Homeland security grant program

The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency $1,087,200 under the Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067) on October 1, 2025, for the period of performance October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

VITEMA, a division of the Government of the Virgin Islands, serves as the primary emergency management organization for the territory and administers this formula grant to support state, local, territorial, and tribal efforts to prevent terrorism and prepare for threats and hazards posing the greatest risk to U.S. security. The grant funds core capabilities related to preventing, preparing for, protecting against, mitigating, and responding to acts of terrorism. The Homeland Security Grant Program allocates minimum funding to U.S. territories including the Virgin Islands, with remaining funds distributed based on DHS/FEMA's risk methodology. Recipients must align investments with core capabilities identified in their Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and Strategic Plan for Response (SPR), verify NIMS compliance, and ensure proposed projects support deployable or shareable resources under existing Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) agreements. Award obligations total $1,087,200.