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ARC Grant To Help Rural Communities Access Federal Funding

The $100,000 ARC award will help the counties and the municipalities expand staffing to better utilize, access, and implement available federal funding through both the America Rescue Plan Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. 

Fayette, Greenbrier, Nicholas, Pocahontas and Webster Counties are splitting a $100,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). 

The award will help the counties and the municipalities expand staffing to better utilize, access, and implement available federal funding through both the America Rescue Plan Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. 

The commission’s initiative “READY Appalachia” has been working to help underrepresented communities and economically distressed areas increase their capacity to create positive economic change. 

ARC is expected to announce additional funding opportunities through READY Appalachia by early 2024.

State of Emergency Issued for Flooding in Parts of North Central W.Va.

Ten West Virginia counties are under a State of Emergency due to flooding caused by heavy rainfall.

Governor Jim Justice made the declaration in an emailed statement to reporters Monday afternoon.

Justice made the declaration for Barbour, Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Tucker, Upshur and Webster Counties.

State and county emergency officials are evacuating some of the locations affected by high waters. The State Emergency Operations Center is coordinating with officials in the affected areas to determine their needs.

The West Virginia Army National Guard has been put on stand-by to assist.

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