Morrisey Announces $3 Million Grant to West Virginia VOAD
The funding will be sent in three $1 million tranches to help WV VOAD support disaster recovery and repair critical local infrastructure.
- On Monday, West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey announced a $3 million grant to West Virginia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster to support disaster recovery and infrastructure projects across the state.
- The funding follows Morrisey's recent two-day Water Listening Tour, during which he made 11 stops across southern West Virginia to meet with residents and officials facing severe infrastructure and water system challenges.
- Funded through the Governor's Civil Contingent Fund, the grant will be distributed in three $1 million tranches to WV VOAD for deploying skilled volunteers on community projects like bridge and water repairs.
- WV VOAD plans to deploy skilled volunteers and resources through its network of faith-based and voluntary groups to address unmet community needs. Morrisey said, "Government can't solve every problem on its own."
- Morrisey stated his administration will continue reviewing ways to assist residents with issues raised during the listening tour, describing the grant as a first step toward addressing local infrastructure needs.
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