D24AP00425
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
The Roy Lester Schneider Hospital in St. Thomas, USVI, serves as the healthcare facility providing essential medical services to the community.
As with any hospital, the uninterrupted supply of electricity is paramount to ensure the safety and well-being of patients, especially those undergoing critical care, surgeries, and emergency treatments.
The installation of a 4-hour 2-megawatt battery energy storage system at Roy Lester Schneider Hospital is not merely an upgrade but a vital necessity.
It addresses the urgent need for a reliable, sustainable, and resilient power solution that ensures uninterrupted medical services during power outages and natural disasters.
By enhancing energy efficiency, supporting sustainability goals, and ensuring regulatory compliance, the BESS will significantly contribute to the hospital's mission of providing safe, high-quality healthcare to the community it serves.
As with any hospital, the uninterrupted supply of electricity is paramount to ensure the safety and well-being of patients, especially those undergoing critical care, surgeries, and emergency treatments.
The installation of a 4-hour 2-megawatt battery energy storage system at Roy Lester Schneider Hospital is not merely an upgrade but a vital necessity.
It addresses the urgent need for a reliable, sustainable, and resilient power solution that ensures uninterrupted medical services during power outages and natural disasters.
By enhancing energy efficiency, supporting sustainability goals, and ensuring regulatory compliance, the BESS will significantly contribute to the hospital's mission of providing safe, high-quality healthcare to the community it serves.
Funding Goals
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY STRATEGIES THAT MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE REDUCE RELIANCE AND EXPENDITURES ON IMPORTED FUELS DEVELOP AND UTILIZE DOMESTIC ENERGY SOURCES AND IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE AND OVERALL ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE TERRITORIES.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Virgin Islands
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority was awarded
Emergency Power Upgrade for Roy Lester Schneider Hospital
Project Grant D24AP00425
worth $3,150,000
from Insular Affairs in October 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Virgin Islands United States.
The grant
has a duration of 2 years and
was awarded through assistance program 15.875 Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity FY 2024 Energizing Insular Communities Program.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 10/1/24
Period of Performance
10/1/24
Start Date
9/30/26
End Date
Funding Split
$3.1M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$3.1M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
D24AP00425
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
Other
Awarding Office
1431M8 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DIV (00001)
Funding Office
1431M8 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DIV (00001)
Awardee UEI
FE98E9WFLGU9
Awardee CAGE
1XVR3
Performance District
VI-98
Modified: 10/1/24