The funding has long been approved with the enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. They are hoping that the funding will form part of the budget for the fiscal year 2010. The council also recommends strategic areas to spend the funding. These includes an awareness campaign for people to know more about alternative fuels, refueling facilities, local production plants, research and development, and fuel transit system.

The council hopes to allocate around $375 million worth of fuel cell cars so the private and public sector can have a real time evaluation of how these alternative car fuel vehicles can also help them with their everyday lives.

Another big chunk of the budget will be devoted to research partnership which eyes to cut costs and improve performance in the long run.

Deployment structures and manufacturing backbone may each get around $100 million each. Around $65 million will be devoted for the refueling infrastructure.

Following up with the Congress and the incoming US President, the US Fuel Cell Council sees the development of the fuel cell technology, infrastructure, and distribution in the US may lead to the creation of around 675000 jobs in the next 25 years.

The council presents different pictures of how the fuel cell industry affect the US. So far, the fuel cell efforts are foreseen to put the US government, people, and economy in a win-win situation.