>>VA Senators Announce HUD Funding for VA, TN for Helene Recovery
(Washington, D.C.) -- Virginia's Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announce federal funding to help with Helene recovery. Rebecca Hughes with more.Preview: Voicer Script:
Tennessee and Virginia will receive a total of $132.4 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for Hurricane Helene and other disaster recovery efforts. Tennessee will receive just shy of $86-thousand dollars, while Virginia will receive just over $46-thousand 5-hundred dollars for Helene recovery. The funds can be used for various purposes, including replacing damaged housing, repairing infrastructure, and implementing disaster mitigation measures. This allocation is part of a larger $12 billion Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery fund announced by HUD for communities impacted by recent disasters.