Alameda EV Charging Grants Head to Council Vote Sept. 15

Alameda's City Council will vote September 15 on a package of grants and contract changes to keep building out the city's public electric vehicle charging network, including a newly awarded $289,000 grant and a bigger contract for the company installing the chargers.

• What: Three linked actions for the city's Public EV Charging Program, all on the September 15 consent calendar.
• Where: Citywide, City of Alameda.
• When: City Council meeting, September 15, 2026.
• How much: A new $289,000 grant plus formal sign-off on $1,237,000 in previously awarded funding, and a second amendment raising the city's contract with vendor It's Electric to $397,200.
• Who's behind it: The city's Planning, Building and Transportation Department, working with charging company It's Electric.

What is the city voting on?

Three things, bundled into one agenda item. First, council would appropriate a $289,000 grant into the capital budget for EV charging. Second, it would authorize the city manager to sign paperwork with the California Department of Transportation to formally accept $1,237,000 in funding the city was already awarded through regional transportation programs. Third, it would raise the cap on the city's existing agreement with It's Electric, the company doing the installation work, to $397,200 total.

Where does the money come from?

The $289,000 is a Transportation Fund for Clean Air grant, administered locally by the Alameda County Transportation Commission. The $1,237,000 comes through the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's regional discretionary funding, which pools several state and federal transportation programs. Neither is Alameda's general fund money. Both are grants the city applied for specifically to pay for EV charging infrastructure.

Who installs the chargers?

It's Electric, a Brooklyn-based company, has held the city's public EV charging contract since 2024. The council already amended that agreement once, in 2024, to add work tied to a separate federal grant application. This second amendment doesn't change what work gets done. It sets the not-to-exceed dollar figure at $397,200 so the city can keep paying for milestones as they're completed.

What happens next?

If the council approves all three items September 15, the money gets appropriated and the paperwork with Caltrans moves forward, clearing the way for It's Electric to keep installing curbside chargers around Alameda. The city hasn't published a public list of exact charger locations or a completion date for this round of work.

You can read the full agenda item on the City of Alameda's legislative site. For more on how the city is investing in EV infrastructure, see our transportation coverage.