Eligible Businesses

Participating business sites must be a private for-profit business enterprise or non-profit organization classified as such under Section 501(c) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code and located in northern Virginia, the greater Richmond, or Hampton Roads.

Priority in Northern Virginia will be given to businesses located in the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford, Spotsylvania and the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Manassas and Manassas Park. Priority in Richmond will be given to businesses located in the counties of Chesterfield, Henrico, Goochland, Prince George, Hanover, and New Kent, and the cities/towns of Richmond, Ashland, and the Tri-Cities. Priority in Hampton Roads will be given to businesses located in the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach. Applicants should have a minimum of 20 employees working from the northern Virginia, Richmond, or Hampton Roads site.

Eligible Expenses for Reimbursement

The Telework!VA program includes reimbursement at a variable percentage of lease costs and consultant/technical assistance expenses. No purchases are eligible for reimbursement. Eligible expenses include, but are not limited to, the following as examples*:

• Computer/Server Equipment (necessary software licenses must be included in the lease cost)
• Printers
• Scanner
• Web Cam
• Telecommunications/Telephone Equipment
• Broadband Internet Access
• Telephone Line Charges & Installation Fees
• Answering Machine
• FAX Machine
• Telework Center fees
• Consultant Services (For program start-up; Information Technology assistance; installation of software and hardware)

*Exceptions will be evaluated on a case by case basis. i.e., new technology, equipment, etc.

Program Criteria

Participation in the Telework!VA program must result in a formal company telework program that provides the opportunity for qualified employees to telework from home or a telework center. Milestones for developing the program and participation by eligible employees include the following minimum criteria:

Each employee should telework a minimum of 6 days per month, or an average of 1.5 days per week. This must result in the reduction of six (6) employee round trips per month during normal business or commuting hours (approximately 7 a.m.-6 p.m.) from their home to the primary business location. Employees may telework from home or a telework center (or other alternate work site).

If the employer opts to utilize a telework center as their employees' alternate work site, they should reserve one workstation a minimum of six (6) days per month. The reservation of one workstation can theoretically accommodate three employees on alternate shifts, since the centers are open 24 hours a day. Travel to the telework center cannot be a longer commute for any teleworking employee than travel from their home to the primary business location.