Project Grant P044A220905

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,325,416 Formula Grant under the Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities program (CFDA 17.207) to the Virgin Islands Department of Labor. The grant will support the delivery of universal workforce development services, including job search assistance, career counseling, skills assessments, job referrals, and labor market information. Key activities will involve connecting job seekers with employers,...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program awarded a $349,780 Project Grant to Gulf Wind Technology LLC, a for-profit limited liability company located in Westwego, Louisiana. The purpose of this award is to develop a hurricane wind turbine risk analysis method intended for use by the energy insurance industry. This work will combine inputs from the Risk Assessment Framework for Tropical Cyclones model into aeroelastic simulations...

Le Jardin Academy, Inc. received a $272,080 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Office for Coastal Management program (CFDA 11.473) to support the Koolaupoko Impact Collective: Kawainui Youth Stewardship Program. The program aims to connect local and international youth with community partners in Kailua, Hawaii through experiential learning and sustained stewardship of the Kawainui watershed. Specifically, Le Jardin Academy will facilitate a...

The Klaiwi Connection Project is a federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Native Hawaiian Relations, under the Native Hawaiian Community Guest Stewardship program (CFDA 15.068). The $197,273 grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, aims to restore and preserve 8 acres of native Hawaiian habitat at Mhaihai, Kauai, promote respectful and educated tourism in the area, and create quality jobs for the local Native Hawaiian community. Key activities include clearing...

The Department of Education of the U.S. Virgin Islands has been awarded a $7,641,376 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. This award is part of the Special Education Grants to States program (CFDA 84.027), which provides funding to support comprehensive special education services for children with disabilities aged 3-21 across the territory. The grant will enable the Raphael O Wheatley Skills Center, a division of the...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $105,400 project grant to Hui O Ho'Ohonua through the Office for Coastal Management's Coastal Zone Management Program. The grant will fund a project to train high school students in visually assessing the health of the Honouliuli Watershed in Honolulu, Hawaii from September 2021 through July 2023. Students will learn culturally grounded observation practices, visual stream assessment protocols, and GIS technology to evaluate...

This $654,406 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career Technical and Adult Education (CFDA 84.002 - Adult Education - Basic Grants to States) supports adult education and literacy services delivered by the Department of Education of the U.S. Virgin Islands through its Raphael O Wheatley Skills Center. The grant funding will be used to provide adult education, workplace literacy, family literacy, and English language acquisition programs to adults and...

The Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority (VIWAPA) received a $750,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs to support a MAP Substation & Underground Power Linemen Training Program. The three-year program, running from June 2022 through September 2025, will bolster VIWAPA's capacity to maintain critical electricity infrastructure by training new power line technicians under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the...

This Federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Meteorologic and Hydrologic Modernization Development program (CFDA 11.467), funds a range of tsunami preparedness and outreach initiatives in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The $282,675 award, with a period of performance from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will support: 1) travel for NTHMP and stakeholder meetings, 2) outreach to stakeholders, 3) technical assistance for the USVI...

The Virgin Islands Department of Labor will receive $2.8 million from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities program (CFDA 17.207) from July 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The funding will support the provision of career services to job seekers and labor exchange services connecting employers to qualified applicants. Specifically, services include assessments, career guidance, job search workshops, and referrals...