Next steps for Virginia under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Between the launch of Stimulus.virginia.gov on February 10 and the deadline for submissions on March 6, more than 9,000 project proposals were put forward by citizens, localities, and other groups.
Now that the project solicitation phase of Virginia’s program to implement the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has concluded, the Governor’s Stimulus Working Group has sent these project proposals to the Cabinet Secretaries who lead Virginia’s major executive agencies for review and evaluation.
Cabinet Secretaries will ensure compliance with applicable federal rules and make recommendations to Governor Kaine regarding which projects merit stimulus-related funding. Detailed information on those projects that are chosen will be made available as the Governor completes his selection decisions.
Sec. of Transportation Releases List of Projects to be Considered by Commonwealth Transportation Board
April 7 - Virginia's Secretary of Transportation released a number of transportation projects on April 6, 2009 to be considered by the Commonwealth Transportation Board for potential funding from the Recovery Act. As outlined in the package (pdf, 2.79Mb) --which includes all types of transportation funding and projects -- some projects are selected by the federal transportation agency, transit commissions, and metropolitan planning organizations. The earliest date the Commonwealth Transportation Board will act on any project is at its regularly scheduled meeting on April 16, 2009.
