OIA Press Releases (2020 to Present)

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Interior Highlights Fiscal Accountability in the Island Areas

12/21/2018

Doug Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, applauded the success of the winter meeting of the Island Government Finance Officers Association (IGFOA), which convened in Honolulu, Hawaii from December 4 - 6, 2018. 

Interior Solicits Applications for Grant Funding in Support of U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States

11/19/2018

Doug Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs is pleased to announce that the grant application process to apply for grant funding through the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) is open.

Guam Receives $5.7 Million in 2019 Compact Impact Funding

11/15/2018

Doug Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, has released $5,736,250, a portion of Guam’s fiscal year 2019 share of Compact Impact funding, to support the public school leaseback program on Guam.

Interior Provides More Than $1.6 Million to Help Northern Mariana Islands with Recovery from Super Typhoon Yutu

11/14/2018

Doug Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, this week announced $1,632,500 to assist the people of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) as they work to rebuild the U.S. territory following Super Typhoon Yutu. 

Assistant Secretary Domenech Applauds Progress at Pohnpei Utility and JEMCO Support

09/24/2018

Doug Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, applauds the Pohnpei Utilities Corporation (PUC) for its progress in strengthening institutional management as well as delivery of power and water utilities for the people of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). 

Interior Secretary Zinke Applauds Completion of Palau Compact Funding Agreement

09/20/2018

WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke today authorized the immediate transfer of $87.4 million in payment to the Republic of Palau as called for in the Compact Review Agreement (CRA). Funds released included $65.3 million for the Palau Compact Trust Fund and $22.1 million to be used for economic assistance. The remainder of $34.0 million will be used through 2024 for infrastructure projects and maintenance. 

Interior Secretary Zinke Announces Release of $77 Million to Guam in Section 30 Tax Advance Payments for FY 2019

09/20/2018

WASHINGTON – U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke today announced the release of $77,046,768 in federal income tax advance payments under Section 30 of the Organic Act of Guam for fiscal year 2019 to the U.S. territory of Guam.

Interior Secretary Zinke Announces Release of $251 Million to the U.S. Virgin Islands in Rum Tax Payments for FY 2019

09/19/2018

WASHINGTON – U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke today announced that Interior will be signing over $251 million dollars to the U.S. Virgin Islands in rum tax cover-over payments for the estimated FY 2019 rum tax collections in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI).

Interior Announces Additional Support to the U.S. Virgin Islands

09/18/2018

WASHINGTON – Doug Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, this week released an additional $198,051 in fiscal year 2018 technical assistance program grants for the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) to help streamline the coordination of recovery assistance on St. Croix and to expand water storage capacity and upgrade irrigation systems in support of farmers on St. Thomas.

Interior Announces $4 Million in Discretionary Compact Impact Funding for Hawaii and Territories in FY 2018

09/18/2018

WASHINGTON – Doug Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, this week announced an additional $4 million in Compact Impact funding for fiscal year 2018 to be distributed to Hawaii, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and American Samoa to defray costs and impacts associated with migrants under the Compact of Free Association (Compact), or U.S. Public Law 108-188, to each of these affected jurisdictions.

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