The 2023 Rally in Richmond began with a workshop on federal transportation grants and tax credits. Presentations and notes are posted below. Virginia Clean Cities stands by to assist localities and eligible entities on submissions for grants or to aggregate smaller projects into a state application. Please see our page here for information on ...

GoGreen Communications Inc, the leader in idle reduction behavior modification involving corporate fleets of vehicles, is launching a pilot of its program with fleet operations at City of Raleigh, North Carolina. This will involve multiple departments across the city under the guidance of Vehicle Fleet Services.  

“In an organization as large as Releigh’s municipal fleet operation, there is great potential for reducing costs, greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality with IDLE FREE for our kids® for Fleets eLearning program,” ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) this year launched a new up to $50 million program to help communities across the country transition to clean energy systems that are reliable, affordable, equitable, and reflective of local priorities. The Clean Energy to Communities program (C2C) will connect local governments, electric utilities, community-based groups, and others with the innovative modeling and testing tools developed at DOE’s world-class national laboratories to transform their clean energy goals and ambitions into reality. 

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Join FTA this month to learn about a competitive funding opportunity for nearly $1.7 billion that will support state and local efforts to modernize aging transit fleets with low- and no-emission buses, renovate and construct bus facilities, and support workforce development.

Potential applicants to the FY23 Low or No Emission (Low-No) Program and Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program are welcome to attend either of the two scheduled webinars. Webinar attendees will learn about program eligibility, evaluation criteria and selection considerations, and the ...

Posted by US. DOT Thursday, December 15, 2022

Popular RAISE Discretionary Grant Program helps communities build transportation projects that have significant local or regional impact and improve safety and equity. 

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $1.5 billion in grant funding through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability ...

In December, Electrification Coalition released their Local Government Playbook. This contains recommendations for how counties, cities, and towns can leverage federal investments in electric vehicle infrastructure. It provides a “checklist” of actions and strategies that local governments can enact now and in the future, including best practices, innovative policy approaches, and lessons from previous charging deployments. 

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act—signed into ...

Prospective grantees have until February 1, 2023, to submit applications for FY 2024 funding

The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) will begin accepting applications for rail, transit, and commuter assistance grants for the 2024 Fiscal Year at 12:01 A.M. Thursday, December 1, 2022. The annual grant application period runs through February 1, 2023.

Rail, transit, and commuter assistance funds are available through multiple state and federal sources to support public transit service, human service transportation, planning, transportation demand ...

For Immediate Release
Alleyn Harned
804-539-9425
Aharned@vacleancities.org

U.S. Department of Energy Honors Virginia Leader for Advancing Alternative Fuels and Transportation Technologies

Harrisonburg, Virginia: With over a decade of experience heading a statewide coalition and working on transportation and energy-related issues throughout Virginia, Virginia Clean Cities Executive Director Alleyn Harned is known to his peers as an alternative ...