This federal Project Grant award, totaling $184,876.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to the Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (VIDHS). The grant funding will be used to: 1) Purchase new firewall devices to replace end-of-life equipment, providing increased performance and security features, and 2) Upgrade the existing Avaya IP Office...
The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $483,000 Project Grant (CFDA 15.875 - Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories) to the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) Division of the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The funding will support a battery backup system upgrade for government data centers and telecommunications sites across the U.S. Virgin Islands. This project, with a planned completion date of September 30, 2028, aims to...
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $1,696,218.00 Emergency Management Performance Grant (CFDA 97.042) to the Government of the Virgin Islands, through its Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) division, effective October 1, 2024 with a completion date of September 30, 2027. This Project Grant funding supports VITEMA's efforts to enhance emergency management capabilities across the U.S. Virgin Islands, including activities such as emergency...
This Project Grant award of $1,051,545.00 was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067) to the Government of the Virgin Islands, through its Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) division. The grant funding will support a range of emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts across the U.S. Virgin Islands over a three-year period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027....
The Virgin Islands Fire Service was awarded a $655,423 project grant from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs to purchase emergency response vehicles. Funded under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), the award will support the acquisition of rescue trucks and quick response vehicles for emergency situations. Delivery of these vehicles will enhance the territory's emergency response capabilities from May 1, 2023...
The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) received a $1,046,957 Formula Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on December 8, 2023 under the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (CFDA 97.137). The grant funding supports a range of cybersecurity enhancement initiatives for the U.S. Virgin Islands, including developing cybersecurity plans and governance structures, conducting vulnerability assessments, implementing security controls,...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $1,278,000 Formula Grant to the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency on September 2, 2022 under the Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067). The grant funding will support the agency's efforts to prevent terrorism and enhance preparedness for threats and hazards that pose risk to the U.S. Virgin Islands. As the designated emergency management office for the territory, VITEMA will use the funds to coordinate preparedness...
The Office of Management and Budget in the U.S. Virgin Islands received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs on May 1, 2023 to implement business process improvement technology solutions through September 30, 2027. The funding supports the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), which aims to bolster healthcare capacity, strengthen island economies, and fulfill U.S. Compact obligations in U.S....
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $4,455,196.99 Project Grant to the Government of the Virgin Islands, through its Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), on June 21, 2024. The grant was provided under FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (CFDA 97.039) to support the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities in St. Thomas, USVI. As the primary emergency management organization for the U.S. Virgin Islands, VITEMA will utilize the...
This federal Project Grant award of $5,665,113.62, provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) program (CFDA 97.036), assists the Government of the Virgin Islands, through its Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) division, in responding to and recovering from disasters. The grant funding supports debris removal, emergency protective measures, and the restoration, repair, or...