
House approves funding for 10 Central Virginia projects
The House of Representatives voted this week to approve funding for 10 Central Virginia projects totaling more than $6.3 million for Virginia’s Seventh District.

The House of Representatives voted this week to approve funding for 10 Central Virginia projects totaling more than $6.3 million for Virginia’s Seventh District.

AARP announced six Virginia organizations will receive 2021 Community Challenge grants – part of the largest group of grantees to date with $3.2 million awarded among 244 organizations nationwide.

An Augusta County development is among 24 projects approved for an Affordable and Special Needs Housing loan from the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced an allocation of more than $11.1 million in Growth and Opportunity for Virginia (GO Virginia) grants to help advance economic recovery efforts across the Commonwealth.

Gov. Ralph Northam has appointed a task force charged with identifying best practices for implementing culturally and religiously inclusive school calendars and serving school meals that accommodate more dietary restrictions.

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation announced $4.8 million in grant awards from the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation that will help conserve more than 6,100 acres throughout the commonwealth.

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service will co-invest with Trout Unlimited and the Capital Region Land Conservancy to launch two new partnership projects.

Three Economic Resilience and Recovery Program projects that will help Virginia communities mitigate the economic impacts of the COVID-19 public health response are among those being funded through $6 million in GO Virginia grants announced this week.

Threatened by a local water intake and pump station, the historic capital of the Monacan Indian Nation is receiving national attention.

Spring is a great time to be in the woods, and beginning Saturday June 6, outdoor enthusiasts have an exciting opportunity to hunt gray and red squirrels statewide.
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