Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced today a rural development grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, totaling $50,000, to the City of Princeton. The grant will be used to purchase a new street sweeper vehicle for the public works department.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced today that the Huntington Tri-State Airport/Milton J. Ferguson Field will receive an Airport Improvement Program grant, worth $1,387,846, from the Federal Aviation Administration. The grant will be used to improve airport drainage, erosion control, and improve the runway safety area.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement regarding the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg:
"I am saddened by the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She will be remembered for her perseverance and commitment to the ideals of justice and equality. My deepest prayers and condolences are with the family and friends of Justice Ginsburg tonight."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced today an Assistance to Firefighters Grant worth $78,761.90 from the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the Mason Volunteer Fire Department.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced today a grant worth $1,850,000, from the Appalachian Regional Commission to the Wyoming County Commission for the Coal Mountain Waterline Extension Project. This project will provide clean drinking water to 166 customers in the Coal Mountain, Big Cub Branch, Upper Sturgeon Branch, and Road Branch communities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced today two grants, totaling $288,777, from the Department of Health and Human Services to combat neonatal abstinence syndrome in Southern West Virginia.
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.