The compact impact discretionary funding is intended to defray the costs incurred providing education-related services or infrastructure related to those services to resident qualified nonimmigrants…

The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded $330,576 to the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) on September 22, 2025. This Compact Impact Discretionary funding is designated to defray education-related services and infrastructure costs for qualified nonimmigrants from the Freely Associated States residing in the Northern Mariana Islands, with particular focus on supporting the operational and administrative activities of the Northern Mariana Islands College—the territory's only institution of higher education.

The funding supports general operations and activities that directly benefit the college's students, faculty, and staff across the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The award carries an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2030, and is administered through the Office of Management and Budget Division of the territorial government, which serves as the fiscal and administrative agent for federal grant distribution in the territory.

The compact impact discretionary funding is intended to defray the costs incurred providing education-related services or infrastructure related to those services to resident qualified nonimmigrants from the freely associated states in affected jurisdictions. This funding is intended to defray the costs associated with the general operations and activities of the northern marianas college, to benefit the students, faculty, and staff of the only college in the territory of the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands.