FEMA Commits Additional $3.2 Billion Toward Utility, Road Paving and Education Projects in the U.S. Virgin Islands
FEMA Commits Additional $3.2 Billion Toward Utility, Road Paving and Education Projects in the U.S. Virgin Islands ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands – The recent obligation of $3.2 billion toward projects to rebuild the potable water distribution system and repave roads across St. Croix and replace the utility’s metering infrastructure in the U.S. Virgin Islands, highlights FEMA’s continued partnership with the Government of the Virgin Islands in strengthening critical infrastructure damaged during hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017. The St. Croix island-wide potable water distribution system replacement project with a FEMA obligation of $1.25 billion provides the Territory
Brownlow Utility District to Receive $1 Million to Repair Crackers Neck Road Waterline
Brownlow Utility District to Receive $1 Million to Repair Crackers Neck Road Waterline FEMA has approved more than $1 million to repair the waterline that runs along Crackers Neck Road and serves the community near Vaught Creek, which was damaged after Tropical Storm Helene swept across Eastern Tennessee in late September. FEMA’s Public Assistance program will cover eligible costs to remove the current waterline and replace it on the opposite side of the roadway. The total project cost is $1,340,800. The federal cost share is $1,005,600. Because Public Assistance is a cost-sharing program, FEMA reimburses applicants 75% of the eligible cost of