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Planning Projects

Providing Regional Governmental Services — Grant Writing Services (Construction/Planning Projects)

Lunenburg VDOT Enhancement Application (2008)
Total Budget — $167,845
Project Description — Application aiming to enhance both the accessibility and aesthetics of the historical Lunenburg Courthouse Complex by installing bicycle racks, park benches, an informational sign, 2 bus shelters, and 2 historical law buildings will be restored as public information sites.
Robert Russa Moton Museum VDOT Enhancement Application- Phase II (2008)
Total Budget - $174,500
Project Description — Application aiming to replace the 40 deteriorated window systems with thermal pane glass, and insulate the 10,000 SF building’s ceilings and floors to improve the air quality for visitors.
Victoria Streetscape VDOT Enhancement Application -Phase II (2008)
Total Budget — $478,217
Project Description — Application is for funds to complete the remaining activities (Phase II) of the Victoria Streetscape VDOT Enhancement Project — including additional sidewalks, crosswalks, curb and gutter upgrades, landscaping, bench and traffic calming measures in the downtown area.
Charlotte County Rural Broadband Planning Initiative Grant Application
Total Budget — $25,400
Project Description — Application for funding a study of all four (4) Towns in Charlotte County to gather information on the current Internet services provided, users, infrastructure, ISP’s, telephone providers, needs of businesses, educational institutions, medical facilities, etc. This project is building on the recently completed Mid-Atlantic Fiber-Optic project that was funded through Tobacco Funds and EDA.
Lunenburg Safe Routes To School Application
Total Budget — $25,000
Project Description — Application is for Safe Route to School planning grant funds to develop a Safe Routes to School plan and identification of needed pedestrian bike improvements for the County’s two Elementary Schools (Kenbridge and Victoria) and Lunenburg Middle School.
Dillwyn Downtown Revitalization VCDBG Planning Grant Application
Total Budget — $35,000
Project Description — Application for VCDG Downtown Revitalization Planning funds to undertake planning activities for downtown revitalization.
Lunenburg/Kenbridge/Victoria Regional Water Supply Plan Grant Application (Phase I)
Total Budget — $25,000
Project Description — Application for DEQ Water Supply Planning funds to address the following Phase I elements relating to water supply planning in all three (3) jurisdictions: data collection per existing water sources, existing water use, and existing water resource conditions.
Lunenburg/Kenbridge/Victoria Broadband Planning Initiative Grant Application
Total Budget — $25,600
Project Description — Application for funding a study of Lunenburg County, Town of Kenbridge and the Town of Victoria to gather information on the current Internet services provided, users, infrastructure, ISP’s, telephone providers, needs of businesses, educational institutions, medical facilities, etc. This project is building on the recently completed Mid-Atlantic Fiber-Optic project that was funded through Tobacco Funds and EDA.
Town of Charlotte Courthouse EDI Grant Application
Total Budget — $49,500
Project Description — Application for an Economic Development Initiative Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The grant would be used to help pay for revitalization efforts in the Town.
Charlotte Courthouse FEMA Fire Grant Application (2008)
Total Budget — $35,688
Project Description — Application for requesting grant funds to purchase pagers, portable radios, mobile radios, and other related communication equipment.
Drakes Branch FEMA Fire Grant Application (2008)
Total Budget — $198,797
Project Description — Application for requesting grant funds to purchase portable radios, pagers, mobile radios, and personal protective equipment.
Amelia County Route 138 Corridor Study
Total Budget - $25,000
Project Description — Application for requesting grant funds to undertake a transportation study of the approximately 6-mile segment of the Route 138 Corridor from Route 153 to the Amelia Courthouse Village, to evaluate and make recommendations for the management of current and future development of the corridor using safety conscious planning and access management principles.
Town of Kenbridge “Southern Rivers” Watershed Enhancement Program Application
Total Budget - $1,672,370
Project Description — Application for requesting grant funds to go towards the expansion/improvement of the Town’s existing wastewater treatment plant and improve the water quality in the streams and groundwater of the “southern rivers” regions of Virginia.
Town of Kenbridge Tobacco Application (Economic Development)
Total Budget - $1,672,370
Project Description — Application for requesting economic development grant funds from the Virginia Tobacco Commission to expand/improve the Town’s existing wastewater treatment plant.

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