The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) awarded a $208,720 Project Grant on May 3, 2024 to the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHC) in the Northern Mariana Islands. The grant will support the acquisition of a C-arm fluoroscopy medical imaging machine for the operating room. This imaging equipment will provide surgeons with continuous live X-ray imaging capabilities throughout examinations and procedures, enhancing the quality of healthcare services delivered in...
The Department of the Interior Insular Affairs awarded a $465,035 Project Grant to the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHC) in the Northern Mariana Islands on June 21, 2023. The grant funding supports the acquisition of an upgraded medical fluorescence imaging system for CHC's operating rooms. The new imaging system will provide surgeons with higher quality images of anatomical regions, helping to prevent accidental damage and reduce surgical site infections. This award falls under the...
The Department of the Interior Insular Affairs awarded a $2.73 million Formula Grant to the Federated States of Micronesia National Government under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to support healthcare infrastructure projects in Chuuk Lagoon from December 2021 through September 2025. As part of its mission to fulfill U.S. Compact obligations and strengthen island economies, the Office of Insular Affairs will utilize this funding to...
The Department of the Interior Insular Affairs awarded a $350,000 Project Grant to the Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Finance to repair the Utrok Clinic & Health Center. The grant was awarded on July 19, 2021 with a completion date of September 30, 2024. The funding supports the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), which pursues the Department's mission of strengthening healthcare capacity and fulfilling U.S. Compact...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to Governor Juan F Luis Hospital & Medical Center, a U.S. state government hospital in the U.S. Virgin Islands, under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program. The grant funding is intended to reinforce the hospital's imaging and diagnostic procedures through the acquisition of needed equipment. This project aims to strengthen the healthcare...
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to the Republic of the Marshall Islands - Ministry of Finance on July 17, 2023. The grant funding will be used to support the 4 Atoll Health Care Program, which provides critical healthcare services and capacity building across the Marshall Islands. Through this grant award, the Ministry of Finance...
The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) received a $2,500,000 Project Grant 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. The grant funding will enable CHCC to acquire a new integrated electronic health record (EHR) system from MEDITECH. This system will connect CHCC's remote health centers on Tinian and Rota,...
This federal Formula 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 $8,486,000.00 in funding to the FSM National Government to support the planning, design, and engineering of the Chuuk State Hospital in the Federated States of Micronesia. The award will be used to develop critical infrastructure for the healthcare system in Chuuk State, one of the four states...
This $2,240,225.00 federal 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) will provide primary healthcare services to the population of the four atolls of Kili, Enewetak, Mejato Rongelap, Utrok and patients from these atolls residing in Majuro in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The award has an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2029 and is being...
The Department of the Interior Insular Affairs awarded a $294,719 project grant to the VI Government Hospital and Health Facilities Corporation (doing business as Schneider Regional Medical Center) to support health IT improvements in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Under the award, the medical center will implement telehealth services, acquire Omnicell medication and supply lockers, and develop electronic medical records between June 2022 and September 2025. The funding assists the awardee under the...