MORGANTOWN – Sen. Joe Manchin this week announced various federal grants to support public safety, law enforcement, agriculture and health services.
Department of Justice
Grants from the U.S. Department of Justice totaling $5,829,155 include:
- $3,120,400 for Full Circle Training Solutions, Morgantown. The money comes from the DOJ Law Enforcement Transition to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) to Improve Hate Crime Reporting Program to provide assistance to local law enforcement agencies to increase and enhance their reporting of crimes in general and hate crimes. Full Circle is a training and consulting firm focused on Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) with emphasis on the NIBRS.
- $564,733 for WVU from the DOJ Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program to support research toward the development of accurate, reliable, cost-effective and rapid methods for the identification, analysis and interpretation of forensic evidence for criminal justice purposes.
- $473,330 for West Virginia State Police from the DOJ Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces Program to help state and local law enforcement agencies develop effective responses to technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and Internet crimes against children.
- $278,730 for Star City from the DOJ Rural and Small Department Violent Crime Reduction Program, which supports rural communities in their efforts to combat violent crimes.
- $14,536 for Morgantown from the DOJ Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, which supports state and local initiatives to prevent and control crime through targeted support of law enforcement programs, prosecution and court programs, education programs, substance use disorder treatment programs and more.
Department of Agriculture
Grant from the Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture for WVU to support critical research into effective, economical and safe pest management practices, including by minimizing the spread and impact of invasive species: $357,102.
The funding comes from the USDA’s Crop Protection and Pest Management program, which supports projects that address pest management challenges and increase food security. The CPPM program uses new and emerging agricultural technologies and approaches that are economically viable and safe for human health.
Congressionally Directed Spending
Grants totaling $8,835,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to expand and strengthen health services for West Virginians include $3,500,000 for WVU Hospitals to establish medical laboratory space in the former Viatris facility with a focus on histology.
