Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced two federal crime-fighting grants from the U.S. Department of Justice.The West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services will receive $71,530 from the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program. The City of Parkersburg will receive $39,975 from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne JAG). These grants will enable state and local... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced several grants through the Economic Development Administration (EDA) and Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) totaling $16,492,174. This funding aims to grow West Virginia’s economy and will support a variety of projects and programs in Boone, Cabell, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mercer, Mingo, Monongalia, Raleigh, Randolph, Upshur and Wayne counties, with the potential to... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced she will host four Academy Days this fall for West Virginia students interested in learning more about admission to U.S. service academies and available ROTC scholarships. Members of Senator Capito’s staff will be available at each event to provide information on academy nominations. “It’s an honor for me to nominate young West Virginians for admission to our nation’s service... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced a total of $1,278,207 from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration will be awarded to Jackson County Airport and Mingo County Airport Authority. “Rural airports play an important role in the communities they serve, which is why I advocated for this funding as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Investments in the Jackson and Mingo County... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced that the Pipestem Volunteer Fire Department in Summers County will receive $15,429 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program to purchase firefighting gear.“It is critical that volunteer firefighters and first responders have access to the training and resources needed in an emergency situation. This funding will increase firefighter safety at the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced $1,298,017 in federal funding for improvements at Huntington Tri-State Airport/Milton J. Ferguson Field. The funding, awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), will be used for apron rehabilitation. “As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I worked to secure funding for critical infrastructure projects, including keeping our airports... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced $1,843,351 million from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the State of West Virginia.This $1.8 million grant will be used to remove debris and alleviate threats to lives, public health and safety in Greenbrier County.  ### Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced that four communities in West Virginia will receive federal crime-fighting grants from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants Program (Byrne JAG). The grants totaling $204,183 will enable local law enforcement agencies to purchase needed resources and equipment. “It is critical that we equip our law enforcement agencies with... Read More

MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced that the Marshall County Airport Authority will receive $269,876 from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The funds will be used to improve airport drainage, install perimeter fencing and support additional construction projects. “Keeping our airports updated is important for local businesses and for the convenience of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) sent a bipartisan letter urging President Obama to use his administration to develop and publish guidelines for prescribing opioids for acute pain treatment. Currently, the CDC is focused primarily on opioid prescribing guidelines for the treatment of chronic pain. However, many individuals become addicted to opioids after taking prescriptions for acute pain, such as a broken bone or wisdom... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) are calling on the National Guard to update its funding model to accurately reflect the severity of the nation’s drug epidemic. In a letter to General Frank Grass, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the senators urge the National Guard to more effectively allocate funds to address the drug epidemic in states with high concentrations of overdose fatalities. In West Virginia and New Hampshire,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced $1,754,768 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for airports in West Virginia. The grants will support three airports in Harrison, Greenbrier and Wood counties, specifically funding updates to the existing airport master plans and to replace machinery and update security equipment. “I’m a firm believer that infrastructure investment in West... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced today that the Shepherdstown Volunteer Fire Department, Hundred Volunteer Fire Department, Glen Dale Volunteer Fire Department and Green Valley Fire Department will each receive funding to enhance fire prevention and safety operations through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG). “West Virginia's fire departments, including those that are run by volunteers, always answer the call... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today led a bipartisan group of senators calling on Secretary of State John Kerry to increase efforts to combat the humanitarian and national security issue of human trafficking among the Syrian refugee population. In the letter, the senators urge the State Department to directly engage in government-to-government relationships with countries affected by the mass migration of refugees from Syria and Iraq. “It is... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced the Buckhannon-Upshur Airport Authority, Eastern WV Regional Airport Authority and Morgantown Municipal-Walter L Bill Hart Field will receive a total of $580,245 from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration. “In rural states like West Virginia, airports are critical for residents, visitors and businesses to access remote areas,” said... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter released today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and a bipartisan group of senators are urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve access to substance abuse treatment by amending the Institutions for Mental Disease (IMD) Exclusion. In a letter to CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt, the senators ask the agency to further expand covered services to include substance abuse treatment in all medically necessary care... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Federal Communications Commissioner Ajit Pai penned a joint op-ed for the Beckley Register-Herald highlighting the digital divide in West Virginia and the solutions needed to improve rural broadband access. The op-ed follows Commissioner Pai’s visit to the Mountain State last week where he joined Senator Capito on her small business tour. They participated in a New River Gorge Bridge Walk and a broadband... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced $2,371,387 million from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the State of West Virginia. This $2 million grant will be used to remove debris and alleviate threats to lives, public health and safety in Greenbrier County.  ### Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced a total of $3,220,319 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) for Head Start programs in West Virginia. This funding will allow programs in Raleigh and Fayette counties to continue providing critical social services to West Virginia families and children. “Investing in early childhood education is important to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced the West Primary Care Association Inc. and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services will receive more $2 million from the U.S. Department of the Health and Human Services (HHS). This funding will go towards helping them continue delivering excellent healthcare to West Virginians. “This funding will help the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services... Read More