Mountain State Times

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on May 30 announced $14,049,085 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), West Virginia University (WVU), and Marshall University. The funding will support efforts that increase lab capacity to prevent infectious diseases, protect and improve the health and well-being of school-age children in underserved communities, and support graduate psychology education programs.

“As Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Labor-HHS Subcommittee, I’m pleased to see resources on the way to West Virginia that will support important initiatives that make an impact in our state. I will continue to advocate on behalf of West Virginians through my role, and help support programs that keep our residents healthy, train our medical professionals, and uplift our students who need it the most,” Ranking Member Capito said.

Individual awards listed below:

• $13,180,117 – West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources: Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases
• $478,968 – Marshall University Research Corporation: Graduate Psychology Education Programs
• $390,000 – West Virginia University Research Corporation: School-Based Interventions to Promote Equity and Improve Health, Academic Achievement, and Well-Being of Students

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