The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law sets up the Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) to address carbon dioxide emissions from road vehicles like cars and buses. The RVTPO is eligible through its status as a Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) with a Transportation Management Area (TMA) status within Virginia.
The Roanoke Valley Transportation Planning Organization (RVTPO) is a federally mandated transportation policy board comprised of representatives from local, state, and federal governments, transit agencies, and other stakeholders and is responsible for transportation planning and programming for the Roanoke Valley Urbanized Area. This area is comprised of the Cities of Roanoke and Salem; the Town of Vinton and portions of the Counties of Bedford, Botetourt, and Roanoke.
Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO), like the RVTPO, are responsible for selecting projects for CRP funding.
