City receives grant funding for EV charging stations

The City of San Bernardino and Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino have received a $1,405,800 grant from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) to fund the construction of sixteen new public electric vehicle charging stations near Baseline Street at the Arrowhead Grove Housing Community.

“We see more EV’s on our roads every day,” said San Bernardino Mayor Helen Tran. “It is important that charging stations are available to people who live in apartments and condos in addition to single family homes. This project helps us do that.”

The grant will provide funds to construct four fast charging stations and twelve standard charging stations, as well as 32 additional EV ready spaces for the future installation of charging stations as demand for auto charging increases. The project will be a part of the next phase of housing construction at Arrowhead Grove, a 40-acre housing complex that integrates both market rate and affordable housing.

The charging stations are planned to be powered by on-site solar panels.

“We are thrilled that the project was selected to receive a $1.4 million funding award through SCAG’s Carbon Reduction Program,” said Maria Razo, Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino.  “The strategic placement of these new stations means that they will be able to serve both the residents of Arrowhead Grove and this entire area of San Bernardino. We are proud to partner with the City of San Bernardino in bringing this feature to the community.”

The grant is a part of SCAG’s $92 million Carbon Reduction Program, which funds projects throughout the Southern California Region between 2023 and 2026. The project was submitted to SCAG through the San Bernadino County Transit Agency (SBCTA).

Arrowhead Grove is a vibrant, mixed use, mixed income sustainable community that occupies a site that used to be the 1940’s era public housing project known as Waterman Gardens. Now in its fourth phase, Arrowhead Grove at build out will include 534 new units of housing, commercial space, and onsite Head Start program, along with a new community center and healthcare clinic.

Construction of the EV-charging stations is expected to begin in early 2025 with a completion date of June 2026.