Partnerships Energize Projects to Strengthen a Legacy of Resilience for the U.S. Virgin Islands
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ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands Coordination to break the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage continues between FEMA, the U.S. Virgin Islands Office of Disaster Recovery, and the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency. This effort has led to $93.03 million obligated for projects to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
Approved projects this spring focus on housing resilience, drainage improvements, slope stabilization, power/energy resilience, and strengthening critical facilities, including provision of safe rooms.