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DHHR Awarded Grant to Support Early Childhood Services

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Family Assistance (BFA), Division of Early Care and Education was awarded $2.6 million by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support early childhood services for children from birth to age five.   The Preschool Development Birth through Five grant focuses on Read More…

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MANCHIN, CAPITO ANNOUNCE $2.5 MILLION ARC GRANT FOR MINNIE HAMILTON HOSPITAL IN GRANTSVILLE

Washington, DC — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a $2.5 million grant through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for the Phase 1 renovation of the Minnie Hamilton Hospital in Read More…

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Arnoldsburg Volunteer Fire Department Receives PACF Grant

Chief Joe Tanner applied and received a grant from the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation for the Arnoldsburg Volunteer Fire Department in the amount of $7,451.00 to be used towards the purchase of water rescue equipment. The Arnoldsburg VFD recently purchased a specialized inflatable boat for water rescues and flooding, and with this additional money they Read More…

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Little Kanawha Area Development Corporation Grant Award

November 17, 2022 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently awarded a $65,000 grant to Little Kanawha Area Development Corporation (LKADC) to fund its economic and community development project.    LKADC was one of 11 organizations to benefit from the Rural Business Development Grant Program.  The funds will be used to create a business enhancement/incubator project, the “BEI Zone,” that will be a Read More…

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Calhoun is Part of a $17 Million Phase I Project for Hi-Speed Internet

Governor Jim Justice has announced seven counties in central West Virginia are receiving grant funding to install broadband and high speed internet. The more than $17 million Phase 1 project awarded to the Roane County Economic Development Authority (RCEDA) is funded by the new Gig-Ready grant, which is earmarked from federal American Rescue Plan Act Read More…