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In Newly Launched Program, Residents With Homes Damaged By 2017 Storms May Be Eligible For Up To $250,000 In Repairs; Rental Rehab Program Also Launched

Governor Albert Bryan, Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (V.I.H.F.A.) Executive Director Daryl Griffith and Adrienne Williams-Octalien, director of the Office of Disaster Recovery (O.D.R.) on Wednesday announced the EnVision Tomorrow program aimed at helping Virgin Islanders recover from the 2017 storms. The leaders were flanked by roughly a dozen contractors who stood with them for the duration of a press conference held at Government House on St. Croix. EnVision Tomorrow provides up to $250,000 for repairs on homes damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, although there are caveats to getting the money. And as announced months ago, a rental unit rehab initiative -- also part of EnVision Tomorrow -- provides up to $50,000 per apartment to 500 landlords to repair their rental units. Mr. Bryan has set aside $60 million from the $243 million HUD grant secured during the Mapp administration for the new home repair program, and $25 million for the rental rehab effort. Mr. Griffith has ...