{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://morgangriffith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=405838", "Griffith Announces $173,600 FEMA Grant to West Piedmont Planning District Commission", "2026-09-25", "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$173,600 to the West Piedmont 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\u201cLocal authorities continue to investigate disaster vulnerabilities in our infrastructure.\n\n\u201cThis FEMA grant for more than $173,000 helps the West Piedmont Planning District Commission assess regional hazard mitigation strategies, tools and resources.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe West Piedmont Planning District Commission serves Ninth District localities, including the Counties of Franklin, Henry, Patrick as well as the City of Martinsville.\n\nFEMA funds are obligated to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Commonwealth will be responsible for providing the funds to the sub-recipients.\n\nAlthough the West Piedmont Planning District did not suffer as severe damages as some parts of Virginia, it is important for the area to be ready for the next big storm.\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=405838"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7787789218127728, "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"}