August 17, 2022
Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of
the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,544,883 from the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) for the Randolph County Housing Authority. This funding
comes from the American Rescue Plan Rural Public Health Workforce
Training Network Program. “Our healthcare professionals continue to go above and beyond to
care for their fellow West Virginians during… Continue Reading
August 17, 2022
Charleston, WV - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley
Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today
announced $162,155 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for
West Virginia University (WVU). The funding is available through the National
Digital Newspaper Program and will support preserving and digitizing historic
news publications at WVU. “The National Endowment for the Humanities continues to be a
strong partner for higher education in… Continue Reading
August 17, 2022
Charleston,
WV - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV),
members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,000,000 from the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Boone Memorial Hospital
and West Virginia University to help combat the drug epidemic in West Virginia.
The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program provides critical funding to
rural health organizations to address and prevent substance use disorder.“Every West Virginia… Continue Reading
June 21, 2021
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) Shelley Moore
Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced
$394,400 for Boone Memorial Health Services in Danville, West Virginia. This
funding was made available through the Federal Communications Commission’s
(FCC) Connected Care Pilot Program. The Connected Care Pilot Program provides
patient-based, Internet-connected remote monitoring, and video visits for
veterans and low-income patients suffering from chronic or long-term conditions
and mental health conditions. “The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted
the importance of providing quality, accessible telehealth services to West
Virginians, especially living in rural communities. I have worked with my
bipartisan colleagues on our Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act to
ensure rural and underserved community healthcare providers can continue to
offer telehealth, including audio-only telehealth services after the COVID-19
pandemic ends,” Senator Manchin s… Continue Reading
April 20, 2020
This story of a Better Angel comes
from Morgantown, WV. After learning from his father that many truck drivers are
struggling to find a place to stop and eat on the road due to restaurants
closing, Logan Miller decided to do something about it.He gathered his allowance
with his parents’ blessing and went to the grocery store to stock up on snacks
and bottled water so he could assemble care packages to hand out to truckers.I truly appreciate Logan for
his selfless, outstanding efforts and f… Continue Reading
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November 14, 2021
Across the Mountain State, we are in desperate need of infrastructure investments. More than 3,200 miles of highway and 1,545 bridges are in poor condition. At least 258,000 West Virginians have no broadband access. Thirty-two percent of trains and transit vehicles are beyond their useful lives.The lack of reliable and affordable broadband access makes it difficult for our students to complete their homework, our fellow West Virginians to start new businesses and our seniors to attend telehealth… Continue Reading
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