RMI love animals was established following community consultation and in collaboration with the republic of the marshall islands government

The Department of the Interior Insular Affairs awarded the Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Finance $137,463 in project grant funding on November 3, 2025, under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to implement the RMI Love Animals initiative in Majuro.

The project addresses public health and safety risks posed by roaming animal populations in Majuro's capital through a five-part approach: sterilizing and euthanizing 70 percent of the roaming, invasive animal population; reducing zoonotic disease risk by deworming and vaccinating 70 percent of Majuro's animal population; strengthening RMI's One Health surveillance and reporting capabilities by documenting sterilization and vaccination program progress; improving human-animal interactions through community outreach and education; and reducing contamination of drinking water, reef, and lagoon resources caused by animal defecation and carcass decay. The initiative was established following consultation with the Republic of the Marshall Islands Government.

Performance runs through September 30, 2029, with work performed in Majuro. The assistance type is a project grant.

IT aims to address the public health and safety risks posed by the roaming animal populations in the capitol of majuro, delivering a sustainable reduction in the roaming animal density by: ? Sterilizing and euthanizing 70% of majuro?S roaming, invasive animal population, ? Reducing the public health risk of zoonoses by deworming and vaccinating 70% of the animal population in majuro, ? Improving RMI?S one health surveillance and reporting capabilities, by recording and reporting progress of the sterilization and vaccination program, ? Improving human / animal interactions in majuro through community outreach and education, and ? Reducing pollution and contamination of drinking water, the reef and lagoon caused by defecation and the decay of dead animals.