{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.manchin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=6cc3c20e-0f9e-4eab-ae34-f22626fd13b3", "Manchin and Rockefeller Announced $4 Million for Higher Education Institutions in West Virginia", "2014-09-05", "2014", "2014-09", "Democrat", "House", "WV", "Joe Manchin", "M001183", "www.manchin.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "September 05, 2014\n\t\t\t Manchin and Rockefeller Announced $4 Million for Higher Education Institutions in West Virginia \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Funding will help the University of Charleston and West Virginia Wesleyan College provide quality education and better serve students in need\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t Washington, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Jay Rockefeller today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a total of $4,000,000 through its Strengthening Institutes Program (SIP) to the University of Charleston and West Virginia Wesleyan College. The funds will be used to improve and strengthen their academic programs, institutional management, and financial stability in order to become self-sufficient and better serve students in need.\u00a0\r\n\u201cBy providing our colleges and universities with the resources they need to administer quality and affordable education, we are investing in our future and leading our students to bright and successful careers,\u201d said Senator Manchin. \u201cWith these grants, the University of Charleston and West Virginia Wesleyan College will be able to make critical improvements to their programs which will allow them to best serve our students, our communities and our state.\u201d\r\n\u201cWe owe it to our West Virginia students who work hard and want to attend college to create opportunities and provide resources that will allow them to achieve their goals and secure an education,\u201d said Rockefeller. \u201cThis much-needed SIP grant funding will strengthen the ability of University of Charleston and West Virginia Wesleyan College to provide quality education to students in need.\u201d\r\nThe individual awards are:\r\nWest Virginia Wesleyan College\u2014$2,000,000  University of Charleston\u2014$2,000,000\r\n\u00a0###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 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/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=6cc3c20e-0f9e-4eab-ae34-f22626fd13b3"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2700310908257961, "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"}