The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has awarded $28,181 to Roanoke County for the improvement of safety for both Roanoke Police Department personnel and the citizens of Roanoke County. This funding, through BJA’s fiscal year 2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, will be used to buy safety equipment for the police department.… Read more »
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) today awarded $700,000 to the Buchanan County Board of Supervisors for the Hurley Waterline Extension Project. The final installment of the 12-phase project, this funding will be used to improve water access to 97 households. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“I am pleased that these funds from the Appalachian… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $1,201,000 to Tri-Area Community Health for the renovation and expansion of the Laurel Fork Clinic and Pharmacy in Carroll County, Virginia. This funding by HHS was a fiscal year 2023 Community Project Funding request made by Congressman Griffith.
“I am pleased… Read more »
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has awarded $68,320 to Franklin County for pipeline safety projects. This funding by PHMSA will provide hazardous materials education and training to public safety personnel. The funds will also be used to purchase gas emergency monitoring equipment for pipeline areas. Congressman Morgan… Read more »
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $100,000 to the Friends of Southwest Virginia, based in Abingdon, Virginia, with the creation of a strategic plan based on the economic impact of Spearhead Trails, which will in turn be used to develop a comprehensive strategic business plan. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“This funding from the… Read more »
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $25,000 to the Coalfield Water Development Fund (CWDF), based in Coeburn, Virginia, for the “Building and Sustaining Endowments to Benefit Southwest Virginia” project. This funding by ARC will be used to conduct a program evaluation of CWDF’s work and in turn, support CWDF fundraising for a proposed new wastewater endowment.… Read more »
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, one of the institutes that make up the National Institutes of Health, has awarded $295,294 to Biotherapeutics, Inc., located in Blacksburg, VA, for their project titled, “A First-in-class Topical Immunoregulatory Therapeutic for Psoriasis.” Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today marking the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks:
“Today we remember and honor the innocent lives lost 22 years ago on September 11, 2001.
“I still remember exactly where I was that Tuesday morning. As I worked in my law office, my bookkeeper, Terry Haynie, told me that a plane had struck a Tower of the… Read more »
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $500,000 to the YWCA of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, located in Bristol, Virginia, for The Power House: A Consolidation of Community Services for Success. This investment by ARC will lead to about 140 workers/trainees receiving substance use disorder recovery-to-workforce support services; 30 businesses will also be… Read more »
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $493,669 to the Mountain Empire Community College Foundation, located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, for their Amelioration Expansion (AM-EX) Project.
Through ARC’s funding, about 40 workers/trainees and 60 students will obtain employment, work-based training, and/or internships in Dickenson, Lee, and Wise counties, while also receiving… Read more »
