Brooke County Commission

Brooke County Commission County Of Brooke Division is a U.S. local government entity registered to receive federal awards since March 12, 2007. As a county government organization, it provides various public services to residents of Brooke County, West Virginia. The Commission plays a crucial role in coordinating and implementing local government services, particularly in areas of emergency preparedness and public health. Through federal grant sub-awards, Brooke County Commission supports essential community services and initiatives aimed at improving public safety, health, and emergency response capabilities.

The federal grant sub-awards received by Brooke County Commission primarily focus on two main areas: emergency management and public health services. For emergency management, the Commission has received Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) sub-awards from the Division of Emergency Management. These grants support activities such as salaries, utilities, vehicle maintenance, equipment, training, and exercises for the local emergency management agency. In the public health sector, the Brooke County Health Department, operating under the County Of Brooke, has received numerous sub-awards from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. These grants support a wide range of public health initiatives, including immunization services, COVID-19 response efforts, emergency preparedness, and disease prevention programs. Specific activities funded include planning and implementing COVID-19 vaccination services, testing, contact tracing, surveillance for COVID-19 containment and mitigation, increasing access to vaccinations for children, reducing vaccine-preventable diseases, and providing harm reduction services for injecting drug users. Additionally, the Brooke County Sheriff's Department has received a sub-award from the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program to support initiatives aligned with the national drug control strategy.