Trust Fund For The People Of The Republic Of The Marshall Islands

Trust Fund For The People Of The Republic Of The Marshall Islands is a non-profit organization registered with the federal government to receive federal awards, based in Washington, DC. The entity serves as the administrative vehicle for managing federal grant funding allocated to support the economic, social, and political development of the Marshall Islands in fulfillment of U.S. trust responsibilities under the Compact of Free Association. Through its federal grant awards, the Trust Fund receives formula grant funding from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs to support comprehensive development initiatives across the Marshall Islands region.

The Trust Fund has received substantial formula grant awards under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs. Most recently, the entity received a $200,000,000 formula grant awarded on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026, designated as emergency funding for the Trust Fund. Prior to this, the Trust Fund received consecutive annual allocations of $200,000,000 (awarded October 1, 2024, for the period ending September 30, 2025) and $190,374,664.61 (awarded May 1, 2024, for the period ending September 30, 2024), as well as continuing resolution funding through February 2024. These grants support a diverse array of development priorities including healthcare capacity building, climate change mitigation and adaptation, environmental protection, renewable energy infrastructure, public infrastructure upgrades, natural resource conservation, and economic strengthening efforts. The funding enables the Trust Fund to allocate resources toward sustainable economic planning and long-term development projects that advance the social, environmental, and economic well-being of the Marshall Islands population.