{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-capito-announce-millions-in-usda-funding-for-west-virginia", "Manchin, Capito Announce Millions In USDA Funding For West Virginia", "2020-10-02", "2020", "2020-10", "Democrat", "House", "WV", "Joe Manchin", "M001183", "www.manchin.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "October 02, 2020\n\t\t\t Manchin, Capito Announce Millions In USDA Funding For West Virginia \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWashington, DC  U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) andShelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today\r\nannounced $27,028,072 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support\r\nrural development in communities across West Virginia. The funding will be used\r\nfor a variety of services, including rural business development, housing\r\npreservation, renewable energy expansion, and infrastructure improvements with\r\nthe goals of increasing economic development and job creation. Economic development is\r\nvital to growing our state and I am pleased the USDA is investing in\r\ncommunities across West Virginia. These projects will boost our workforce,\r\nassist small businesses, and ensure our fellow West Virginians have a roof over\r\ntheir head. I look forward to seeing the benefits of these awards and will continue\r\nto advocate for funding that helps rural communities flourish, said Senator\r\nManchin.  Since coming to Congress, expanding economic development and creating jobs for hard working West Virginians have been major priorities of mine. Over the last several years, we have seen lower unemployment rates, higher state revenue, and increased business development across the Mountain State. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a crippling impact on our economy and way of life. Investments like these are crucial to having a strong comeback in West Virginia. I continue to be in constant communication with people back home and leaders in our communities as I continue to advocate for targeted relief that directly impacts the local economies of our state,said Senator Capito.    Individual awards\r\nlisted below: USDA\r\nRural Energy for America Program: \r\nWhiteman\r\nBowling Center (Weirton)  $48,606 \r\nH & H\r\nCattle, Inc. (Letart) \r\n$34,376   USDA rural business\r\ndevelopment grants: \r\nCity of\r\nBluefield  $94,000 \r\nBrooke-Hancock\r\nRegional Planning  $50,000 \r\nMarshall\r\nUniversity Research Corporation \r\n$50,000 \r\nWyoming County\r\nRecovery Network, Inc.  $50,000 \r\nCity of\r\nPrinceton  $50,000 \r\nCivil-Military\r\nInnovation Institute (Shepherdstown)\r\n$47,500 \r\nWest Virginia\r\nForrest Products Cooperative (Princeton)\r\n $45,000 \r\nCity of Welch  $25,000 \r\nSemper Liberi,\r\nInc. (Martinsburg)  $19,405   USDA Housing Preservation\r\nGrants: \r\nCommunity\r\nResources, Inc., (Parkersburg)\r\n $50,000 \r\nChange, Inc. (Weirton)  $18,185   Community Facilities\r\nDirect Loan: \r\nValley\r\nHealthcare System (Pleasant Valley)\r\n$4,000,000   Water and Waste Disposal\r\nLoans and Grants: \r\nAdrian Public\r\nService District (French Creek)  $8,751,000 \r\nWhite Oak\r\nPublic Service District (Scarbro)\r\n$4,474,000 \r\nNew Creek\r\nWater Association, Inc. (New Creek) \r\n$4,396,000 \r\nWilderness\r\nPublic Service District (Mount Nebo)\r\n $2,790,000 \r\nMingo County\r\nPublic Service District  $1,985,000", 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.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-capito-announce-millions-in-usda-funding-for-west-virginia"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5338379889726639, "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"}