It has been more than three years since floods devastated many communities in West Virginia.
The Eyewitness News iTeam has been tracking the money flowing into the state for recovery efforts.
The web of funding is incredibly complicated. We asked the West Virginia National Guard about the progress.
What we found is that West Virginia is still listed as a "slow spender" by the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.
Millions of dollars of FEMA disaster funds were poured into HUD to help with long-term flood relief efforts, including housing, infrastructure and economic development.
As of Monday, West Virginia has only spent about $16.5 million and still has more than $133.3 million on hand.
The head of West Virginia's National Guard said despite the complicated process, they now have a more efficient process in place of spending federal disaster money going forward.
“What I’m doing and we’re doing is working with the Governor’s office,” said West Virginia National Guard Maj. Gen. James Hoyer. “We’re working with the Infrastructure Council, the Water Development Authority and the Conservation Agency. And say, okay, we see this money coming. Now let’s look ahead of time where projects are that will meet the requirements for that money.”
As of Monday, there are currently 391 active cases covered under the Rise West Virginia Program.
Also Monday, since West Virginia has made improvement to how it spends federal money, FEMA has dropped sanctions forcing the state to pre-pay for relief efforts and be reimbursed later.