USVI to receive $384m from FEMA for school rebuilding
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The US Virgin Islands (USVI) is set to receive a substantial $384.8 million investment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to demolish and rebuild hurricane-damaged schools, marking a significant advancement in the territory's recovery efforts from hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.
The funding initiative includes the complete replacement of three elementary schools on St. Croix and one on St. Thomas, as well as repairs to a school lunch warehouse on St. Thomas. This effort is part of FEMA's ongoing collaboration with the Virgin Islands government and its Department of Education to ensure safe and modern educational facilities for the community.
Kristen A. Hodge, the director for FEMA’s Recovery Office in the U.S. Virgin Islands, emphasised the agency's commitment, stating, “I am pleased to approve these latest obligations that help bring the Virgin Islands closer to post-hurricane recovery. Our commitment to help the future leaders of the Virgin Islands by providing them safe facilities in which to receive their education remains strong.”
Key Projects and Funding Details:
Lew Muckle Elementary School, located on a 3.94-acre parcel in Sion Farm, St. Croix, will undergo prudent replacement of seven out of its 11 buildings.
- Eulalie Rivera Elementary School in Grove Place, St. Croix, will see the replacement of 12 structures, including classrooms and an athletic field bathroom.
- Juanita Gardine Elementary School in Estate Richmond, St. Croix, is slated for the replacement of ten buildings including the auditorium and auxiliary buildings.
- On St. Thomas, the Leonard Dober Elementary School, severely affected by the 2017 hurricanes, will have three of its buildings replaced.
- Repairs to a 7,000 square foot lunch warehouse on St. Thomas will restore it to its pre-disaster design and functionality.
Pivotal moment for education in USVI
The funding, facilitated by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, enables the [US] VI Department of Education to not only rebuild but also modernise school facilities. This includes merging several schools into modernised campuses like Alfredo Andrews and Alexander Henderson Schools, and closing Leonard Dober Elementary School, which is not currently used for instructional purposes.
The Dept. of Education expressed gratitude for the federal support. “These grant awards signify a pivotal moment for education in the Virgin Islands, allowing for the development of much-needed new schools and the modernization of existing facilities with a focus on equity for all students," the department stated.
The department commented further on the breadth of the grant awards. "It is essential to recognize that these grants cover more than construction. They extend to land acquisition, project management, demolition, and design," the VIDE stated. The all-encompassing approach ensures meticulous planning and execution to meet the highest standards of educational facility development.
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7 Responses to “USVI to receive $384m from FEMA for school rebuilding”
The UK is just about oppression and modern day slavery. They replaced the whips and shackles and chains with Commission of Inquires and the non ascension of laws that the elected people of the BVI have put forward.
UK is to this day still a colonizing oppressor they just changed the ways they are oppressing with modern they tactics!
The The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Kingdom Virgin island (BVI), well we know the territory just went through one of the greatest disasters in modern day history from hurricanes Irma and Maria, and we know we the UK have over 58 billion pounds to help the UK and its territories, which you are a part of to recover from disasters. But, sorry, we cant donate none of that to you.
But here is what we can do for you instead we can back a up to 300 million dollar loan for you, to help you essentially put your people of your territory in debt, if you are some how able to convince the Banks to lend you the money.
Please see the difference between an Country that wants to see you strive and progress and one that does not?? Look how the USA try's to push the USVI forward compared to how the UK tries to oppress the UK Virgin Islands (BVI)
Please stay woke people don't let anybody fool you. The UK is and will forever be a colonizer they just adjusted to using modern day oppressive and slavery tactics.