Washington, May 1 -- Congressman Morgan Griffith issued the following press release:
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, two grants that total $983,749. The breakdown for the grants includes:
* $564,763 for Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health on parent-infant interactions
* $418,986 for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research on the hypothalamus and its interactions with other organs
In response to these grant notices, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
"Innovative research is fundamental to exploring improvements in human health.
"These HHS grants, which ...