The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $1.1M Project Grant to the Close Up Foundation under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875). The grant, awarded on December 11, 2024, supports the Close Up Insular Affairs Program - Civic Education, which provides educational initiatives and leadership development opportunities for Native American and territorial youth in U.S. insular areas. The grant aims to strengthen...
The Department of the Interior Insular Affairs awarded a $1 million Project Grant to the Government of Guam - Department of Administration Bureau of Statistics and Plans on March 1, 2021 for the continued support of critical school capital improvement projects and sustainment of the Enterprise Asset Management system through September 30, 2026. The funding supports the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories federal grant program (CFDA 15.875), which pursues the Department...
The Office of the Governor in the Northern Mariana Islands received a $180,669 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs on June 26, 2022 to support activities concluding on September 30, 2025. The funding is provided through the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), which aims to bolster healthcare capacity, strengthen island economies, and fulfill U.S. Compact obligations in U.S. territories. With this award, the...
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 $1.7 million Project Grant to the Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Finance to support economic, social, and political development activities from January 2021 through March 2023. The grant funding will support the Office of Insular Affairs' mission to bolster healthcare capacity, strengthen island economies, and fulfill U.S. Compact obligations under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories federal...
The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded $220,384 under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories federal grant program (CFDA 15.875) to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Coastal Resources Management Division. This Formula Grant funding will offset operational costs and activities of the Northern Mariana Islands Technical Institute from March 2021 through September 2025 as it provides services impacted by citizens of the Freely...
The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded $209,940 under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories federal grant program to continue supporting Coral Fellows placements in American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands from July 25, 2022 to September 30, 2024. The program addresses current capacity gaps in coral reef management in each jurisdiction by placing highly qualified individuals with...
This federal Project Grant award of $224,000.00 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 award will fund the continuation of a two-year fellowship program to place fellows in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The program aims to support development initiatives in U.S. territories and bolster...
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 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...