Washington DC — Today, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, sponsored a project to strengthen health services, economic development, academic research, and outdoor conservation projects across West Virginia. It announced that it would provide resources from multiple federal agencies. .
HHS funding: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will provide funding to three clusters of West Virginia health centers. announced the money. .
“Ensuring that communities across West Virginia have access to quality health care is essential to strong communities.” Ranking member Capito said: “I was proud to use my position on the Labor and Health and Human Services Appropriations subcommittee to provide states with resources to help residents get the care they need.”
Funding for FWS: Sen. Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, will allocate funds from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to West Virginia for wildlife recovery and sportfish recovery programs. Announced.
“Every year, millions of people enjoy West Virginia's natural landscapes and great outdoors.” Ranking member Capito said: “We are excited that this funding will be used to enhance conservation and recreation efforts, allowing the Mountain State to continue its proud tradition as a great place for residents and visitors alike to enjoy.”
USDA funding: Senator Capito announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide grants for various rural development projects throughout West Virginia.
“We were pleased to secure resources that will help grow the local economy in West Virginia, especially in rural areas.” Senator Capito said:. “These funds will help communities save money, expand public services and grow businesses across the state.”
NSF funding: Senator Capito, a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, announced the award of National Science Foundation (NSF) grants to West Virginia University (WVU) and Viaduct Technologies to support four research projects. announced.
“WVU and Morgantown's technology innovators are constantly rising to the challenge of answering new and important questions that will help our state and our nation grow for the future.” Senator Capito said. “Funding these projects is an investment in solving new problems in several fields, and I will continue to support West Virginia’s research organizations in their pursuit.”
Details of the individual HHS awards are below.
- $1,196,097 in HHS funding to Change, Inc., Weirton, West Virginia. For health center clusters.
- $1,184,522 in HHS funding to Rainelle Medical Center, Inc., Rainelle, West Virginia. For health center clusters.
- $1,067,886 in HHS funding to Camden-on-Gauley Medical Center (Camden-on-Gauley, West Virginia) For health center clusters.
Details of the individual FWS awards are below.
- $11,176,512 Serving West Virginia through the FWS Wildlife Restoration Program – The program funds projects that restore, protect, manage, and enhance wild birds and mammals and their habitats.
- $3,818,272 to West Virginia through the FWS Sportfish Restoration Program – The program provides funding to fisheries and wildlife agencies for fishing projects, boating access, and aquatic education.
Details for each USDA award are below.
- $1,087,000 USDA Rural Development Grant to Wayne County Building Commission (Wayne, West Virginia) Expand and renovate the third floor courtroom at the Wayne County Courthouse. The Wayne County Building Commission also plans to renovate an adjacent area that will be used for offices and courtrooms. These improvements include security and accessibility.
- $150,753 USDA Rural Development Grant to Brunetti's, Inc., Kenova, West Virginia Purchase and install a 167-kilowatt array. This project will result in annual savings of $13,914 and replace 198,778 kilowatt-hours (kWh) (100%) per year. This is enough to power 16 homes.
- $139,000 USDA Rural Development Grant to Beckley Building Commission, Beckley, West Virginia. To purchase public works equipment for the City of Beckley. The city will purchase bulldozers, excavators and snowplows.
- USDA Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program grant of $59,034 to Woodlands Community Lenders, Inc., Elkins, West Virginia. Utilizes the Rural Microloan Revolving Fund to create microloans and provide technical assistance to rural microentrepreneurs and small businesses in Randolph, Barbour, and Tucker counties.
Details of the NSF award are below.
- NSF grant of $1,000,000 to WVU (Morgantown, West Virginia) Supports a project titled “NSF Engine Development Award: Utilization-Inspired Decarbonization and Developing Grid-Resilient Energy Ecosystems (West Virginia, Pennsylvania).”
- NSF grant to WVU (Morgantown, West Virginia) $568,356 Support the project titled “Carrier: Design of surface-modified membranes for recovery of key fertilizer macronutrients from wastewater.”
- NSF grant of $275,000 awarded to Viaduct Technologies LLC, Morgantown, West Virginia. To support the project titled “STTR Phase I: Microwave Enhanced Modular Ammonia Synthesis”.
- $20,000 NSF grant to WVU (Morgantown, West Virginia) To support the project entitled “Travel: 2024 International Conference on Smart Grid Synchronized Measurements and Analytics.”
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