This federal Project Grant award of $399,300 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, provides funding to support the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education's (WICHE) membership activities in the U.S. Pacific territories and Freely Associated States. The grant will be used to enhance access to higher education and improve the quality of healthcare services in...
The We Are Oceania (Wao) organization will receive $250,000 through a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) federal grant program. Wao will operate the Wao Youth Empowerment Center, a learning and wellness center located in Hawaii, from April 2023 through September 2027. The Center will provide services focused on bolstering healthcare capacity, strengthening the local...
The We Are Oceania Service Cofa or Fas Nations Citizens in Hawaii was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs on May 9, 2022 to support the WAO YOUTH EMPOWER CENTER: A LEARNING AND WELLNESS CENTER through September 30, 2025. Under the federal Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), the grant will fund the establishment of a learning and wellness center by We Are Oceania to serve youth from the Freely...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $176,960 Project Grant to The Nature Conservancy to support capacity-building activities for two Pacific regional networks - the Micronesia Finance and Administration Network (MFAN) and the Pacific Islands Managed and Protected Areas Community (PIMPAC). The funding, provided through the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), will enable trainings for coaching teams in the...
The Department of the Interior's Insular Affairs office awarded a $350,000 Project Grant to Westcare Pacific Islands, Inc. (WPI), a non-profit organization, under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program. The grant supports WPI's Cheberdil Belau Center, a youth and family resource center serving the Republic of Palau. The Cheberdil Belau Center's key activities include: (1) a tutoring program for students in grades 1-8, (2) a parenting and...
The Department of the Interior Insular Affairs awarded a $298,000 Project Grant to Micronesia Conservation Trust to improve the management effectiveness of protected areas in Micronesia. Funded under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), the award will support elevating the capacity of resource managers and local communities in protected area management from June 2022 through September 2025. The Office of Insular Affairs' program aims to...
The Department of the Interior Insular Affairs awarded a $1.4 million Project Grant to the American Samoa Government from September 2021 through August 2026. The grant funding will support capital improvement projects that bolster healthcare capacity and strengthen the island economy under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories federal grant program (CFDA 15.875). As part of its mission to fulfill trust and insular responsibilities, the Office of Insular Affairs...
The federal Project Grant award D24AP00281 for $224,462.15 was provided by the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875). The grant funding was awarded to Westcare Pacific Islands, Inc. (WPI), a non-profit organization based in Guam, to support the repair of sanctuary facilities. The award has a performance period from July 2, 2024 to September 30, 2028. The CFDA 15.875 program focuses...
The Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands will receive $693,675 in funding from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs through September 2026 under the Project Grant award. The funding supports the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories federal grant program (CFDA 15.875), which aims to bolster healthcare capacity, strengthen island economies, and fulfill U.S. Compact obligations in U.S. territories as administered by the Office of Insular...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded the Hawaii State Department of Education $2.63 million under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) Formula Grant program. The funding will be used from September 2021 through September 2026 to reimburse Hawaii for educational services provided to qualified non-immigrants from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau....