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EPA Invests in Students with Grant for The University of the Virgin Islands
NEW YORK (Sept. 12, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
announced that it has awarded a $100,000 grant to the University of the Virgin
Islands. This grant will utilize 21st- century skills to address the
long-standing solid waste management issues in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI).
The goal of this project is to empower communities across the USVI to
understand and address the critical issue of solid waste management and use
creative problem-solving to identify and propose solutions for implementation
on the islands. At least 160 members of the University of the Virgin Islands
(UVI) student body and communities will be recruited to participate in
sustainable materials management working groups. Additionally, 30 students and
community members will be targeted for intense training as creativity
facilitators. Groups will work together to identify novel solutions and think
critically about how those solutions can be developed. They will also create
an implementation plan to present to the USVI community.
“Solid waste management presents a tremendous challenge on all three USVI
islands,” said EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia. “This project
taps in the creative and problem-solving skills of young people to help
address the unique challenges of solid waste management across the U.S. Virgin
Islands.”
This school year, thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America agenda,
students across the country are going back to school with the opportunities
for the greener and cleaner future they deserve. Through the investments in
the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, EPA is
helping to build a future where all children can breathe cleaner air, drink
cleaner water, and live in healthier neighborhoods. For more information about
what EPA is doing to invest in America, visit our website.