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 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...
This Project Grant award, valued at $285,934.46, was provided by the U.S. 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 aims to strengthen the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands' (CNMI) biosecurity framework and resilience against invasive species through several key objectives: Engaging stakeholders to foster collaboration and address biosecurity challenges; 2) Finalizing...
The Office of Insular Affairs awarded $234,498 to the Office of the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories federal grant program. This three-year project grant will support continued coordination efforts regarding invasive species through September 2025. Specifically, funding will be used to retain an Invasive Species Coordinator and recruit an Entomologist. The Coordinator will safeguard the CNMI Invasive 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...
The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $325,929 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). The funding will continue to support the campaign to detect, eradicate, and implement preventative measures against the CRB, with a focus on acquiring an administrative assistant to handle clerical duties, meetings, and...
The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $319,567 Project Grant to the Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program. The grant funding will support a 4-year effort to conserve and restore the flora ecosystems of the CNMI, improve climate resilience, respond to invasive species, and restore native species that have been threatened. Key...
This federal Project Grant award for $406,673.00, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), supports biosecurity and community invasive species programs in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The grant, awarded on December 11, 2024, will fund initiatives to enhance the territory's capacity to manage and respond to invasive species threats through the end of the performance...
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 to the Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to implement proactive measures for detecting and mitigating the invasive Little Fire Ant (LFA) before it becomes established in the CNMI. The project aims to prevent severe biodiversity loss, crop damage,...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), will enable the American Samoa Government Department of Commerce to enhance its invasive species eradication practices. The $100,000 award, effective January 7, 2025 through September 30, 2029, will support the development of a comprehensive surveillance and documentation system to monitor and track...