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 a $703,200 Project Grant (CFDA 15.875 - Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories) to the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Office of Management and Budget Division. The grant funding will support the administration, implementation, and management of current and future capital improvement projects across the CNMI territory, which includes 702 ongoing CIP-funded projects....
The Department of the Interior Insular Affairs awarded a $499,100 Project Grant to The Junior State of America Foundation to support the Insular Affairs Youth Civic Engagement Program for High School Students. The grant will fund the Foundation's Programs Team to execute civic education activities for high school students in California from June 2021 through March 2023. The grant is being awarded under the Department's Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program...
The Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands will receive $693,675 in funding from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs through September 2026 under the Project Grant award. The funding supports the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories federal grant program (CFDA 15.875), which aims to bolster healthcare capacity, strengthen island economies, and fulfill U.S. Compact obligations in U.S. territories as administered by the Office of Insular...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $176,960 Project Grant to The Nature Conservancy to support capacity-building activities for two Pacific regional networks - the Micronesia Finance and Administration Network (MFAN) and the Pacific Islands Managed and Protected Areas Community (PIMPAC). The funding, provided through the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), will enable trainings for coaching teams in the...
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...
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 $882,974 under the CFDA program "Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories" to the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This five-year project grant funding will support salaries, professional services, supplies, equipment, travel costs and other fiscal activities necessary for capital improvement projects in the CNMI through September 2027. The "Economic, Social, and...
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...