Virginia To Get $38.6M In Federal Funds For Vaccination Efforts

VIRGINIA — The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded $38.6 million in funding to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts in Virginia.

A grant of $1,814,688 will be used to pay for staff needed to administer vaccines, while a grant of $36,750,003 has been made available to establish a number of mobile vaccine sites across the state.

“Getting shots into arms is what will end this pandemic,” U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, both Democrats, said Wednesday in a statement.

“That is why we’re glad to see these federal dollars will provide support for vaccination efforts throughout the Commonwealth, and we remain committed to ensuring that every Virginian has the opportunity to get vaccinated as quickly as possible,” the senators said.

The funding was awarded by way of two grants from FEMA to the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.

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Meanwhile, a large-scale vaccination site in Alexandria is slated to open by the end of March, expanding capacity to vaccinate Alexandria and Fairfax County residents.

The facility will be Victory Center at 5001 Eisenhower Avenue in West End Alexandria, a location close to the Van Dorn Street Metro. The site could initially provide 6,000 vaccinations each day and could increase this capacity to 12,000.