The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $20,000,000 Project Grant under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) to the Island Green Building Association, doing business as Island Green Living Association, on March 31, 2025. This grant funding will support a comprehensive set of initiatives in the U.S. Virgin Islands focused on improving waste management, expanding access to safe drinking water, and enhancing environmental education in...
This Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708), will deliver $699,004 in technical assistance to businesses in the U.S. Virgin Islands' food service industry. The funding will support the expansion of the existing Virgin Islands Clean Coasts program, which focuses on reducing the use and disposal of single-use plastics, Styrofoam, and other pollutants. Key...
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 $80,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will fund a comprehensive environmental education initiative led by Learning Endeavors, a woman-owned non-profit organization. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and promote pro-environmental behaviors in the Hawaiian Islands 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...
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 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Protection Consolidated Grants for the Insular Areas - Program Support (CFDA 66.600) program, will fund various drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The $51,168,000 award to the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources (VIDPNR) will finance the planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 has awarded a $11,161,000 Cooperative Agreement to the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) under the EPA's Environmental Protection Consolidated Grants for the Insular Areas - Program Support (CFDA 66.600). This multi-year funding will be used to finance various drinking water distribution system upgrades, wastewater treatment plant improvements, and sewer infrastructure projects across the U.S. Virgin...
This $143,130 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides funding to the University of Delaware to implement a STEM project focused on increasing environmental literacy and encouraging environmental stewardship in six Title I middle and high schools across Delaware. The key project activities include: 1) teaching approximately 360 students key environmental sustainability concepts through a 4-module...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $133,520 Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) grant to Minnesota State University Mankato to implement environmental education initiatives in southern Minnesota. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques focused on increasing environmental literacy and pro-environmental behaviors among middle, high school, and university students. Key program...