The Biden administration has announced plans to prioritize in-need areas for the installation of electric vehicle chargers as part of its $2.5 billion electric vehicle program, Bloomberg Law reports.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for “underserved and disadvantaged” areas that would benefit the most from charging stations. They will be due by May 30.

The first increment of funding, which comes from the 2021 infrastructure law, will make “up to $700 million available for chargers and alternative fuel.” The law also includes an additional “$5 billion formula program to install chargers for electric vehicles along highways.”

President Biden has planned on half a million electric-vehicle chargers being offered nationwide by 2030. Officials have said that the “equity-focused grants” are intended to help both urban and rural areas have access to these charging stations.

Part of convincing Americans to make the switch to EVs is making charging stations “visible and accessible in our communities,” said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm in a statement.

“So many of the people who could theoretically gain the most from the gas and diesel savings of having an electric car are those who will be most impacted by the sticker price and by the lack of charging infrastructure,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stated in an interview with Bloomberg.