U.S. Virgin Islands – The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved the territory’s Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Action Plan, giving the Virgin Islands through the Housing Finance Authority (VIHFA) authorization to spend $774 million (Tranche Four) for disaster mitigation and planning efforts that minimize or eliminate risks and […]
Weekly Webinars Planned, Job Fair Scheduled U.S. Virgin Islands – The Virgin Island Housing Finance Authority (VIHFA) celebrates Housing Month June 2021. All monthlong the VIHFA will highlight the importance of homeownership and providing safe, decent, and sanitary housing to the people of the USVI. The VIHFA’s mission is to increase access to housing and […]
The Virgin Island Housing Finance Authority (VIHFA), in partnership with NeighborWorks America and Enterprise Community Partners hosted a virtual Community Development Block Grant- Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and CDBG-Mitigation Subrecipient Training for current subrecipients, and organizations interested in applying for disaster recovery funds. The training covered the responsibilities of a subrecipient, and the federal reporting requirements […]
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTThe Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR). The ERR will […]
ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands – In a recent letter to the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (VIHFA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) determined that nearly $418.5 million in invoices received under PW273 for the Sheltering & Temporary Essential Power (STEP) program, known locally as the Emergency Home Repairs Virgin Islands (EHRVI) program were […]
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (VIHFA) invites general contractors to participate in its Davis Bacon and Related Acts webinar on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 10 a.m. – noon. The webinar is hosted in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor, Puerto Rico field office. The Davis-Bacon and Related Acts […]
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (VIHFA) congratulates its sister agency the Virgin Islands Housing Authority on the ground-breaking of its historic redevelopment of the Estate Donoe Housing Community in St. Thomas. As the state housing credit agency for the Territory, the VIHFA is pleased to have allocated Low Income Housing […]
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has accepted and approved the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plan Substantial Amendment #2. The significant change in the Amendment #2 is the introduction of $53 million in Tranche 2A for unmet […]
St. Croix, USVI – The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (VIHFA) is pleased to announce that its Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation Action Plan draft is published and available for review and feedback. The Plan is posted on the CDBG-DR website at https://cdbgdr.vihfa.gov/ Public hearings to discuss proposed programs and activities funded by CDBG-MIT […]
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has granted the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (VIHFA) a waiver requested to raise the low-and moderate-income limits for the territory. Published in the Federal Register Notice dated September 25, titled, “Waivers and Alternative Requirements for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Grantees,”the waiver allows […]