Cooperative Agreement 90MPPG0101

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded $1,354,968.84 under the State Medicaid Fraud Control Units federal Formula Grant program (CFDA 93.775) to the Government of the Virgin Islands for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. As the designated Medicaid Fraud Control Unit for the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Virgin Islands Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General will utilize the funding to investigate and prosecute...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $1,250,000 Formula Grant under the State Medicaid Fraud Control Units (CFDA 93.775) federal grant program to the Government of the Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands Department of Justice Division (Office of the Attorney General). The grant will support the Virgin Islands' Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to investigate and prosecute Medicaid provider fraud as well as patient abuse or neglect in...

The Virgin Islands Department of Health Group Federal Grants Coordination & Monitoring Division has received a $1,162,804 block grant award under the Medical Assistance Program (CFDA 93.778) from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This annual grant, with an award date of October 1, 2023, will support the administration and delivery of Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) services in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The block grant funding enables the division to...

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $118.2 million Block Grant to the Virgin Islands Department of Health Group for the Medical Assistance Program (CFDA 93.778) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. Under this award, the Virgin Islands Department of Health Group and its parent agency, the Virgin Islands Department of Health, will provide financial assistance and medical services to qualifying individuals in...

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded $488,456 to the Virgin Islands Department of Health Group under the Medical Assistance Program (CFDA 93.778) Block Grant for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The Medical Assistance Program provides financial assistance to U.S. territories for payments of medical assistance on behalf of cash assistance recipients, children, pregnant women, and the aged who meet income and...

The Virgin Island Department of Human Services received a $908,723 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration for the period of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The grant funding supports the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), the official federal program as designated by CFDA #17.235. SCSEP provides community service and work-based job training for low-income, unemployed seniors in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Through this award, the...

The Virgin Island Department of Human Services received a $157,220 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living to support services for older individuals in the U.S. Virgin Islands under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part B, Grants for Supportive Services and Senior Centers program (CFDA 93.044). The award period runs from January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. As outlined in the program description, the funding will...

The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program to the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) Division of the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands. This capital improvement project grant will be used to upgrade the surgical and procedural suites at the Schneider Regional Medical Center in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The grant award began on April 1, 2024 and...

The Department of the Interior Insular Affairs awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials to support public health systems improvement efforts in the U.S. Virgin Islands under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories federal grant program (CFDA 15.875). The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials will collaborate with public health systems partners in the U.S. Virgin Islands to streamline key business...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $109,450 block grant to the Virgin Island Department of Human Services from April 2021 through September 2024 under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part D, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services program (CFDA 93.043). The grant will support the development and strengthening of preventive health service and health promotion systems through the Territory's designated State Agency on...