Today at 9:30am Fairfax County is taking a small but crucial first step toward electrifying its sprawling government vehicle fleet, thanks to more than $4 million in state grants. Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Friday (May 7) that the county will receive $4.4 million from the first round of Virginia’s Clean Air Communities Program, an initiative that launched in November using $20 million from the state’s Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust. Three of the five awarded grants went to Fairfax County agencies: Department of Transportation: $2.9 million for four shuttle buses and chargers Department of Public Works and Environmental Services: $1.2 million for four solid waste and recycling trucks and chargers