Project Grant D22AP00282

The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $299,978 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program to Island Conservation, a science-driven non-profit organization. The grant will fund a partnership between Island Conservation, the Marshall Islands Ministry for Natural Resources and Commerce, and the Marshall Islands Conservation Society to complete the first-ever drone-based invasive alien species...

This federal Project Grant award 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, provides $235,020 to Island Conservation, a non-profit organization, to coordinate and assist the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic of Palau, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) in meeting their targets for eradicating invasive alien species. The funding...

This $423,920 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) program aims to eradicate invasive black rats from Savana Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The project, led by the non-profit organization Island Conservation in collaboration with local government and federal partners, seeks to create the largest invasive predator-free island in the U.S. Virgin Islands to establish a highly resilient...

The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $218,785 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to the Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). This funding will allow the CNMI Invasive Species Coordinator to continue implementation of the CNMI Invasive Species Strategy and Action Plan, which aims to prevent new invasive species introductions and mitigate...

The Nature Conservancy will work with women's groups in the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau to improve marine resource management through a $298,466 project grant from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs. Funded under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), the project aims to bolster island economies and fulfill U.S. Compact obligations by strengthening capacity for healthcare, economic development, and governance in...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program, provides $494,276.61 to the Guam Department of Agriculture Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources. The funding will support a 3-year initiative to conserve the Slevin's skink, a species of greatest conservation need, by installing wildlife habitat structures on Cocos Island and conducting occupancy surveys to evaluate the effectiveness of...

This $109,300.85 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) supports Island Conservation and its partners in establishing a new population of the endangered Virgin Islands tree boa on Savana Island, U.S. Virgin Islands. The key activities funded through this 3-year award (Oct 2023 - Sept 2026) are: 1) Eradicating invasive rats from Savana Island to create suitable habitat for the boa, 2) Establishing...

This Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) provides $560,436.00 to implement proactive measures for Little Fire Ant (LFA) detection and mitigation in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The project aims to prevent biodiversity loss, crop damage, ecosystem degradation, and potential health risks from LFA infestations, as well as...

The Office of Insular Affairs within the Department of the Interior will provide $130,623 through September 2025 under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories federal grant program (CFDA 15.875) to support invasive species coordination activities in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The CNMI Department of Lands and Natural Resources will continue assisting the local community through established sightings of the invasive Mucuna pruriens plant...

The Pacific Coastal Research & Planning organization received a $4,026,332 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to support habitat restoration, community resilience, and marine debris removal efforts in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Palau from 2024 to 2028. Additionally, the organization has received two Cooperative Agreements totaling $9,332,848 from...