Project Grant D26AP00108

This federal Project Grant award of $625,000 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 continued funding to the Prior Service Trust Fund Administration for the administration of healthcare and supplemental benefits to eligible residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The grant supports the ongoing operations of the Prior Service Trust Fund, which was originally established by the Trust Territory government and later assumed by the U.S. federal government following the dissolution of the Trust Territory. The funding enables the Prior Service Trust Fund Administration to continue providing critical healthcare services and other supplemental benefits to the Northern Mariana Islands population, fulfilling the federal government's responsibility in this region. This award represents the U.S. government's commitment to supporting the welfare of the Northern Mariana Islands through the administration of the Prior Service Trust Fund.