Project Grant D21AP10037

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Office of Management and Budget Division was awarded a $367,573 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program. The grant funding will be used to remove and replace vinyl floor tiles in various wards of the Commonwealth Healthcare Center hospital on the island of Saipan. The project involves replacing approximately...

The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) received a $2,500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program. The grant funding will enable CHCC to acquire a new integrated electronic health record (EHR) system from MEDITECH. This system will connect CHCC's remote health centers on Tinian and Rota,...

Telemedicine Grant Award Summary Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHC) received a $513.5K Project Grant from the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants program (CFDA 10.855) on September 23, 2025, with a completion date of September 23, 2027. This two-year initiative supports the deployment of telecommunications-enabled equipment and advanced technologies to extend telemedicine services to underserved rural populations in Saipan, Commonwealth of the...

This $909,291 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Economic, Social and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) will fund the CHCC Phase III: 176kW Solar Photovoltaic Design-Built Integration Project. The project will add 176kW of renewable energy generation capacity to the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC), the lone hospital in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). This will offset an additional 5.77% of CHCC's...

The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) awarded a $208,720 Project Grant on May 3, 2024 to the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHC) in the Northern Mariana Islands. The grant will support the acquisition of a C-arm fluoroscopy medical imaging machine for the operating room. This imaging equipment will provide surgeons with continuous live X-ray imaging capabilities throughout examinations and procedures, enhancing the quality of healthcare services delivered in...

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) received a $550,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Insular Affairs office on March 15, 2021 to renovate and improve the CNMI Procurement Office. The funding will support renovations and improvements to the CNMI Procurement Office through September 30, 2026. The grant was awarded under the Department of the Interior's Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875). This...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded $350,000 to American Samoa Medical Center Authority (doing business as LBJ Tropical Medical Center) on November 3, 2025, under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875). The award supports critical electrical infrastructure modernization at the hospital through the 2025 Maintenance Assistance Program. The project involves replacement of...

This $440,000 Economic Development Administration project grant supports the Commonwealth Economic Development Authority in examining the growth and economic feasibility of the Tinian beef cattle industry in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The grant will also provide technical support to the Tinian Cattlemen's Association through March 2024. In collaboration with local ranchers, the Commonwealth Economic Development Authority will develop a framework to strengthen and...

The Department of the Interior Insular Affairs awarded a $595,840 Project Grant to the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to replace the roofing system and make necessary improvements at the Northern Marianas Technical Institute on Saipan. Funded under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), the project aims to eliminate roof leaks, extend the facility lifespan through structural repairs and renovations, increase...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHC) received a $1.66 million Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau under the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program (CFDA 93.870), awarded September 30, 2025, with completion by September 29, 2027. CHC will deliver evidence-based home visiting services to at-risk families in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands through...