Press Releases
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced today two grants from the Department of Transportation to improve airports in Southern West Virginia. The first grant, totaling $2,350,000, is awarded to the Raleigh County Memorial Airport in Beckley. The second, totaling $2,200,000, is awarded to the Tri-State Airport/Milton J. Ferguson Field in Huntington.
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced today a grant of $1,094,617 from the Department of Health and Human Services to the Greenbrier County Board of Education for the Head Start Program.
Congresswoman Miller said, "Our children are our future and I am delighted to see they are being made a priority. The Head Start Programs help ensure all children have the tools they need to succeed in school and beyond."
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced today an investment by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) of $70,000 for Fayette, Nicholas, Greenbrier, Pocahontas, and Webster Counties to develop and implement a comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS).
Congresswoman Miller said, "Thank you to the EDA for this investment in Southern West Virginia, I am excited to see the outcome of this project. Together we can work to diversify our economy, strengthen small businesses, and create new jobs."
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) along with the Rural Community Assistance Partnership, will be giving technical assistance to rural communities in Southern West Virginia to help create and implement long-term economic plans over two years.
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced a grant of $225,667 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to help enhance monitoring to improve the assessment of sediment and nutrient load reductions support for the Chesapeake Bay Program. Additionally, it will provide bay wide and basin wide water quality and living resource monitoring data analysis and interpretation.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Miller (WV-3) announced today three Brownfield Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup Grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assess, clean up, and redevelop underutilized properties while protecting public health and the environment. A brownfield site is a property which may contain a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced today a United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development investment loan to Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative in Monroe County. The investment will build and improve 37 miles of line and invest $2.2 million in smart grid technologies.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) today announced her mobile office hours for June.
At the mobile office locations, members of Congresswoman Millers' staff will be available to help Third District residents who are having problems with federal agencies and programs. Constituents are encouraged to bring along documents they have received from federal agencies related to their issues.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Miller (WV-3) announced today a rural investment by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development for Pocahontas County, West Virginia. The loan of $7,500,000, will be used to add on to the existing hotel and event facility at the Corduroy Inn. This will create 20 new jobs.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Miller (WV-3) announced, today, two grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission to improve access to broadband in Southern West Virginia. The first grant, worth $94,787, will go to the Williamson Health and Wellness Center for the Expanding Broadband Access to Grow Economic Development Project. The second grant of $250,000 will go to the Webster County Economic Development Authority for the Webster County Broadband Initiative Phase 1: Engineering Design.