OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ALBERT BRYAN JR.
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UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS

COVID-19 UPDATES

COVID-19 in the US Virgin Islands - Economic Data

$75,000,000
in funding received from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act federal COVID-19 stimulus bill
$15.5
MILLION
YES
WAPA credits issued
  • Used to support numerous programs within the territory, including the YES program, money to subsidize the passenger ferries, and free public transportation for senior citizens
  • $41 Million awarded from the FAA, to help maintain the airports of the US Virgin Islands
  • $250 credits send to 29,414 residential customers, amounting to more than $7.3 Million
  • $500 credits sent to 5,461 commercial customers, amounting to more than $2.7 Million
OVER
$88 M
in unemployment payments issued
70,000+
Stimulus checks mailed
  • The Virgin Islands Department of Labor has issued 53,684 unemployment insurance checks totaling more than $44 Million and another 29,451 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation checks totaling $50 Million
  • To date, 70,000+ checks have been processed and mailed out from the Department of Finance and the IRB, totaling more than $88 Million
As of May 16th, there has been over
$120,300,000
in forgive-able loans provided to over 1620 businesses in the US Virgin Islands, as part of the SBA's Payroll Protection Program (PPP)
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CONTACT
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1105 King St
Christiansted, VI 00820
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St. Thomas, VI 00802-6487