The federal Project Grant award of $850,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251). The grant was awarded on August 13, 2024 to the Virgin Islands Centre For Architecture, Crafts And Build Heritage, ST. Croix, Inc. to support the transformation of the Old Barracks Property in...
The Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $159,872 Project Grant to the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands for the Virgin Islands Technical Assistance Program. The grant is part of the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) and will support technical assistance activities in the U.S. Virgin Islands from June 2022 through September 2025. Specifically, the grant funds will bolster healthcare capacity and strengthen the island economy by executing...
The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $582,836 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 on November 21, 2023. This grant will fund the "Restoration of Degraded Ecosystems with Native Inventory" project, which aims to bolster the territory's healthcare capacity, strengthen the local economy, and fulfill...
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...
This federal Project Grant award of $387,849.00, awarded on November 21, 2023 by the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), supports early detection and rapid response initiatives for decision-makers in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The primary recipient, the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) Division of the Executive Office of the Government of the Virgin Islands, will use the...
The Office of Management and Budget in the U.S. Virgin Islands (OMB) received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs on May 1, 2023 to facilitate programming commemorating 175 years of emancipation in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The grant-funded activities are to be completed by September 30, 2027 under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), which supports healthcare capacity, economic...
The Office of Insular Affairs within the Department of the Interior awarded a $499,550 project grant to the Government of the Virgin Islands to develop an evidence-based reentry program model for the U.S. Virgin Islands. The grant period runs from June 7, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Funding will support the Office of Management and Budget of the Government of the Virgin Islands in developing and implementing a reentry program model under the federal Economic, Social, and Political...
The Department of the Interior Insular Affairs awarded a $297,241 Project Grant to Island Conservation to support activities creating capacity for invasive species eradications in the U.S. Virgin Islands and establishing a refuge for the endangered Virgin Islands tree boa. The grant was awarded on July 25, 2022 under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories federal grant program (CFDA 15.875). Through this funding, Island Conservation will pursue projects bolstering the...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs (CFDA 15.875 - Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories) provides $406,673.00 to the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) Division of the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The funding will support the territory's biosecurity and community invasive species programs over a period of approximately 5 years, with a project end date of September 30, 2029. The OMB, as the...
The Virgin Islands Council On The Arts (VICCA) received a $313,135 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support arts programs, services, and activities associated with carrying out the agency's NEA-approved strategic plan. The funding falls under the NEA's Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements federal grant program (CFDA 45.025), which aims to develop and maintain partnerships with state and jurisdictional arts agencies and their regional arts...