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GrantMinnesota MnDOT NEVI Formula Program Round 3a — 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score58/100
Funding$41.184 million in federal Round 3a funds. Applicants may request reimbursement for up to 80% of total eligible project costs and must provide at least 20% match. No minimum or maximum award size applies per application, but no applicant may receive more than 30% of the total federal funds available for Round 3a.
DeadlineNovember 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM. Minnesota State Register states Central Standard Time; current MnDOT program page states 4:00 PM without restating the time zone.
Required next actionKeep the opportunity active and monitor MnDOT's current Q&A and any addenda through the October 13, 2026 final Q&A posting cycle. Before any applicant-specific CRM work, package production or ORIGINAL outreach, verify the proposed site is inside an eligible cluster, the applicant can satisfy the RFP's EVSE ownership/operation/maintenance and federal/state requirements, the 20% minimum match is defensible, UEI and SWIFT are current, all required attachments are correct, and Atlas/CRM/Atlas_Email_Queue/send-history deduplication plus Contact/email/opt-out/bounce gates are satisfied. Do not position N9+ or QC Healthcare for this EV-charging solicitation.
Current statusActive — controlling Round 3a RFP retrieved and verified; ongoing MnDOT Q&A/addenda monitoring required before applicant-specific actionSource verificationSeptember 24, 2026
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Funding Potential
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Actionability
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