The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved grant funding to supply West Virginians who receive unemployment benefits with an additional $300 a week.

The additional $300 in federal money will apply retroactively to unemployment checks, beginning the week that ended Aug. 1. Any person who receives some unemployment benefits and at least $100 in weekly benefits will be eligible for the $300.

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