The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has announced $250,000 in grants to two local drug prevention coalitions in the Ninth District through the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program. Substance Abuse Taskforce in Rural Appalachia, Inc. (SATIRA) of Tazewell, Virginia and Piedmont Regional Community Services of Rocky Mount, Virginia, which also has facilities in the Ninth… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development announced a total of $14,300.00 in grant funds awarded to the Public Guardian Partnership, Inc in Alleghany County:
“This investment in the work of the Public Guardian Partnership in Alleghany will improve the quality of life for senior citizens in our… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) joined officials from the Virginia Division of Mines, Minerals, and Energy in Lebanon today to announce a $711,100 grant in Dickenson County. The funding will support closing nine old mine portals and converting an access road to a trail that connects with the Cranes Nest Trail for hiking, biking, and equestrian use. The funding comes from a pilot… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) joined officials from the Virginia Division of Mines, Minerals, and Energy in Lebanon today to announce a $3,199,553 grant to create an industrial site in Russell County adjacent to additional sites being prepared for industrial use. The funding comes from a pilot program to reclaim abandoned mine land Griffith championed. He issued the following… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) joined officials from the Virginia Division of Mines, Minerals, and Energy today to announce a $3.5 million project in the City of Norton to reclaim abandoned mine land and create a 200-acre industrial park. The industrial park is a part of regional cooperation in the Lonesome Pine Regional Industrial Facilities Authority (RIFA), consisting of the City… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) joined officials from the Virginia Division of Mines, Minerals, and Energy today to announce a $88,302 grant to improve the trail and parking lot at the Devil’s Fork Loop Trail in Scott County. Griffith issued the following statement:
“The Devil’s Fork Loop Trail offers access to one of Virginia’s great natural treasures, the Devil’s Bathtub. The… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), a federally-funded program, approved a $500,000 grant to the Health Wagon for construction of a health clinic in Clintwood:
“Today’s announcement means that more health care services will be available in Dickenson County. ARC’s grant supports the good work of the Health… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent letters to three leading drug manufacturers seeking answers and documents regarding their roles in the opioid crisis. Griffith issued the following statement:
“The Energy and Commerce Committee has been examining the many aspects of the opioid crisis in our communities. Particularly,… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) sent a notification of stop work order to Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP):
“After the ruling by a Federal appeals court vacating permits to construct the Mountain Valley Pipeline through the Jefferson National Forest, FERC’s decision to stop work on MVP is appropriate.… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) celebrated today’s announcement of 212 jobs created by Press Glass, which will build a manufacturing operation in Henry County. Press Glass, a flat glass processing operation headquartered in Poland, will invest $43.55 million in the project. Griffith attended the announcement and issued the following statement:
“Today’s announcement is exciting for… Read more »
