Project Grant D24AP00108

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $644,900 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to the Prior Service Trust Fund Administration on April 3, 2024. This grant funding enables the Prior Service Trust Fund Administration, a U.S. state government entity, to continue administering healthcare and supplemental benefits to eligible residents of the Northern Mariana Islands under the terms of the Prior Service Trust Fund. The Trust Fund was originally established by the Trust Territory government and later assumed by the U.S. federal government. This grant will support the organization's ongoing responsibility of providing these essential services and benefits to the Northern Mariana Islands population through September 30, 2028, fulfilling the federal government's commitment to the region following the demise of the Trust Territory government.