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West Virginia To Receive $7.9M For Emergency Preparedness
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia will receive $7.9 million to improve emergency preparedness.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin and Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced the funding in a news release Monday.
The release said the state will receive more than $3.9 million under the State Homeland Security Program, more than $3.7 million under the Emergency Management Performance Grants program and $150,000 under the Nonprofit Security Grant State Program.
About half of the funding is to help with protection against acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events, while the $3.7 million will help prepare for all hazards and the $150,000 will assist nonprofit organizations with preparedness.