Pennsylvania is set to receive $25 million to expand access to electric vehicle charging as part of the first national electric vehicle charging network.

The influx in funding is a result of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., said in a statement.

The $25 million for fiscal year 2022 is the first installment of an anticipated total of $171 million for electronic vehicle 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,” Casey said in a statement.

Money will flow through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, which is required to submit an EV Infrastructure Deployment Plan to access the funds.

A second round of grant funding designed to further increase electronic vehicle 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.