Key information
- Status: Open
- Grant amount: Up to $20,000,000
- Application opened: 4 December 2025
- Application closes: 24 April 2026, 11:00 pm
Program objective
The NSW Government objectives for this grant round are to:
- Fill EV charging blackspots across regional and metropolitan New South Wales
- Overcome range anxiety through development of a broad, visible, and accessible fast charging network
- Ensure connectivity between metropolitan and regional areas
- Future‑proof the EV charging network past 2030
- Ensure funding supports projects that would not have otherwise happened
This program is administered by The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
Eligibility
Who can apply
An applicant be one of the following:
- an entity incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001(Cth)
- a state-owned corporation or subsidiary of an Australian state or territory owned corporation
Types of projects funded under this grant
An eligible project is a newly constructed fast and/or ultra-fast charging station.
What your application needs to include
Prepare your application with this checklist
Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements to submit an application. Detailed eligibility and merit criteria are outlined in the Round 4 Fast Charging Grant Guidelines. The guidelines are available on the Fast Charging webpage.
Address the eligibility criteria
Each applicant, as part of an application response, must confirm that they meet the eligibility criteria.
Applicants that do not address the eligibility criteria in full may be excluded from the application process at the department's discretion.
Start the application
Applicants are required to submit set information and documents as part of their application. All applicants must use the Department’s nominated online grant management system (GMS), SmartyGrants, to submit a bid and all relevant documentation.
Applicants must meet the overall round eligibility requirements and provide detailed site designs and bid proposal details.
Eligible sites will then be competitively assessed based on responses to the merit criteria. The merit of individual charging stations will be assessed and considered alongside the merit of the entire application in pursuit of the NSW Government’s objectives for this program.
Note: If you are a new applicant to SmartyGrants, you will need to register and create a password. If you are already registered, you can log in with your existing username and password.
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After the application is submitted
Successful applications will be decided by: Deputy Secretary
Grant applications are assessed by an independent assessment panel. The panel is comprised of representatives from the Department, other NSW Government agencies, expert organisations, and independent members.
The assessment process follows these steps in order:
Application submission
Eligibility assessment
Merit assessment
Notification of assessment outcomes to applicants
Departmental approval
Final recommendation by the assessment panel
Execution of the funding agreement
Support and contact
evfc@environment.nsw.gov.au