Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) today announced a grant worth $167,915 from the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) to the Pocahontas County Board of Education. The funds will be used to improve school safety through the COPS office School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) today announced 11 Community Development Block Grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, totaling $7,589,437, to communities in West Virginia. The grants are being funded by the CARES Act passed by Congress earlier this year and will be used to help localities provide good-quality housing options and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The full breakdown of funding is below.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) today released the following statement regarding Senate Republican's inclusion of provisions of the bipartisan Helping Gig Economy Workers Act of 2020 in their COVID-19 relief package. The legislation creates a legal safe harbor which allows businesses to provide independent contractors with assistance during the COVID-19 public health emergency without the threat of litigation over employee classification.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced today a grant worth $11,011,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced today a Dislocated Worker Grant totaling $1,500,000 from the Department of Labor to WorkForce West Virginia. This funding is allocated from the CARES Act passed in March of 2020.

Dislocated Worker Grants temporarily expand the capacity of states and local communities to respond to massive unforeseen layoffs and provide individuals with the tools they need to get back into the workforce.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced today two grants, totaling $46,009, from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The first grant, worth $38,466, is going to the Housing Authority of the City of Huntington and the second grant, worth $7,543, is going to the Housing Authority of the City of Beckley.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced today a Rural Communities Opioid Response Grant of $200,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services to the Williamson Health and Wellness Center in Williamson, West Virginia.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced today a grant worth $116,667 from the Economic Development Administration to the Marshall University Research Corporation. The grant will fund the fifth year of the University Center Economic Development Program.