Summary of Federal Formula Grant Award

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a formula grant totaling $3,102,307 to the Republic of The Marshall Islands - Ministry Of Finance, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875). This award supports multiple critical infrastructure and community development initiatives across the Marshall Islands, including master lease payments ($421,000), Kajur utility support ($1,300,000), seawall construction for Enen Jabro Phase 7 ($390,000), community center development for Enelapken Year 2 ($442,307), field lighting improvements ($449,000), and a Kasl project ($100,000).

The formula grant funds essential infrastructure and development priorities consistent with the Office of Insular Affairs' mandate to support the Freely Associated States through flexible assistance programs addressing urgent infrastructure, utilities, coastal protection, and community facility needs. As the designated administrator of U.S. federal assistance under the Compacts of Free Association, the Ministry of Finance manages these multi-sector development initiatives to strengthen critical infrastructure across the Marshall Islands' four atolls and various islands over the two-year performance period.