VIRGIN ISLANDS PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
This grant award will facilitate broadband mapping and planning, consistent with the guidelines that are established for the State Broadband Data and Development (SBDD) Grant Program as a part of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). In addition to providing the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) with mapping data for the National Broadband Map at scheduled times, the data will support the U.S. Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority (VIPFA)'s Virgin Islands Next Generation Network (viNGN), the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands and related semi-autonomous agencies as a whole, and the private sector in their business and economic development planning and implementation for their ranges of broadband-based network of services. The mapping data also supported the U.S. Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority's proposal under Round Two of the SBDD program. The program is now called the State Broadband Initiative (SBI) program.
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| AWARD OVERVIEW |
| Award Number |
78-50-M09055 |
Funding Agency |
Department of Commerce |
| Total Award Amount |
$3,009,506 |
Project Location - City |
St. Thomas |
| Award Date |
01/04/2010 |
Project Location - State |
VI |
| Project Status |
Less Than 50% Completed |
Project Location - Zip |
00804-0430
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| Jobs Reported |
1.02 |
Congressional District |
01 |
| Project Location - Country |
US |
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Recipient Information
(Grants)
| Recipient Information (Grants) |
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Recipient Name
|
VIRGIN ISLANDS PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY |
| Recipient DUNS Number |
789438293
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| Recipient Address |
32-33 KONGENS GADE |
| Recipient City |
ST THOMAS |
| Recipient State |
U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Recipient Zip |
00802-0430 |
| Recipient Congressional District |
01 |
| Recipient Country |
USA |
Required to Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
Projects and Jobs Information
| Projects and Jobs Information |
| Project Title |
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act- SBDD- Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority |
| Project Status |
Less Than 50% Completed |
| Final Project Report Submitted |
No |
| Project Activities Description |
Engineering & Technology |
| Quarterly Activities/Project Description |
During Quarter 1, CY 2013, the VIPFA/viNGN team and its Phase II/Supplemental Award phase contractor, BroadMap, successfully submitted Round 7 for the NTIA/FCC Broadband Dataset on March 29, 2013, ahead of the required submission date. The validation process was more robust than for prior submissions, as the VIPFA carried out more in depth validation activities. Data was secured from AT&T Mobility, Broadband VI, HughesNet (DirectWay) and SmartNet. The team also successfully obtained data from a new broadband provider, ADM Wireless, further expanding its contributions to the National Broadband Map. The team also obtained data from Innovative PowerNet, documenting the technical layout of the backbone of its wireless network.
The team also continued to work with its partners to refine the list of critical activities and budget allocations. For the Smart Grid project, the U.S.V.I. Water and Power Authority (WAPA) approved Scopes of Work from Bridge Energy Group and Dr. Sakis Meliopoulos to provide specialized expertise for testing the syncophasor equipment and system and implementation planning. The VIPFA/viNGN team is evaluating the Scopes of Work and will determine the funding allocation during Quarter 2, CY 2013. For the Street Address Normalization project, the team continued to work with the U.S.V.I. Office of the Lieutenant Governor and is considering a proposal to fund a pilot project that would mirror the broader street mapping initiative and test the process and tools before rolling the project out throughout the Territory. For the Public Safety/First Responders/LTE project, the VIPFA/viNGN team worked with the U.S. Virgin Islands Bureau of Information Technology (BIT) to successfully submit the U.S. Virgin Islands’ FirstNet Grant Application to NTIA. For the implementation of the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands' LAN/WAN project, the team met with the Director of BIT and is now awaiting a proposal for support to fund some of the most urgent activities.
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| Jobs Created |
1.02 |
| Description of Jobs Created |
Based on information available as of the submission of this report, during Quarter 1, Calendar Year (CY) 2013, the total number of jobs retained to directly support the implementation of the State Broadband Initiative (SBI)/State Broadband Data and Development (SBDD) project is 1.02 jobs, which is based on jobs retained by implementing vendor, BroadMap, LLC. No jobs were created during the quarter by BroadMap, LLC.
No new jobs were created or retained within the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority (VIPFA)/Virgin Islands Next Generation Network (viNGN) team. VIPFA/viNGN provides 100% of the funding of the staff that supports the SBI-SBDD project outside of the federal grant.
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Purchaser Information
(Grants)
| Purchaser Information |
| Contracting Office ID |
Not Reported |
| Contracting Office Name |
Not Available |
| Contracting Office Region |
Not Available |
| TAS Major Program |
13-0554 |
| Award Information |
| Award Date |
01/04/2010 |
| Award Number |
78-50-M09055 |
| Order Number |
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| Award Type |
Grants |
| Funding Agency ID |
13 |
| Funding Agency Name |
Department of Commerce |
| Funding Office Name |
Not Available |
| Awarding Agency ID |
13 |
| Awarding Agency Name |
Department of Commerce |
| Amount of Award |
$3,009,506 |
| Funds Invoiced/Received |
$1,294,854 |
| Expenditure Amount |
$2,009,078 |
| Infrastructure Expenditure Amount |
$0 |
| Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Name |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Email |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Phone |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Address |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact City |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact State |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Zip |
Not Reported |
Product or Service Information
(Grants)
| Product or Service Information |
| Primary Activity Code |
U03 |
| Activity Description |
Engineering & Technology |
| Sub-Awards Information |
| Sub-awards to Organizations |
0 |
| Sub-award Amounts to Organizations |
$0 |
| Sub-Awards to Individuals |
0 |
| Sub-Award Amounts to Individuals |
$0 |
| Number of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Amount of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors greater than $25,000 |
0 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors greater than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Location Information |
| Latitude, Longitude |
18º 20' 31",
-64º 55' 51" |
| Congressional District |
01 |
| Address 1 |
32-33 Kongens Gade |
| Address 2 |
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| City |
St. Thomas |
| County |
Virgin Is. |
| State |
VI |
| Zip |
00804-0430 |
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