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 »
All Americans have personally felt the negative consequences of the Biden Administration’s domestic policy choices. Rampant inflation, spurred in large part by the multi-trillion-dollar spending packages touted by the President, is now costing families an extra $700 per month in spending.
And then there are the Biden Administration’s energy policies, which have severely hampered domestic… Read more »
Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through their fiscal year 2023 Capital Fund Emergency Safety and Security Funding program, has awarded $250,000 to Wise County Redevelopment and Housing Authority. The grant will be used for the purchase of surveillance cameras, lighting, and a secure electronic entry… Read more »
Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through their Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program, has awarded $100,000 to Tri-Area Community Health Center. The Center serves residents in the counties of Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, and Patrick, as well as the City of Galax. Congressman Griffith… Read more »
Labor Day
While some recognize Labor Day merely as the unofficial end of summer, the holiday was created to recognize the value of the labor movement in this country and how the American workforce has contributed to the success of our great nation, and our district.
The labor movement of the 19th and early 20th centuries brought about increased wages, more reasonable working hours,… Read more »
Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of September. Traveling office hours follow the status of local government offices, which vary across the 23 counties and five independent cities of the Ninth District.
September 12, 2023
Tazewell County (Richlands): 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Town of Richlands… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced today that USDA Rural Development has awarded a $3,586,000 grant and a $1,202,000 loan to Wise County for improvements to Wise County Public Service Authority’s water system.
“I appreciate USDA Rural Development for facilitating this nearly $4.8 million grant/loan to Wise County in an effort to correct an existing problem within the… Read more »
Casework
One role I have as a Member of Congress is to serve as a liaison for constituents with the federal government, including providing help with problems related to the federal government.
To help me serve you, I have a team of people in the district who specialize in assisting constituents, overlapping with my D.C. staff who coordinate on a variety of requests.
My casework team… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded the Scott County Telephone Cooperative $25 million through their ReConnect Grant program. The grant money will be used to provide affordable high-speed internet through a fiber-to-the-premises network.
“Reliable internet access leads to economic growth,… Read more »
