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State disaster assistance and broadband progress highlighted by DHCD deputy secretary

Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation Board · June 12, 2025
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Deputy Secretary Maggie Beal said DHCD is administering the Virginia Disaster Assistance Fund for damaged structures and will roll out mitigation funding for bridges and culverts; a multi-source project broke ground to add six cell towers on US-460 to improve mobile coverage.

Deputy Secretary Maggie Beal told the board that the Department of Housing and Community Development is administering the newly funded Virginia Disaster Assistance Fund, which the General Assembly approved in May. She said the program is open for applications for individual structure assistance and that counties will administer the application process so residents can access funds for damaged…

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