Shapiro Admin Announces $25M in Funding for Public EV Chargers in Western PA

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced it is directing $25 million in investments to build EV chargers in Western Pennsylvania as part of the Community Charging phase of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, further strengthening the Commonwealth’s role as the national leader in the NEVI program. This is the second region where funding has been made available, after funding for chargers in Southeastern Pennsylvania was announced in February.

Through the Community Charging funding rounds, the Shapiro Administration is directing a total of $100 million in federal funding to build public EV charging stations in Pennsylvania communities. PennDOT has released a survey for interested organizations to connect with electric vehicle charging station builders and operators to partner with on submissions. The survey is available now at www.pa.gov/evcommunity.

"The most critical element when considering an EV is knowing where you can charge it," said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. “Under Governor Shapiro’s leadership, we’re directing investments to new chargers in communities that need them and improving EV accessibility for everyone.”

Today’s funding announcement builds on the nearly $62 million already committed to public charging stations across the Commonwealth through the NEVI program, demonstrating Pennsylvania’s continued success as a national leader. Pennsylvania leads the nation in stations built using NEVI funds with 37—far more than the number opened by any other states. Additionally, there are 55 stations in various stages of planning and construction.

Community Charging funding is being made available by region: Southeast, East, Central and West. The Western region includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, Warren, Washington and Westmoreland counties. Local transportation planning agencies will determine specific areas within the region to prioritize for investment, but all publicly available locations within the region are eligible to apply.

“As we bring more EV infrastructure to commercial districts and community facilities across our region, we will also bring an increasing number of EV owners to our communities,” said Rich Fitzgerald, Executive Director of the Southwest Pennsylvania Commission. “SPC is grateful to PennDOT and the federal government for allowing us to partner on this latest round of funding.”

Additional Community Charging funding opportunities are expected to open as follows:

East (PennDOT Districts 8, 5 and parts of 4), August-September 2026

Central (PennDOT Districts 9, 2, 3, and parts of 10 and 4), August-September 2026

For more information on the Community Charging funding rounds, please visit www.pa.gov/evcommunity.