Distance learning grant

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded the Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Finance $936,177 on September 23, 2025, under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants program (CFDA 10.855) to support distance learning and telemedicine projects serving rural populations in the Marshall Islands.

The award funds the delivery of educational and medical benefits through distance learning and telemedicine infrastructure and services to residents of rural areas across the Marshall Islands. The project period runs from September 23, 2025, through September 23, 2027, with place of performance at Uliga Town, Majuro, Delap-Uliga-Djarrit, Majuro Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands.

The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants program encourages use of telecommunications, computer networks, and related advanced technologies to provide educational and medical benefits through distance learning and telemedicine projects to people living in rural areas. Awards are competitively selected based on specified scoring criteria and determination that the project is economically feasible and serves program purposes. The standard project period is three years. Applicants must be legally organized entities such as schools, libraries, hospitals, medical centers, or other eligible organizations that will utilize telecommunications, computer networks, or related advanced technology systems to provide educational or medical benefits to rural residents, and must not be delinquent on any Federal debt.