This dashboard summarizes elements related to the Justice40 Initiative (Justice40 or J40) in the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program plans developed by states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, for the third year of the NEVI Formula Program. Justice40 is a federal commitment that at least 40% of the benefits of certain federal programs go to identified “Disadvantaged Communities” (DACs). The NEVI Formula Program is a $5 billion program established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that allocates federal funding to states to deploy EV fast charging stations along designated corridors. Each state, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia is required to develop a plan (updated annually) describing how that state intends to use NEVI funds. One required element of the NEVI State Plan is an explanation of how each state will deliver benefits to Disadvantaged Communities in accordance with the Justice40 Initiative.   

The Overview and Methodology tab contains a list of the benefits to DACs included in this dashboard, a chart displaying how DACs were identified and defined in each NEVI State Plan, and information on the analysis and methodology used to develop the dashboard.

The Strategies for Measuring J40 Benefits tab contains an interactive table displaying the states that included each J40 benefit in their NEVI State Plan and the strategies for measuring that benefit contained in each plan.

To better understand the information presented in the dashboard, please read more about the data collection methodology and the benefits included below.

This dashboard is based on research by the Georgetown Climate Center (GCC). GCC examined all 52 of the FY 2024 National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program State Plans to compile the information displayed in this dashboard. This dashboard only includes elements related to the Justice40 Initiative (Justice40) and Disadvantaged Communities (DACs) included in each NEVI State Plan. No other documents, materials, or state processes were included in the findings. The analysis includes the following information from each NEVI State Plan: how the state identifies and defines DACs, the benefits to DACs from NEVI investment that will be tracked, and the methodology each state will use to track each benefit.

This dashboard focuses on the 10 benefits to DACs included in the NEVI program guidance provided by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and in the NEVI State Plan template provided by the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (JOET). Many states included the same terminology used by FHWA and JOET to describe benefits to DACs in their NEVI State Plans. In cases where a state included a similar benefit but with different terminology, the text used in the plan is displayed in quotation marks and parentheses. For example, “Improving access to transportation in DACs” is displayed in quotation marks and parentheses and is treated as included under FHWA and JOET’s example Benefit #1, “Improve clean transportation access through the location of chargers.” Benefits included in NEVI State Plans that do not match one or more of the 10 example benefits provided by FHWA and JOET are included in the ‘Other’ category.

Quotation marks are used throughout the dashboard to indicate exact language pulled directly from FY 2024 NEVI State Plans. “Not specified” is used throughout the dashboard to indicate information that was not included in a particular State Plan. “Not specified” does not mean the state did not consider the information in question; it means only that the information does not appear in the state’s FY 2024 NEVI State Plan. Additionally, the dashboard displays “Not specified” in cases where states listed a benefit for consideration without including a corresponding strategy or methodology for tracking that benefit.

This material is based upon work supported by the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under Award Number DE-EE0010189.

This dashboard was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.”

If you have questions about the data, please reach out to Georgetown Climate Center at climate@georgetown.edu.