The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $3,935,000 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program to the Virgin Islands Energy Office (VIEO), a division of the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The grant will fund several initiatives over the 2023-2026 period, including: Procuring 15 battery electric vehicles for the government's fleet to transition to more fuel-efficient transportation and...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $1,038,000 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to the Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority (Viwapa) to integrate 12 electric vehicles into their utility fleet and install supporting charging infrastructure. This initiative aims to enhance workplace safety, reduce fossil fuel emissions, and lower operational expenditures, aligning with the...
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. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority (Viwapa), doing business as Viwapa, to fund the Renewable Integration and Smart Grid Project. This grant, provided under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), supports Viwapa's efforts to strengthen its power generation, transmission, and distribution systems in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Through...
The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded the Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority (Viwapa), a U.S. local government entity, a $296,500 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program. The grant funds will support strengthening Viwapa's infrastructure and workforce capacity across the U.S. Virgin Islands through May 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027. Specifically, the grant will enable Viwapa to purchase...
The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $318,816.30 project grant to the Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority (Viwapa), a U.S. local government entity, under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875). The funding will support the Water Department Equipment Program, with a period of performance from July 17, 2023 to September 30, 2027. This grant will enable Viwapa to purchase vehicles, equipment, and materials to...
This federal Project Grant award, provided 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), will fund the integration of two fully equipped electric bucket trucks into the Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority (Viwapa) utility fleet. The $1,044,000 award, with a performance period from September 2024 to September 2026, aims to enhance workplace safety, reduce fossil fuel emissions,...
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Insular Affairs awarded a $210,353 project grant to the Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority (VIWAPA) under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program. The grant funds a Substation Maintenance Program to strengthen the electricity distribution infrastructure across the U.S. Virgin Islands from July 17, 2023 through September 30, 2027. Through this project grant, VIWAPA will purchase vehicles, equipment,...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority (VIWAPA), doing business as Viwapa, under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875). This grant, with a performance period from April 25, 2024 to September 30, 2028, will fund the Power Generation Training and Development Program. The program aims to strengthen VIWAPA's workforce capacity and...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Section 134(a)(1) - Zero Emission Technologies Grant Program (CFDA 66.959), will provide $62,450,000 in funding to the Virgin Islands Energy Office (VIEO) to support the deployment of residential distributed solar energy and storage projects in low-income and disadvantaged communities in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The funding will enable VIEO to deliver financial and technical...