This $20,000,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616). The grant funding will support the Island Green Building Association, Incorporated (IGBA) in the U.S. Virgin Islands to implement a comprehensive waste management and recycling program, establish a circular economy, expand access to safe drinking water, and provide community education on marine health protection....
This $673,004 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920), will support the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) in enhancing the territory's post-consumer materials management infrastructure and waste reduction efforts. Key activities funded under this award include: training at least 10 DPNR employees in zero waste and recycling...
This $177,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442) provides assistance to the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) to implement drinking water program activities. The key products and services delivered through this funding include: Developing a public outreach and...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Environmental Protection Consolidated Grants for the Insular Areas - Program Support (CFDA 66.600) federal grant program, will fund $51,168,000 in water infrastructure improvements for the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). The funding will support the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources (VIDPNR) in planning, designing, and constructing projects to upgrade drinking...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 awarded a $31,883,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Environmental Protection Consolidated Grants for the Insular Areas - Program Support (CFDA 66.600) to the Executive Office of the Government of the Virgin Islands, acting through its Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR). The award supports water infrastructure improvement projects in the U.S. Virgin Islands, including replacing leaking water mains, upgrading undersized...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708), will fund the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) to deliver technical assistance to businesses in Virginia. The $127,911 award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026, will enable VDEQ to provide information, training, and tools to help businesses adopt source reduction or pollution prevention (P2) practices. This includes...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 awarded a $261,193 Project Grant under the Source Reduction Assistance (CFDA 66.717) program to the Center for Watershed Protection, Inc., a non-profit organization, to provide pollution prevention (P2) training and technical assistance to regulated municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s), territorial agencies, Indian Nations, and other organizations in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Indian Nations. The project aims to...
The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) was awarded a $133,472 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). This project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage environmentally-beneficial behaviors in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The funding will enable UVI to educate college students and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $164,139 Project Grant under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program (CFDA 66.817) to the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands' Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR). The grant, effective August 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, will enable DPNR to enhance its brownfields response program. Key activities include surveying and inventorying brownfield sites, providing oversight to ensure response...
This $796,428 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) assistance agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) will provide technical assistance, including information, training, and expert advice, to address environmental justice concerns and improve human health and the environment in disadvantaged communities in Louisiana. The project will support the EPA's goals to promote pollution prevention (P2) by targeting...