United StatesPublic sector2025 – ongoingCity of San Jose
EV-charger grant drafting with ChatGPT
San Jose used ChatGPT to draft an application for a $12 million grant that was later rescinded
Problem
Grant deadlines required evening and weekend work.
Approach
Andrea Arjona Amador customized ChatGPT to organize correspondence. It helped draft an EV-charger application.
Results
$12 milliongrant award subsequently rescinded
Takeaway
The Trump administration subsequently rescinded the funding. The city then submitted a similar proposal to a regional funder.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Public sector
- Business function
- Internal work and knowledge management
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Generative AI
- Adoption
- Off-the-shelf tool or platform
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
[1]Associated Press17 Jul 2025
ChatGPT assisted grant preparation. The $12 million award was later rescinded.
Full details are in the original sources.
Added 1 Nov 2026 · Updated 1 Nov 2026