U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. accepted $3.4 million in funding from Assistant Secretary of Insular Affairs Douglas Domenech during a meeting Wednesday at Government House.
Grants totaling $1,472,580 come from the Office of Insular Affairs Technical Assistance Program (TAP) and its Maintenance Assistance Program (MAP). In addition, the federal agency awarded $1,864,000 in Capital Improvement Project funding.
“These grants fund critical programs in the territory and help augment general fund expenditures, and we are grateful for the continued support of our federal partners,” Governor Bryan said. “Our administration is committed to improving the government of the Virgin Islands’ grant management process to ensure timely application, delivery, and use of all federal grant funding.”
The TAP and MAP grants come out of the Office of Insular Affairs first round of Fiscal Year 2019 determinations, and further grant reviews will be conducted in the summer.
According to the award letter Mr. Domenech presented to Governor Bryan on Wednesday morning, the funding breaks down as follows:
Technical Assistance Program
- $270,000 to the Department of Planning and Natural Resources for its DPNR E-Permitting System project, as detailed in a proposal submitted March 1, 2019.
- $500,000 to the Office of Management and Budget for the Reconciliation of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards project, as detailed in the proposal submitted Feb. 21, 2019.
- $100,000 to DPNR’s Division of Libraries, Archives and Museums for the ADA Awareness Campaign and the Mentorship Program Campaign for Artisans/ Persons Seeking Museum Careers/Opportunities, as detailed in the proposal submitted March 1, 2019.
- $100,000 to the V.I. Economic Development Authority for the Rejuvenation of Heritage Properties for the Arts project, as detailed in the proposal submitted May 1, 2019.
Maintenance Assistance Program
- $300,000 to DPNR’s Division of Libraries, Archives and Museums for Maintenance of AC Units and Generators and Training for Maintenance Staff, as detailed in the proposal submitted March 1, 2019.
- $202,580 to Ivanna Eudora Kean High School’s JROTC Department for the JROTC Drill Pad Covering project, as detailed in the proposal submitted May 21, 2019.
Capital Improvement Projects
- $996,265 for the Frederiksted Road Rehabilitation project.
- $323,250 for the Charlotte Amalie Road Rehabilitation project.
- $544,485 for the Cruz Bay and Coral Bay Road Rehabilitation project.
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