MPO to sign off on application for federal funds for Rivanna River pedestrian bridge
The idea is to get the preliminary engineering done for the project to bring down the cost estimate
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Federal government sends $1.2 billion to 39 states for green materials for transportation construction
The funds were authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Charlottesville City Council approves transfer of federal funds for Pollocks Branch bridge
This will be a prefabricated bridge intended to allow people to cross from the new Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority units to places to the east.
Republican Congressman announces nearly $1.5M in federal funding for Bedford train stop study
There’s no estimated time for when service would begin in Bedford or when the station might be built.
Federal housing choice voucher program turns 50
The housing choice voucher program allows households with lower incomes to continue to live in communities that have become more affluent.
Coalition files suit in federal court alleging unlawful purge of Virginia voter rolls
The lawsuit was filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for Eastern Virginia
Charlottesville seeking federal audit of community policing efforts
The federal Office of the Community Oriented Policing Services works with localities across the nation, including work in Galax in the 2010’s.
Federal government funds several transportation projects in Virginia
The funding described in this story is for a ferry across the James River as well as repairs to roads in national forests in western Virginia.
Albemarle EDA supports request for higher federal pay
Albemarle officials are hoping that higher pay might convince more people from Northern Virginia to decide to relocate to Rivanna Station for defense and intelligence sector jobs.
Federal government taking applications for Reconnecting Communities grant
Albemarle County applied for this program in the past to try to repair the rift that U.S. 29 creates in the area planners refer to as Places29