{"id":59416,"date":"2026-03-26T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/durango-offers-sustainability-ev-charging-grants-up-to-10000\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T18:43:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:43:35","slug":"durango-offers-sustainability-ev-charging-grants-up-to-10000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/durango-offers-sustainability-ev-charging-grants-up-to-10000\/","title":{"rendered":"Durango offers sustainability, EV charging grants up to $10,000"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The Durango Transit Center is one of several places that offers electric vehicle charging in Durango. The city is conducting two surveys to gather input about the interest in and demand for EV charging stations.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Applications opened this month for two sustainability grants offered by the city of Durango, with awards totaling up to $10,000 depending on the project.<\/p>\n

One grant is the Durango Impact and Resiliency Grant, which according to the city encourages \u201ccommunity-driven efforts that enhance resilience, advance sustainability goals, and strengthen Durango and La Plata County as a socially and environmentally responsible place to live and visit.\u201d<\/p>\n

City Sustainability Manager Marty Pool said at a City Council study session earlier this month that the grant replaces the city\u2019s former Green Durango Grant and Visit Durango\u2019s Destination Management Grant, which were combined into one program when the city merged Visit Durango into its operations.<\/p>\n

Another grant open to applications is the Level-1 Workplace EV Charging Grant, which provides funding for a standard electrical outlet at a parking space for drivers to charge their electric vehicles.<\/p>\n

Applications for the Impact and Resiliency Grant close April 6, according to the city. Applications for the EV Charging Grant close April 13.<\/p>\n

Eligible applicants for the Impact and Resiliency Grant include nonprofits, businesses and community organizations. Projects must support destination stewardship and sustainable tourism, or reduce material and food waste through recycling, composting or other landfill diversion, according to the city.<\/p>\n

The grant is open to funding requests from $5,000 to $10,000, although applications above that amount might be considered \u201cwhere applicants provide strong justification for the higher level of funding,\u201d according to the program description.<\/p>\n

Likewise, the Workplace EV Charging Grant is open to funding requests of up to $10,000 per site, and applicants may apply for up to two separate sites. The grant requires a minimum 10% funding match that can be waived for sites meeting certain criteria, the program description said.<\/p>\n

Pool said an electric vehicle won\u2019t charge especially fast on a standard electrical outlet, but over the course of an average workday an electric vehicle will have added about 30 miles \u2013 or a gallon of gas \u2013 to its range.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you think about it, that\u2019s a gallon of gas. It costs the business about a dollar of electricity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said the grant program accomplishes several things:<\/p>\n

It increases equitable electric vehicle charging access for people who don\u2019t have time to charge their vehicles at home while incentivizing people to transition to electric vehicles.It incentivizes daytime charging while solar energy production is meeting or exceeding 100%.<\/div>\n

\u201cIf you don\u2019t have a place for that electricity to go, that solar power is essentially just wasted,\u201d Pool said. \u201cIf you are charging at night, a lot of times \u2013 especially in our community \u2013 you are relying on natural gas-fired electricity, sometimes coal or other sources.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said incentivizing daytime use of solar-produced electrical energy is important.<\/p>\n

Applications for each grant can be submitted online via the city\u2019s online grants portal at cityofdurango.submittable.com\/submit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

cburney@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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