This consolidated grant provides funding from the federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025 drinking water and clean water state revolving fund appropriations to support the virgin islands department of…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 awarded $13.248 million to the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources under the Environmental Protection Consolidated Grants for the Insular Areas program (CFDA 66.600) on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2032. This consolidated formula grant consolidates Federal Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025 appropriations to support integrated drinking water and wastewater infrastructure improvements across the U.S. Virgin Islands. The grant directly supports construction projects and infrastructure upgrades authorized under Section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and Section 201(g) of the Clean Water Act (CWA).

The award finances drinking water and wastewater infrastructure construction projects delivered through subawards to the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (VIWAPA), the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA), and other public water suppliers and wastewater systems. Key deliverables include planning, design, and construction activities to replace aging and leaking water mains, upgrade undersized distribution mains, implement full-time system pressurization, reduce non-revenue water losses, improve wastewater treatment plant and lift station efficiency, upgrade treatment capacity, replace collapsed sewer and stormwater infrastructure, and reduce operational and maintenance costs. These projects are intended to provide metered, reliable potable drinking water to all territory residents while improving water quality and public health outcomes in compliance with applicable federal and territorial statutes.

This consolidated grant provides funding from the federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025 drinking water and clean water state revolving fund appropriations to support the virgin islands department of planning and natural resources' (vidpnr's) drinking water and clean water infrastructure construction grant programs. These funds will be used to finance various drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects to further the public health, water quality improvement and protection objectives authorized under section 1452 of the safe drinking water act (sdwa) and section 201(g) of the clean water act (CWA).activities:the water system improvement projects; primary objectives include replacing old leaking water mains, upgrading undersized mains, full-time pressurization of the water transmission and distribution system, and reducing operations and maintenance costs. These projects also aim to reduce non-revenue water, providing metered (billable), reliable, potable drinking water to every customer residing in the usvi. The objective of the new proposed wastewater projects is to improve plant operation and lift station efficiency, conservation of energy, upgrade treatment capacity, and reduce the cost of operations and maintenance. Proposed projects will also improve the collection system as IT will replace collapsed sewer mains or collapsed stormwater drains. The upgrade of the drinking water and sewer infrastructure in the territory will comply with our clean water act and safe drinking water act in addition to the omnibus territory act. The intended beneficiaries of the grant are the citizens of the usvi.subrecipient:this award includes a subaward for VI water and power authority (viwapa), VI waste management authority (viwma), other PWS (public water suppliers) and WW (wastewater) systems to address activities related to the construction of clean water and drinking water infrastructure. Outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement, protection and eligible public health-related projects. The expected outcomes are to improve and protect water quality and public health. The intended beneficiaries include citizens throughout the US virgin islands.