Historic_Recovery PR w-Table.final
Office of the Commissioner Contact: Jamal Nielsen, Media Relations Coordinator jamal.nielsen@dpnr.vi.gov Monday, November 25, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HISTORIC RECOVERY PROGRAM AWARDS FINAL $3.2 MILLION IN PROJECT GRANTS Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) is delighted to announce the final round of historic recovery grants from the Virgin Islands State Historic Preservation Office (VISHPO). These grants are designated for National Register Historic Sites in the Virgin Islands that were damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. The funding for this Reimbursement Recovery Grant comes from the United States Department of Interior’s National Park Service’s Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund. Below are the final grant recipients. …
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Office of the Commissioner Contact: Jamal Nielsen, Media Relations Coordinator jamal.nielsen@dpnr.vi.gov Monday, November 25, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HISTORIC RECOVERY PROGRAM AWARDS FINAL $3.2 MILLION IN PROJECT GRANTS Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) is delighted to announce the final round of historic recovery grants from the Virgin Islands State Historic Preservation Office (VISHPO). These grants are designated for National Register Historic Sites in the Virgin Islands that were damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. The funding for this Reimbursement Recovery Grant comes from the United States Department of Interior’s National Park Service’s Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund. Below are the final grant recipients. # Project/Location Type of Repair Amount 1 Queen Street 35,36 & 37A, Frederiksted Exterior Repairs $86,744.45 2 King Street 14-VIEDA- EZC, Frederiksted Roof & Exterior Repairs $196,620.00 3 Hospital Street 38 CHANT, Frederiksted Roof & Exterior Repairs $159,139.00 4 King Street 58A, Frederiksted Reimbursement, Exterior Repairs $10,850.19 5 King Street 58A, Frederiksted Exterior Repairs $123,500.00 6 Prince Street 52A, Frederiksted Reimbursement, Exterior Repairs $55,114.70 7 Friedensthal Moravian Church, Christiansted Exterior Repairs $200,000.00 8 Hill Street 5, VIEDA-EZC, Christiansted Roof & Exterior Repairs $194,100.00 9 Project Promise Non- Profit, Christiansted Reimbursement, Shutters Repairs $16,558.91 10 St. John’s Episcopal Church, Christiansted Reimbursement, Exterior Repairs $143,501.69 11 St. John Episcopal Church, Christiansted Roof Repairs $94,720.00 12 A&B King 18Cross Street-VIEDA-EZC, Christiansted Exterior Repairs $177,339.40 GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES --------0-------- DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES 4611 Tutu Park Mall 45 Mars Hill, Frederiksted Suite 300 St. Croix, VI 00840 St. Thomas, VI 00802 (340) 773-1082 (340) 774-3320 dpnr.vi.gov 13 Dronningens Gade 4A, Charlotte Amalie Roof & Exterior Repairs $90,770.00 14 Vester Gade 15C-VIEDA- EZC, Charlotte Amalie Roof & Exterior Repairs $62,665.84 15 Princesse Gade 2, Charlotte Amalie Roof & Exterior Repairs $140,620.00 16 Kongens Gade 3AA, Charlotte Amalie Roof & Exterior Repairs $160,700.00 17 Guirty House, VIBE- VIEDA-EZC, Charlotte Amalie Roof & Exterior Repairs $172,205.00 18 Commandant Gade 11 OV-VIEDA-EZC, Charlotte Amalie Roof & Exterior Repairs $88,550.00 19 Regjerings Gade 9B- VIEDA-EZC, Charlotte Amalie Reimbursement, Exterior Repairs $28,220.00 20 DPNR New Headquarters, Subbase District Reimbursement & Planning $1,074,279.00 DPNR extends its heartfelt thanks to the Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority- Enterprise Zone Commission (VIEDA-EZC) for their collaboration with the VISHPO-Historic Recovery Program. The VIEDA-EZC will be providing construction services for several recovery projects within the Historic Districts and Enterprise Zones. In late September, the “Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act 2025” was signed into law, extending federal funding for the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Fund through December 30, 2026. Commissioner Oriol expressed great enthusiasm about this grant extension, stating, “The additional time will allow all our historic recovery projects to successfully complete their recovery repairs.”