{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://morgangriffith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=405837", "Griffith Announces $160,000 FEMA Grant for Helene Relief", "2026-09-26", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "VA", "H. Morgan Griffith", "G000568", "morgangriffith.house.gov", "morgangriffith", "https://morgangriffith.house.gov/news/", "scraper", "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a Hurricane Helene-related grant to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The funding breakdown of the grant is as follows:\n\n$160,000 to the LENOWISCO Planning District Commission for All Hazards Mitigation Plan Update\n\nIn response to this grant notice, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:\n\n\u201cTwo years into recovery from Hurricane Helene, local authorities continue to investigate disaster vulnerabilities in our infrastructure.\n\n\u201cThis FEMA grant for $160,000 helps the LENOWISCO Planning District Commission assess regional hazard mitigation strategies, tools and resources.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe LENOWISCO Planning District Commission serves Ninth District localities, including the Counties of Lee, Scott, Wise as well as the City of Norton.\n\nFEMA funds are obligated to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Commonwealth will be responsible for providing the funds to the sub-recipients.\n\nIn January 2025, Rep. Griffith announced $46.67 million in Helene relief to Virginia from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).\n\nIn April 2025, Congressman Griffith announced nearly $6 million in Helene relief in a separate grant for Washington County water line repairs.\n\nIn January 2026, Congressman Griffith announced more than $4.2 million in Helene relief for a Wytheville wastewater treatment system.\n\nIn February 2026, Congressman Griffith announced more than $8.6 million in Helene relief for water line repair.\n\nIn April 2026, Congressman Griffith announced more than $1.7 million in Helene relief for bridge repair.\n\nIn June 2026, Congressman Griffith announced more than $2.8 million in Helene relief for road repair.\n\nIn July 2026, Congressman Griffith announced more than $9.3 million in Helene relief for waterline repair and $1.2 million in bridge repairs.\n\nIn July 2026, Congressman Griffith celebrated more than $7.3 million in federal funding for Helene relief projects in Southwest Virginia.\n\nAdditionally, Congressman Griffith announced more than $1.2 million in Helene relief for recovery projects in Tazewell County.\n\nIn August 2026, Congressman Griffith announced more than $1.4 million in Helene relief for Washington County Service Authority management costs.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-26T09:43:57Z", "2026-09-26T09:44:55Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://morgangriffith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=405837"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7375758141279221, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}