On the Road

Roane County

Last week I visited Roane County Family Health Care to talk about common sense healthcare solutions. In the evening I joined the Roane County Chamber of Commerce to talk about jobs and opportunity. We were honored to be joined by members of the Roane County High School Band.

Spencer and Grantsville visits

I stopped by the Grantsville and Spencer locations of Hardman's Hardware last week to congratulate them on 110 years of business.  It's local businesses like Hardman's that drive our local and state economies and keep our communities strong.

WV Chamber of Commerce Business Summit

I was honored to join the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce last week at their annual Business Summit today to talk about the need for bipartisan tax reform and how special our state is.

Disaster Recovery Centers

Following the recent disaster declaration, FEMA has opened three Disaster Recovery Centers in West Virginia. Volunteers and agency officials are on hand to answer questions about disaster assistance. If you were impacted by the recent flooding, I encourage you to visit one of these locations:

West Virginia Spotlight

 Bluefield Cool and Connected Broadband

I was proud to announce last week that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a total of $15,000 to the City of Bluefield for the Bluefield Cool and Connected Broadband Program. The funding will support the development of a mobile app that will be used to promote the City of Bluefield. The app will support the Millennial Ambassador Program for high school and college students, link to the website promoting city activities, assist with tourist attractions and assist businesses with an inventory of available space to market. 

I’m excited to see initiatives like Bluefield Cool and Connected Broadband sprouting up across West Virginia.  West Virginia has so much to offer and creative ideas like this will help us show the world just that. I applaud the City of Bluefield for having the foresight to develop a mobile app and ARC for supporting this local project.

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KEY FEDERAL RESOURCES

When West Virginians compete, they win.

Below are a few grants that were recently awarded through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), under the Fire Prevention and Safety Grant (FP&S) Program and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) under the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund, and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). I encourage West Virginia communities to apply for federal funding opportunities, and will be happy to provide a letter of support for eligible applications. For further information, please contact my Martinsburg office at 304-264-4626 or click here to email me.

• Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemans Association, FEMA FP&S award for Firefighter Safety - $429,048.00
 

• Boggs Run Volunteer Fire Department, FEMA SAFER award for Recruitment - $77,548.00

• CWV TEL Credit Union, Clarksburg, NCUA award for Digital Services and Security - $3,000.00

• Tri-Ag (WV) Credit Union, Morgantown, NCUA award for Digital Services and Security - $7,500.00

• Union Trades Credit Union, Parkersburg, NCUA award for Digital Services and Security - $6,500.00

• Willow Island Credit Union, Saint Marys, NCUA award for Digital Services and Security - $7,500.00

• Element Credit Union, Charleston, NCUA award for Leadership Development - $8,000.00

• Romney Credit Union, Romney, NCUA award for Digital Services and Security - $7,500.00

• Fayette Credit Union, Mount Hope, NCUA award for Digital Services and Security - $7,500.00

• City of Bluefield, Bluefield Cool and Connected Broadband Program, ARC award will support the development of a mobile app that will be used to promote the City of Bluefield - $15,000.00

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