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| https://plaskett.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4272 | PLASKETT ANNOUNCES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN GRANT FUNDING FOR V.I. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS | 2023-04-04 | 2023 | 2023-04 | Democrat | House | VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | P000610 | plaskett.house.gov | plaskett | https://plaskett.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27 | scraper | Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett released the following statement announcing grant funding from U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the V.I. Department of Education and the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections on St. Croix: “I am pleased to announce that FEMA has awarded grants to two local government agencies: V.I. Department of Education (DOE) a grant totaling $11,344,143.73. This funding will go toward building repairs and equipment to remediate damages that occurred as a direct result of Hurricane Maria. V.I. Bureau of Corrections (BOC) a grant totaling $24,343,392.20. This funding will go toward repairs of extensive damages to the Golden Grove Adult Correction facility which include damages to the roof, ceiling, interior walls, floor tiles and carpets, electrical, mechanical (HVAC), and plumbing systems resulting from Hurricane Maria. “We must be prepared and continue to build our resiliency against disaster. The funding provided by FEMA will provide these two agencies with the resources they need to rebuild more resiliently.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-07T23:44:29Z |