FEMA Seeks Teen Standouts in U.S. Virgin Islands to Be Voices for Youth Preparedness
FEMA Seeks Teen Standouts in U.S. Virgin Islands to Be Voices for Youth Preparedness U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – FEMA is looking for students in grades eight to 11 in the U.S. Virgin Islands who are steadfast about navigating a path toward leadership in their community to apply for an opportunity to join the Youth Preparedness Council. The council brings teens together from across the nation who are interested in preparedness and looking to develop networks that will feed their success into the future. Council members serve a one-year term that starts July 2025. During their term, council members collaborate virtually with
FEMA Grants Prioritize Safety, Security for U.S. Virgin Islands
FEMA Grants Prioritize Safety, Security for U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Several community partners across the U.S. Virgin Islands will be able to strengthen their safety and security with grants from FEMA. In total, just over $1 million was awarded to houses of worship and community organizations through a competitive application process. These grants will fund structural enhancements to protect these institutions from threats. Community engagement between FEMA, the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) and the U.S. Virgin Islands Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VI VOAD) was instrumental with the Nonprofit Security grants being awarded to
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Emergency Declaration for U.S. Virgin Islands
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Emergency Declaration for U.S. Virgin Islands WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the U.S. Virgin Islands to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Tropical Storm Ernesto beginning Aug. 13, 2024, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population and to provide appropriate assistance to save lives, to protect property, public health and safety and to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe. This assistance is for the
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for the U.S. Virgin Islands
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for the U.S. Virgin Islands WASHINGTON– FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Ernesto on Aug. 13-16, 2024. Federal funding is available to territory and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by Tropical Storm Ernesto on the islands of St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas and Water Island. Federal funding is also available on a
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