The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development today awarded the Town of Bluefield $8,400 for a fully equipped 2023 Special Response Team (SRT) vehicle. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“Rural communities often face difficulties in upgrading their public services. This $8,400 investment by USDA Rural Development will make an impact on… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced today that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded $951,650 to the Ramsey Holding Company in Tazewell County, through USDA’s Rural Energy For America Program. The grant money will be used to purchase and install a 789.1 kilowatt (kW) roof photovoltaic system, making six leased buildings more energy efficient.
“The… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced today that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded the Lee Country School District a grant of $740,783, through USDA’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants Program. The grant will be used to equip one hub site and 11 hub/end-user sites throughout Lee Country with interactive teleconferencing… Read more »
Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of November. Traveling office hours follow the status of local government offices, which vary across the 23 counties and five independent cities of the Ninth District. In the event of inclement weather (heavy snow, sleet, icy rain, etc.), traveling office hours may be… Read more »
On October 3rd, a motion to vacate was brought to the House floor and eight Republicans voted with Democrats to oust the Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy.
The Republicans were frustrated that Congress was unable to pass all 12 fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills before the September 30th deadline and so we had to pass a continuing resolution to give us 45 more days of government… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced today that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $453,743 to Virginia Tech for their Setting Appalachia's Workforce on Track to Adapt to the Changing Construction Industry project. According to ARC, this investment will allow Virginia Tech to develop a training roadmap, workforce gap analysis, and plan for large scale… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) is pleased to announce that the State of Virginia has been awarded $93,123,844 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through their longstanding Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). LIHEAP is designed to help individuals and families in need pay their home cooling costs in the summer and heating costs in the… Read more »
Over the last several years, we have begun exploring the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its application across a variety of sectors—health care, finance, manufacturing, agriculture, and so on. In the Energy Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, we recently held a hearing examining the ways that AI could be used to benefit our energy sector.
As energy… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $980,000 to Friends of Southwest Virginia through their Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative.
“Through the ARC funds awarded today, Friends of Southwest Virginia will be able to make substantial investments in Southwest… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded the Town of Big Stone Gap $1,221,100 through their Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative.
The ARC funds will be used for the Big Cherry Regional Recreation Enhanced Infrastructure Project, which will improve outdoor recreation… Read more »
