SCIP-2026 Federal Grant Award Summary

The Supreme Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands received a $262,344 formula grant from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) under the State Court Improvement Program (CFDA 93.586), awarded October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This award supports judicial process improvements and infrastructure development focused on enhancing court operations and legal representation within child welfare proceedings. The formula grant funding enables the territorial court system to conduct assessments, identify barriers to timely decision-making in child welfare cases, and implement improvements to strengthen judicial processes in matters involving child protection, family preservation, reunification, guardianship, and adoption.

As part of ongoing grant management activities, the Supreme Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands passes through related federal funding to sub-recipients including the Government of the Virgin Islands for court facility repairs and infrastructure improvements, such as maintenance and upgrades to judicial facilities including the Alexander McFarrelly Justice Center. This award represents the fifth consecutive annual allocation under the SCIP formula program cycle, demonstrating the court's sustained participation in a federal program that has distributed $827.7 million across 2,738 grants nationally to state and tribal courts over more than two decades.