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| https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-and-capito-announce-35-million-to-fight-the-opioid-epidemic-in-west-virginia- | Manchin and Capito Announce $35 Million to Fight the Opioid Epidemic in West Virginia | 2018-09-21 | 2018 | 2018-09 | Democrat | House | WV | Joe Manchin | M001183 | www.manchin.senate.gov | legacy | September 21, 2018 Manchin and Capito Announce $35 Million to Fight the Opioid Epidemic in West Virginia WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V), 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. The increased funding through SAMHSA's 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. Recent 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. The 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. Individual awards listed below: State Opioid Response Grants $28,027,511 West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human Resources Expanding Access to Quality Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Service $440,750 Womencare, Inc. $403,250 Valley Health Systems, Inc. $310,207 Tug River Health Association $309,750 Shenandoah Valley Medical Systems, Inc. $296,250 Community Health Systems, Inc. $295,750 Valley Health Care, Inc. $293,250 CHANGE, Inc. $290,000 Cabin Creek Health Center, Inc. $285,000 Belington Community Medical Services Association, Inc. $285,000 Bluestone Health Association, Inc. $285,000 Camden-On-Gauley Medical Center, Inc. $285,000 Clay Battelle Health Services Association $285,000 Community Care of West Virginia $285,000 Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center, Inc. $285,000 Monongahela Valley Association of Health Centers $285,000 Monroe County Health Center $285,000 Preston-Taylor Community Health Centers, Inc. $285,000 Rainelle Medical Center $285,000 St. George Medical Clinic, Inc. $285,000 Williamson Health and Wellness Center $282,021 New River Health Association, Inc. $241,989 Roane County Family Health Care $185,000 Wirt County Health Services Association $175,000 Pendleton Community Care $110,000 Lincoln County Primary Care Center Rural Communities Opioid Response Program $200,000 Community Care of West Virginia $200,000 Marshall University Research Corporation Enhancing Behavioral Health Workforce for Health Centers $200,000 Community Care of West Virginia Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program $199,874 West Virginia University Rural Health Opioid Program $179,934 Community Connections, Inc. # # # Print Email Tweet Next Article Previous Article | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |