10/15/2010
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Joe Manchin, along with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH), today awarded more than $5 million to 42 grant projects throughout the state.
Of the 42 awards, 17 are funded through the Transportation Enhancement Grant program, six are through the Safe Routes to School program, and 19 are through the Recreational Trails Grant program.
These grants will provide West Virginia communities with funding assistance for the development of a variety of non-traditional transportation projects.
In addition, three Land and Water Conservation Fund grants were awarded and eight grants were presented from the Governor’s Contingency Fund to assist rural areas with various infrastructure projects. These funds will help complete existing water extension projects and will bring clean, reliable water to more than 1,600 households.
In all, 53 projects today received grant funds.
Transportation Enhancement program recipients include:
DODDRIDGE COUNTY
Doddridge County Economic Development Authority, $556,000
FAYETTE COUNTY
Town of Gauley Bridge, $233,995
GREENBRIER COUNTY
Greenbrier County Commission, $33,600
HARRISON COUNTY
City of Bridgeport, $240,000
JACKSON COUNTY
City of Ravenswood, $185,200
KANAWHA COUNTY
City of Dunbar, $252,153
LEWIS COUNTY
Town of Jane Lew, $144,972
MARION COUNTY
Town of Barrackville, $40,000
City of Mannington, $60,000
MERCER COUNTY
Town of Athens, $80,160
MONONGALIA COUNTY
City of Westover, $240,000
OHIO COUNTY
City of Wheeling, $369,806
PUTNAM COUNTY
Town of Winfield, $200,000
RANDOLPH COUNTY
Randolph County Development Authority, $139,920
RITCHIE COUNTY
Town of Cairo, $36,000
SUMMERS COUNTY
City of Hinton, $192,000
WOOD COUNTY
City of Williamstown, $196,382
Safe Routes to School program recipients include:
GREENBRIER COUNTY
Town of Alderson, $110,000
HARRISON COUNTY
City of Clarksburg, $130,000
JEFFERSON COUNTY
City of Ranson, $110,000
KANAWHA COUNTY
Town of Cedar Grove, $115,000
City of Dunbar, $130,000
WOOD COUNTY
City of Parkersburg, $111,100
Recreational Trails grant program recipients include:
BOONE COUNTY
Boone County Commission, $50,000
DODDRIDGE COUNTY
North Bend Rail Trail Foundation, $80,000
GREENBRIER COUNTY
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, $40,000
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, $6,100
HARRISON COUNTY
City of Shinnston, $8,000
JEFFERSON COUNTY
City of Ranson, $64,000
KANAWHA COUNTY
Kanawha State Forest, $80,000
LEWIS COUNTY
City of Weston, $35,000
MONONGALIA COUNTY
Monongahela River Trails, $78,400
West Virginia Division of Forestry, $13,296
OHIO COUNTY
City of Wheeling, $40,000
POCAHONTAS COUNTY
Pocahontas County Commission, $28,000
RALEIGH COUNTY
Raleigh County Cycle Club, $27,440
ROANE COUNTY
City of Spencer, $40,000
TUCKER COUNTY
Tucker County Trails, $34,521
WEBSTER COUNTY
Town of Camden-on-Gauley, $36,000
WOOD COUNTY
Little Kanawha Resource Conservation and Development Council, $40,000
Wood County Commission, $78,682
MULTI-COUNTY
Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority, $357,113
Land and Water Conservation grant program recipients include:
CABELL COUNTY
Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District, $36,600
JEFFERSON COUNTY
City of Charles Town, $100,000
Jefferson County Commission, $45,000
Governor’s Contingency Fund recipients include:
BARBOUR COUNTY
Barbour County Commission, $58,381
BOONE COUNTY
Boone County Commission, $450,000
CLAY COUNTY
Clay County Commission, $389,000
KANAWHA COUNTY
Kanawha County Commission, $250,000
Kanawha County Commission, $250,289
MERCER COUNTY
Mercer County Commission, $341,000
MINGO COUNTY
Mingo County Commission, $450,000
WAYNE COUNTY
Wayne County Commission, $207,775
Contact Information
Heather Miles
304-558-2000