click here to read the approval letter.
Eight of Wyoming's 11 exception requests to the Federal requirements for EV charging station spacing, including requirements that stations be placed no more than 50 miles apart, were rejected. To read more about that, check our latest news release.
To read the Plan, click the links below:
Wyoming NEVI Plan - Final
NEVI Background & Overview

In November 2021, the Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) allocated up to $7.5 billion over five years for states to enhance their Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure.
The electric vehicle infrastructure funding will help EV drivers to have regular access to charging stations to help avoid a situation where a driver could be stranded without services. Additionally, the added infrastructure will bolster tourism as EV vehicles become more popular nationwide.
There are two sources for funding: Federal Formula Funding and Discretionary Grants