CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced grants from various federal agencies and other organizations to deliver funds for projects she championed, including healthcare, education, research, environmental cleanup, infrastructure, economic development, and drug use prevention projects.

More information on each project can be found below:

HHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for a variety of health service projects in West Virginia.

• $7,104,407 in HHS Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) funding to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (WV DHHR) (Charleston, W.Va.).
• $2,500,000 in HHS funding to First Choice Services, Inc. (Charleston, W.Va.) to provide high quality insurance navigation services in West Virginia.
• $2,398,129 in HHS Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Science grant funding to the WV DHHR (Charleston, W.Va.).
• $1,600,215 in HHS Preventive Health and Health Service Block grant funding to the WV DHHR (Charleston, W.Va.).
• $1,575,743 in HHS Maternal and Child Health Services grant funding to the WV DHHR (Charleston, W.Va.).
• $270,458 in HHS Rural Health Care Services Outreach program grant funding to West Virginia University (WVU) (Morgantown, W.Va.).
• $228,000 in HHS research grant funding to WVU (Morgantown, W.Va.) to develop machine learning frameworks for public health intervention in rural America.
• $199,122 in HHS Substance Abuse Prevention grant funding to Hampshire County (Romney, W.Va.).
• $169,703 in HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant funding to the WV DHHR (Charleston, W.Va.) for Pediatric Mental Care access.

DOL FUNDING: Senator Capito, through her role as Ranking Member of the Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee, secured grants from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for workplace safety and injury prevention.

• $160,000 in DOL funding to Marshall University (Huntington, W.Va.) for education and training to help workers and employers recognize serious workplace hazards and employ injury prevention.
• $149,933 in DOL funding to WVU (Morgantown, W.Va.) for education and training to help workers and employers recognize serious workplace hazards and employ injury prevention.

EPA FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) for a variety of programs in West Virginia, including funding made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Ranking Member Capito helped negotiate and craft portions of the landmark legislation.

• $35,451,000 in EPA IIJA funding to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WV DEP) (Charleston, W.Va.) to support a fund that will distribute low-interest loans for water infrastructure projects.
• $30,845,000 in EPA IIJA funding to the WV DEP (Charleston, W.Va.) to support a fund that will distribute low-interest loans for clean drinking water projects.
• $12,726,000 in EPA funding to the WV DEP (Charleston, W.Va.) for capitalization grant funding for the state Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program.
• $7,690,000 in EPA IIJA funding to the WV DEP (Charleston, W.Va.) for capitalization grant funding for the state Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program.
• $3,345,000 in EPA funding to the WV DEP (Charleston, W.Va.) for a capitalization grant for the CWSRF program with a primary purpose to address emerging contaminants. Emerging contaminants refer to substances and microorganisms, including manufactured or naturally occurring physical, chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials, which are known or anticipated in the environment, that may pose newly identified or re-emerging risks to human health, aquatic life, or the environment.
• $2,000,000 in EPA IIJA funding to the Raleigh County Recreation Authority (Beckley, W.Va.) for Brownfields cleanup projects.
• $1,872,000 in EPA funding to the WV DEP (Charleston, W.Va.) for clean water projects.
• $1,500,000 in EPA funding to the Bel-O-Mar Regional Council (Wheeling, W.Va.) to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities at West Virginia Brownfields sites. 
• $500,000 in EPA IIJA funding to the New River Gorge Rural Development Authority (Beckley, W.Va.) to clean up a Brownfield site.
• $500,000 in FWS funding to the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (Washington, D.C.) to improve forest habitats in the Chesapeake across West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
• $500,000 in FWS funding to Cacapon and Lost Rivers Land Trust (Capon Bridge, W.Va.) wildlife habitat conservation in the Cacapon and Lost Rivers Watershed.
• $741,514 in EPA funding to the WV DEP (Charleston, W.Va.) to support air pollution control efforts in West Virginia.
• $439,000 in FWS funding to Trout Unlimited (Arlington, Va.) to protect native brook trout in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle.
• $419,000 in FWS funding to the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (Rockville, Md.) to improve eel passage on the Potomac River in West Virginia and Maryland.
• $269,500 in FWS funding to the West Virginia Land Trust (Charleston, W.Va.) to protect forests and working lands to restore James Spiny Mussel habitat.
• $74,100 in FWS funding to Cacapon and Lost Rivers Land Trust (Capon Bridge, W.Va.) to protect biodiversity in West Virginia’s Cacapon Watershed.

DHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, announced a variety of grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

• $300,000 FEMA Emergency Preparedness Grant award to Camp Torah, Inc. (High View, W.Va.).
• $150,000 FEMA Emergency Preparedness Grant award to the West Virginia Tree of Life Congregation (Morgantown, W.Va.).
• $150,000 FEMA Emergency Preparedness Grant award to Emmanuel Baptist Church DBA: Emmanuel Christian School (Clarksburg, W.Va.).
• $150,000 FEMA Emergency Preparedness Grant award to Enslow Park Presbyterian Church (Huntington, W.Va.).
• $150,000 FEMA Emergency Preparedness Grant award to First Baptist Church of Saint Albans (St. Albans, W.Va.).
• $150,000 FEMA Emergency Preparedness Grant award to Habitat for Humanity of the Mid-Ohio Valley (Vienna, W.Va.).
• $150,000 FEMA Emergency Preparedness Grant award to the Herbert J. Thomas Hospital Memorial Association (South Charleston, W.Va.).
• $150,000 FEMA Emergency Preparedness Grant award to Iskcon New Vrindaban, Inc. (Moundsville, W.Va.).
• $149,250 FEMA Emergency Preparedness Grant award to Wheeling Country Day School (Wheeling, W.Va.).
• $148,705 FEMA Emergency Preparedness Grant award to St. Michael Church and School (Wheeling, W.Va.).
• $143,050 FEMA Emergency Preparedness Grant award to Shuck Memorial Baptist Church (Lewisburg, W.Va.).
• $142,300 FEMA Emergency Preparedness Grant award to the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Charleston (Charleston, W.Va.).
• $141,050 FEMA Emergency Preparedness Grant award to St. Joseph the Worker Parish School (Weirton, W.Va.).
• $116,000 FEMA Emergency Preparedness Grant award to Randolph Street Baptist Church (Charleston, W.Va.).
• $101,074 FEMA Emergency Preparedness Grant award to Union Mission Ministries, Inc. (Charleston, W.Va.).
• $58,000 FEMA Emergency Preparedness Grant award to Hope for Appalachia, LLC (Charleston, W.Va.).
• $55,100 FEMA Emergency Preparedness Grant award to CenterPoint Bible Church (Falling Waters, W.Va.).
• $35,803 FEMA Emergency Preparedness Grant award to Union Mission Ministries, Inc. (Charleston, W.Va.).
• $24,249 FEMA Emergency Preparedness Grant award to the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston (Wheeling, W.Va.).
• $19,491 FEMA Emergency Preparedness Grant award to Union Mission Ministries, Inc. (Charleston, W.Va.).
• $15,380 FEMA Emergency Preparedness Grant award to the African American Community Association of Jefferson County, W.Va.

NSF FUNDING: Senator Capito also secured grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for academic research projects at WVU, Concord University, and Marshall University.

• $632,019 NSF award to WVU (Morgantown, W.Va.) for a project titled “CAREER: Advancing Fairness in Biometric Systems: Towards Security and Privacy Enhancement.”
• $594,458 NSF award to WVU (Morgantown, W.Va.) for a project titled “NANOGrav Student Teams of Astrophysics Researchers Undergraduate Pathways (STARS-UP): Infrastructure for the Two to Four-Year College Transition.”
• $400,000 NSF award to WVU (Morgantown, W.Va.) for a project titled “Course-Based Undergraduate Research: The Magnetic Analysis and Measurement Project.”

DOE FUNDING: Senator Capito announced grant funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a hydrogen project affecting West Virginia.

• $909,269 in DOE funding for IN-2-Market Inc. (Follansbee, W.Va.) for a hydrogen project that will affect the community in and around Follansbee, W.Va.

DOT FUNDING: Senator Capito, a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, also secured funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for a variety of projects.

• $6,302,717 in DOT Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding to the City of Morgantown, W.Va. for a runway extension project at Morgantown Municipal Airport.
• $6,529,858 in DOT funding to the U.S. Forest Service for road and bridge repair in northern West Virginia stemming from May 2023 storms.
• $5,561,238 in DOT funding to the U.S. Forest Service for road and culvert repair in the South Fork of the Cranberry River Basin stemming from August 2022 storms.
• $2,165,080 in DOT funding to the U.S. Forest Service for road and trail cleanup and repair in the Monongahela National Forest stemming from June 2019 storms.
• $1,590,763 in DOT funding to the U.S. Forest Service for road and trail repair in the Monongahela National Forest stemming from May 2023 storms.
• $250,032 in DOT funding to the U.S. Forest Service for road and trail repair in the Monongahela National Forest stemming from October 2017 storms.
• $200,620 in DOT funding to the City of Fairmont, W.Va. for a project that will aim to reduce traffic congestion in the city.

EDA FUNDING: Senator Capito also secured funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) for several West Virginia projects.

• $2,800,000 in EDA funding to the Greenbrier Airport Authority (Lewisburg, W.Va.) to construct a new hangar and increase airport service.
• $1,033,698 in EDA funding to the Marshall University (South Charleston, W.Va.) to support expansion and redevelopment of the Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center in South Charleston.
• $799,926 in EDA funding to Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Moorefield, W.Va.) to support development of a new Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) training program at Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College.
• $717,116 in EDA funding to WVU (Morgantown, W.Va.) to support expansion of the Vantage Ventures Accelerator program, providing technical assistance to small, technology-based businesses.

DOJ FUNDING: Senator Capito also announced three grants from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for victim of crime support programs.

• $4,433,069 in DOJ funding to GO33 Justice and Community Services (Charleston, W.Va.) to assist and support victims of crime.
• $1,308,132 in DOJ funding to GO33 Justice and Community Services (Charleston, W.Va.) for STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula grant funding.
• $515,000 in DOJ funding to the Legislative Office of the State of West Virginia (Charleston, W.Va.) to assist and support victims of crime.

NPS FUNDING: Senator Capito also delivered grant funding from the U.S. National Parks Service (NPS) for two Land and Water Conservation (LWCF) projects.

• $250,000 in NPS LWCF funding to the City of Morgantown, W.Va. for Morgantown’s Bike Skills Pump Track.
• $113,515 in NPS LWCF funding to the Pleasants County Commission (St. Marys, W.Va.) to improve to renovate the Pleasants County Aquatic Center.

ROANOKE, W.Va. (WBOY) — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) hosted its annual Hunting and Fishing Day at Stonewall Resort on Saturday, featuring activities made to introduce children to outdoor fun.

Children aged 17 and under were invited to participate in and experience many of the activities and displays with real hands-on learning and instructional opportunities while gaining important knowledge about wildlife, hunting, fishing, firearms safety, and outdoor recreation.

Officials with the WVDNR said West Virginia’s National Hunting and Fishing Day events are a great opportunity for families to learn about nature while enjoying themselves. WVDNR Officer Sgt. Ryan Schafer talked about how important it is to give West Virginia youth outdoor opportunities.

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“Sometimes we put 1,200 kids through this youth challenge, and it introduces a lot of kids that don’t have a chance to hunt and fish, or shoot a firearm, or cast a fishing pole, it gives them an opportunity to come here and do it,” Schafer said.

“And that is our ultimate goal is to get the young generation back into fishing and hunting because a lot of kids, you know, are on the internet and computers and TVs. So, that is our goal here today is to introduce them back into the outdoors. And so far, the count is really good this year for building this back up.”

The event also included samples of wild game, farm-fresh foods, live music, discussions on boating safety and a hunting booth where WVDNR officers could talk to the youth about hunting safety and rules.

You can learn more about West Virginia’s National Hunting and Fishing Day here.

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West Virginia flipped the script from last week’s Backyard Brawl, coming back from an 11-point deficit in the final five minutes of the game to defeat the Kansas Jayhawks 32-28. It may not have been the way Neal Brown drew it up, but it avoids a disastrous 1-3 start to the year heading into the bye week with a trip to Oklahoma State waiting on deck.

Even with the Mountaineers erasing a double-digit lead, there is still a lot to be concerned with this team. They continue to turn the ball over at an alarming rate and when you field a defense that has played as poorly as Jordan Lesley’s unit has, it’s not a recipe for success.

First, let me start with Garrett Greene.

You could make the case that one, maybe two of his interceptions weren’t entirely on him. That being said, he has been far from impressive aside from the final two drives of Saturday’s game. All of the preseason hype and excitement surrounding his improved accuracy has yet to show up on Saturdays.

There is still time for him to get it turned around, but when you’re a month into the season and are completing passes at a 56% rate, you start to question if that’s just who he is as a passer. If that’s the case, it’s not the end of the world. West Virginia won nine games a year ago with him connecting on 53% of his passes. He just has to make better decisions with the football and not turn it over. If he does that, the completion rate won’t be as detrimental to the efficiency of the offense.

As for the entire team, it’s the same story. You’re a month in and haven’t impressed, but don’t look horrific either. What does that mean? Well, chances are this is just an average team that is going to finish in the ballpark of a 6-6 record which is quite a step back from 2023. Being average in 2024 is unacceptable.

Yes, mathematically West Virginia is in the Big 12 race and will remain there until they drop a few games. But there’s a difference between being mathematically in it and being in the conversation for the conference crown. From what we’ve seen through four games, there hasn’t been one ounce of tape that suggests this is a top-four or so team in the Big 12.

I’m sure I sound like a broken record, but it’s year six. It’s time to win and play meaningful football in November. In the offseason, Brown talked about how this team needs to figure out how to go from a good team that wins nine games to a really good group that can win 10-11 games. Instead, this looks like it’s going to be a battle just to get bowl-eligible.

Maybe I’m wrong. But to this point, the tape speaks for itself. There’s no magic wand Neal Brown can wave during the bye week that is going to fix all of the issues the Mountaineers have defensively. And if the offense doesn’t show the ability to take care of the football, it’s going to be a long year. You can’t keep kicking the can down the road when it comes to the timeline of being relevant. Everything has an expiration date.

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