Project Grant D26AP00030
- This Project Grant award, funded by 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 $2,500,000.00 to the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) to address critical grid vulnerabilities associated with increased penetration of distributed energy resources, particularly rooftop solar photovoltaic systems, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The project...
- The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Election Commission and Commonwealth Utilities Corporation will receive $364,800 from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories federal grant program (CFDA 15.875) to design a 1-2 megawatt solar photovoltaic and battery storage integrated facility. Funding will support the design, soil percolation tests, and other environmental assessments required for National...
- The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded $532,800 under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories federal grant program to the Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The project grant will fund the contracting of a Renewable Energy Manager and two Renewable Energy Engineers to provide direct onsite feedback as the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation integrates renewables through September 2025. This nearly...
- The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) was awarded a $698,960 Project Grant 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 will fund a Pre-Pay Meter Conversion Project for CUC, which serves as the public utility provider for power, water, and wastewater services across the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The project aims to convert the...
- The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $316,005 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program to the Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The grant will support the CNMI Energy Task Force in increasing its capacity to make informed decisions regarding new energy strategies, coordinate implementation of energy projects, promote public participation in...
- The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded $129,500 under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories federal grant program (CFDA 15.875) to install ten solar photovoltaic units on concrete pavilions on the island of Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Funded activities through the September 15, 2022 award will reduce power costs and provide safe community spaces through the installation of solar panels on pavilion structures...
- The Department of the Interior Insular Affairs awarded $874,330 under the CFDA program "Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories" to continue construction of powerlines by the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) to serve the West San Jose Homestead area on the island of Tinian in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This Project Grant funding, awarded October 1, 2022 and set to be completed by September 30, 2028, will support extending CUC's...
- The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $262,907 Project Grant to the Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) through the Economic, Social and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) grant program. This funding will be used to install a 26.4 kW photovoltaic solar energy system at the Office on Aging (Man Amko) Center in Rota, CNMI, as well as 19 new 60W LED solar-powered outdoor lights throughout the facility's...
- The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded $306,600 under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories federal grant program to support the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Election Commission's CNMI Energy Task Force Renewables Technical Development Program. The two-year project grant, awarded on September 1, 2022 and concluding on September 30, 2024, will fund the development of technical expertise to advance renewable energy...
- The Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) received a $646,891 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Economic, Social and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program. The grant will fund the installation of a 466-unit, 400-watt solar energy system capable of producing an estimated 312,300 kWh of renewable electricity annually. This system is expected to offset approximately 93% of the central government's...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,162,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs (CFDA 15.875 - Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories) to the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The grant is funding the installation of a battery energy storage system in Rota, CNMI to enable grid growth, peak shaving, and grid stability. The project is scheduled for completion by September 30, 2030. The Office of Insular Affairs administers federal assistance to U.S. territories and Freely Associated States in the Pacific region, supporting a range of critical infrastructure, environmental, economic, and community development initiatives.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.2m | 11/7/25 |