Funding is a result of the infrastructure bill passed into law last year
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that as a result of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Pennsylvania is set to receive $25 million to expand access to electric vehicle charging as part of the first-ever national electric vehicle charging network. Building out the network is a key step to make electric vehicles more accessible to all Pennsylvanians and Americans. The $25 million for FY22 is the first installment of an anticipated total of $171 million for EV charging in Pennsylvania as a result of the infrastructure law.
“One of our most important goals of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is to tackle the climate crisis by prioritizing electric and clean energy. Creating an electric vehicle charging network in Pennsylvania and across the Nation does just that,” said Senator Casey. “Thanks to the infrastructure law, we will receive $25 million this year alone to make electric vehicle charging more accessible throughout the Commonwealth.”
Money will flow through PennDOT, which is required to submit an EV Infrastructure Deployment Plan to access the funds. A second round of grant funding designed to further increase EV charging access will be made available for states, local governments, metropolitan planning organizations and other transit-focused public authorities to compete for in the coming months. These competitive awards will provide additional funds to communities to build out their EV infrastructure.
