• The Department of Transportation & Environmental Services launched a new Grant Dashboard for the public to view project information and track funding. 
• The Commonwealth is recommending more than $41 million of new funding for the City in their FY25-30 six-year plans.  More information on providing public comments on these plans can be found on the DRPT and Commonwealth Transportation Board websites. 
• The City was awarded $80,000 for a planning study and concept designs for Edsall Road. 
• The City was awarded $550,000 from the Federal Transit Administration to conduct transit-oriented development planning along the Duke Street corridor. 
• The City applied for two grants to support efforts to make Seminary Road west of I-395 safer.  The RAISE grant application for $10 million would support a study and concept planning between the Beauregard Street and Library Lane.  The MWCOG grant would support planning for Seminary Road west of Beauregard Street. 
• In spring 2024, the Transportation Commission will begin their biennial process of updating the Long Range Workplan, which prioritizes unfunded projects in the City. 

Funding for the City’s Transportation initiatives comes from various state, federal, and local sources. The City’s annual budget provides details on the projects and programs that receive this funding. There are numerous grant opportunities each year that fund ongoing programs and one-time Capital projects.   

The Transportation Long Range Plan is a list of unfunded projects from approved plans that staff uses as a resource to identify potential grant opportunities. The Transportation Commission updates the list of projects, reconsiders the evaluation criteria, and reprioritizes the projects every two years.

Capital projects are selected from approved planning documents with consideration of the eligibility criteria for each particular grant, as well as the City's Strategic Plan, Alexandria Mobility Plan, and Transportation Long Range Plan priorities. The City also applies for grants to assist with day to day operations and state of good repair. The City develops and submits applications for these grants that are typically endorsed by the Transportation and approved by City Council. 

• SmartScale is a Virginia state program that uses a detailed prioritization process to select transportation projects to be funded to meet the most critical transportation needs in Virginia.  
  • SmartScale applications
  • SmartScale dashboard
  • Alexandria SmartScale Projects and Funding by Fiscal Year
• NVTA 70% is a competitive program that funds regionally significant projects that advance regional goals. 
  • NOVA Gateway Dashboard
  • Alexandria NVTA Projects and Funding by Fiscal Year
• Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) and Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) is an annual process that funds projects and programs that reduce congestion and improve air quality. 
  • Alexandria CMAQ/RSTP Projects and Funding by Fiscal Year
• Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DPRT)
• Commuter Choice I-395 is a program administered through Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) that invests a portion of revenues from the tolling on I-395 into transit and other multimodal transportation enhancements along the I-395 corridor that benefit toll road users.
• Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) is a federal program that funds improvements to non-motorized travel.

• Alexandria Mobility Plan
• Small Area Plans
• Alexandria Transportation Commission
• Comprehensive Transportation Master Plan
• Transportation Long Range Plan (unfunded)
• TransAction - Northern Virginia Transportation Authority's (NVTA) long-range multimodal transportation plan
• VTRANs – Virginia’s Transportation Plan
• VDOT Interactive Map of project applications and scoring
• MWCOG Equity Emphasis Area Map - can help inform staff and elected officials to make more equitable transportation decisions

• The City was awarded a grant through the Safe Streets and Roads for All program to conduct safety audits and develop concept designs for seven high-crash intersections in FY 2024.
• The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) adopted an update to the TransAction plan. The newly adopted version of TransAction will serve as the initial eligibility filter for jurisdictions and agencies to consider when submitting future funding requests to NVTA. Alexandria has 24 projects on the final project list.
• Throughout 2022, a number of federally funded grants will become available as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. City staff will be actively pursuing funding for competitive projects.
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