Cooperative Agreement NU58DP007952

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded a $255,245 cooperative agreement to the Virgin Islands Department of Health Group under the Cooperative Agreements for Diabetes Control Programs (CFDA 93.988). The award will fund implementation of the U.S. Virgin Islands Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (USVI BRFSS) over a 5-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029. The USVI BRFSS project aims to prevent and manage diabetes across the U.S. Virgin Islands...

The Virgin Islands Department of Health Group was awarded a $202,862 Cooperative Agreement from the National Center for HIV/AIDS, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based (CFDA 93.940) federal grant program. This funding supports the Virgin Islands Tuberculosis Elimination Program, which provides comprehensive tuberculosis services including screening, testing, treatment, and case management across the U.S....

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 Virgin Islands Diabetes Center of Excellence, Inc. was awarded a $185,082 Distance Learning Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The 2-year grant project, which began on August 7, 2023, aims to improve access to educational and healthcare services in rural areas of the U.S. Virgin Islands through the use of advanced telecommunications technologies for distance...

The Virgin Islands Department of Health Group was awarded a $112,500 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Investigations and Technical Assistance" program (CFDA 93.283). The award will fund the Virgin Islands School-Based Surveillance Program, which aims to implement the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) in the territory's four public high schools, including alternative and career/technical...

The Virgin Islands Department of Health Group was awarded a $3,049,859 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based program (CFDA 93.940). The award, effective August 1, 2024 through May 31, 2029, will support comprehensive efforts to prevent, diagnose, and manage HIV in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Key strategies include enhancing HIV surveillance, increasing testing and awareness, improving access to...

This $608,850 federal Block Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the "Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse" (CFDA 93.959) program will support the Virgin Islands Department of Health Group in developing and implementing comprehensive substance abuse prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation activities across the U.S. Virgin Islands. The funding will enable the agency to deliver a range of services...

The Virgin Islands Department of Health has been awarded a $1,882,035 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Strengthening Public Health through Surveillance, Epidemiologic Research, Disease Detection and Prevention program (CFDA 93.326). The funding will support the Virgin Islands Epidemiology Lab Capacity Program, a vital part of the territory's infrastructure for detecting, analyzing, testing, and preventing the spread of infectious diseases....

This $22,650,963.00 Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) block grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, supports the Virgin Islands Department of Health Group's administration and expansion of health insurance coverage for low-income children and pregnant women in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The funding, covering the period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, enables the agency to deliver a range of critical...

The Executive Office of the Government of the Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife will facilitate the annual Nuisance and Invasive Species Awareness Week and implement the USVI Eradication Plan for Rats and the Eradication Plan for Agave Snout Weevil through September 2025. Funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Insular Affairs under the CFDA program "Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories", this $102,539 Project Grant will support outreach...