Project Grant D21AP10039

The Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands will receive $1 million through a five-year Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs to support deferred maintenance activities under the Public School System ABCs Initiative. The grant was awarded on March 15, 2021 with a completion date of September 30, 2026.

The funding supports the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories federal grant program administered by the Office of Insular Affairs. This program pursues the Department's mission of fulfilling trust and insular responsibilities by bolstering healthcare capacity, strengthening island economies, and fulfilling U.S. Compact obligations. The $1 million in grant funding will allow the Government of the Commonwealth to address critical deferred maintenance needs across the Public School System and improve infrastructure supporting education in the Northern Mariana Islands.