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 strengthening, and fulfillment of U.S. Compact obligations in U.S. territories. As the central administrative agency for the U.S. Virgin Islands government, OMB will use this funding to develop and implement public commemorative programming focused on the territory's history of emancipation.