{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-manchin-announce-35-million-to-fight-the-opioid-epidemic-in-west-virginia", "Capito, Manchin Announce $35 Million to Fight the Opioid Epidemic in West Virginia", "2018-09-21", "2018", "2018-09", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Shelley Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "09.21.18\n\t\t\t Capito, Manchin Announce $35 Million to Fight the Opioid Epidemic in West Virginia \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C.  U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $35,080,728 through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address substance abuse in West Virginia. Funding comes through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and will support the expansion of treatment services, strengthening community efforts to fight the opioid epidemic.\nThe increased funding through SAMHSAs State Opioid Response Grants program is the result of a measure Senator Capito authored and Senator Manchin supported to prioritize funds for states hit hardest by the drug crisis. Without this language and based on previous formulas, West Virginia would have received half the amount received this year through the program.\nThe opioid epidemic has devastated families and communities across West Virginia, Senator Capito said. While we have made significant progress in this fight, it is important that we help deliver even more resources to help continue, expand, and strengthen our efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. I have long argued that states hardest hit by the epidemic, like West Virginia, should receive additional resources, and I am thrilled that I was able to help boost the amount of funding our state and others like ours will receive. Moving forward, I will continue to work with my colleagues and local leaders on the ground to end this epidemic and help those West Virginians struggling with addiction. \nRecent polling shows half of West Virginia residents have a friend or family member who has been addicted to opioids. The polling confirmed what we have known for a while, this epidemic does not discriminate and impacts every demographic across our state. This funding will support our ongoing efforts to bring an end to the suffering the opioid epidemic has brought to West Virginia. To finally end this epidemic we need a multipronged approach and I am proud that this funding supports that. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I will continue advocating for these resources, Senator Manchin said. \nIndividual awards listed below: \nState Opioid Response Grants\r\n \r\n$28,027,511  West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human Resources\n\r\n \r\nExpanding Access to Quality Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services\r\n \r\n$440,750  Womencare, Inc.\n\r\n$403,250  Valley Health Systems, Inc.\n\r\n$310,207  Tug River Health Association\n\r\n$309,750  Shenandoah Valley Medical Systems, Inc.\n\r\n$296,250  Community Health Systems, Inc.\n\r\n$295,750  Valley Health Care, Inc.\n\r\n$293,250  CHANGE, Inc.\n\r\n$290,000  Cabin Creek Health Center, Inc.\n\r\n$285,000  Belington Community Medical Services Association, Inc.\n\r\n$285,000  Bluestone Health Association, Inc.\n\r\n$285,000  Camden-On-Gauley Medical Center, Inc.\n\r\n$285,000  Clay Battelle Health Services Association\n\r\n$285,000  Community Care of West Virginia\n\r\n$285,000  Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center, Inc.\n\r\n$285,000  Monongahela Valley Association of Health Centers\n\r\n$285,000  Monroe County Health Center\n\r\n$285,000  Preston-Taylor Community Health Centers, Inc.\n\r\n$285,000  Rainelle Medical Center\n\r\n$285,000  St. George Medical Clinic, Inc.\n\r\n$285,000  Williamson Health and Wellness Center\n\r\n$282,021  New River Health Association, Inc.\n\r\n$241,989  Roane County Family Health Care\n\r\n$185,000  Wirt County Health Services Association\n\r\n$175,000  Pendleton Community Care\n\r\n$110,000  Lincoln County Primary Care Center\n\r\n \r\nRural Communities Opioid Response Program\r\n \r\n$200,000  Community Care of West Virginia\n\r\n$200,000  Marshall University Research Corporation\n\r\n \r\nEnhancing Behavioral Health Workforce for Health Centers\r\n \r\n$200,000  Community Care of West Virginia\n\r\n \r\nBehavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program\r\n \r\n$199,874  West Virginia University\r\n \r\nRural Health Opioid Program\r\n \r\n$179,934  Community Connections, Inc.\n\r\n \r\n\r\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-manchin-announce-35-million-to-fight-the-opioid-epidemic-in-west-virginia"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8664960041642189, "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"}