Virginia lawmakers are urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reverse its decision to cancel the $12 million federal grant Richmond was awarded for planned repairs to its water treatment plant.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia lawmakers are urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reverse its decision to cancel the $12 million federal grant Richmond was awarded for planned repairs to its water treatment plant.
On Monday, April 14, Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, Sen. Tim Kaine, Rep. Bobby Scott and Rep. Jennifer McClellan wrote to DHS secretary Kristi Noem urging the department to reverse its decision to cancel the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure (BRIC) program, which awarded Richmond $12 million in 2022 to repair its water treatment plant.
