Native Virgin Islander and Deputy HUD Secretary Promises Collaboration for Territory's Rebuild During Visit to USVI

The V.I. Finance Authority said in a release early Sunday that it welcomed on Friday native Virgin Islander and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman to the territory. Ms. Todman and several HUD officials met with Governor Albert Bryan and VIHFA’s Executive Director Daryl Griffith, Chief Disaster Recovery Officer, Dayna Clendinen and Director of Programs, Ann Hanley to discuss accomplishments and challenges of the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program. The CDBG-DR oversees projects and manages federal monies allocated to the VI for disaster recovery and mitigation. Mr. Griffith outlined specificities around the EnVIsion Rehabilitation and Reconstruction program and challenges that VIHFA staff encounter, including administrative steps toward getting applicants to their grant agreement—the last step before construction, according to the release. Ms. Todman made a commitment on behalf of HUD to collaborate w...