If you are a resident of Virginia and want to see exactly what the President's budget will mean for Virginia residents, you can find that information at:
The White House's Office of Management and Budget website.
While this looks like a good thing for Virginia, and indeed it is. What remains to be seen is how the money that comes to Virgina will be distributed. This is where your State Senators and Delegates come into play. In many cases, these people set the parameters for where this money goes by dictating what projects get funded. Then, once it does get to your area, your local elected officials have a big role in deciding whether or not to make use of those funds in their jurisdiction.
At the state level, I think more than a few would agree with me when I say that it is my opinion that this end of the state tends to be treated like a 'red-headed stepchild', getting leftovers and hand-me-towns rather than the fancy feasts and new clothes of the more urban areas of the state. If we are to see any of this money in the NRV, we must depend upon the work of those we voted into office. (When was the last time you contacted your state delegate or senator to tell them what you want of them?)
Then, locally, some jurisdictions have a history of not using these types of funds. No clear reason exists for this but, at a guess, I would be concerned that those jurisdictions do not feel competent to manage the oversight and reporting that is required for use of these funds. (I will note that there are a lot of jurisdictions in this reason that manage this quite well. In fact, some of them have even learned how to play well with others and share resources to not only make the money available but to use it in the most cost effective manner possible.
Bottom line: The money may well get to the State of Virginia. Where it ends up in the state is largely up to you, the voter (and those who didn't feel it was important enough to vote) to watch what your elected officials are doing, to write letters, send emails, and make phone calls to make your voice heard. If you contact a state or local official about this, ask him/her what you can do to help make this happen. It could be simply writing letters to other legislators, to U.S. Senators and Representatives, to the Governor, or even to the President. Those things take only minutes to do and you are far more likely to make things happen by doing something than you are by doing nothing.
Find all the information you need to contact representatives at
USA.gov for State and National information. Contact information for local officials in Montgomery County can be found through links on the LWVs of Montgomery County VA website at:
http://www.lwvmcva.org/.
It only takes a few minutes to 'speak up', yet your 'voice' can have an effect that reaches far into the future.