BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (WV News) — Upshur County will benefit from two Congressionally Directed Spending grants secured by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.
One of the grants targets water and sewer infrastructure, while the other is aimed at improving health care, according to Capito’s office.
Upshur is part of an 18-county group that benefits from Environmental Infrastructure Section 571 funding, which provides a program of federal assistance through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that allows for design and/or construction assistance to non-federal entities for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects, including projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, water supply, and surface water resource protection and development, according a release from Capito’s office.
Funding allocated this year includes $10 million secured by Capito in directed spending.
The Section 571 Environmental Infrastructure Program covers the following central West Virginia counties: Berkeley, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Hampshire, Hardy, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Mason, Morgan, Pendleton, Putnam, Randolph, Roane, Upshur, and Wirt.
Upshur will also benefit from a $1.25 million grant secured for the Community Care of West Virginia Rural Healthcare Workforce Development Center. This will allow the health care provider to build a rural health care workforce development hub by adding additional medical providers to its staff, helping them meet the demand.
“Upshur County is uniquely positioned in our state, and is recognized widely for their dedicated communities and hardworking residents,” Capito said.
“I’m thrilled that several projects I requested in the area were able to meet the standards put forth by the Appropriations Committee and the various agencies who disperse these funds,” Capito said.
“Through the Congressionally Directed Spending process, I was able to secure resources that provide support to critical infrastructure initiatives, and strengthen the rural care workforce in Upshur County.
“I will continue to be receptive to the needs of West Virginians, and fight for important projects and priorities that meet the necessary parameters to receive funding.”