A security guard exits DMV headquarters in Richmond. (Photo by Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury)
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is rolling out a new online grant application system ahead of its annual highway safety funding cycle, a move officials say will simplify and modernize how hundreds of safety-focused projects are reviewed and funded each year.
Beginning in February, applicants seeking federal highway safety grants administered by the DMV’s Highway Safety Office will use a new digital platform called eGrants, which replaces what the agency described as a largely manual, paper-heavy process. The application window will run from Feb. 1 through Feb. 28, 2026…