U.S. Representative Morgan Griffith

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, three research related grants worth $652,113. The funding breakdown of the grants is as follows: $385,103 to support research related to biomedical research and research training $169,983 to support alcohol research $97,027 to support animal model research for veterinarians In response to these grant notices, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “Virginia Tech is a leading visionary across diverse fields of scientific research. “These HHS grants for more than $652,000 help Virginia Tech’s world-class research team expand investigations into scientific topics.” BACKGROUND As a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman Griffith serves as the Chairman of the Health Subcommittee. ###