OIA DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAMS

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TAP)

TAP grants are intended for short-term, non-capital projects and are not meant to supplant local funding of routine operating expenses of an insular area government. TAP priorities include but are not limited to projects which foster development of the insular areas in the following areas: accountability; financial management; economic development; education; energy production; management control initiatives; disaster assistance; natural and cultural resources; capacity building; public safety/emergencies; health initiatives; and invasive species management. TAP grants are available for any of the four U.S. territories and the three freely associated states. Funding for TAP is appropriated annually by the U.S. Congress.

Find out about OIA Technical Assistance Programs and more in this  OIA Conversation with Ms. Charlene Leizear.

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Charlene Leizear, TAP Director photo

MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MAP)

MAP grants are used to promote and develop insular institutions and capabilities that improve the operation and maintenance of infrastructure in the island areas. The MAP grant is available to the four U.S. territories and the three freely associated states. Funding for MAP is appropriated annually by the U.S. Congress.

 

CORAL REEF AND NATURAL RESOURCES (CRNR) INITIATIVE

The CRNR Initiative provides grant funding for management and protection of coral reefs and to combat invasive species in the U.S. territories and the freely associated states, to improve the health of coral reef ecosystems and other natural resources for long-term economic and social benefit. Funding for CRNR is appropriated annually by the U.S. Congress.

BROWN TREE SNAKE (BTS) CONTROL PROGRAM

The BTS Control program is a combination research and operational program designed to prevent the dispersal of BTS from Guam to other vulnerable geographic areas in the Micronesia region including Hawaii and to ultimately eradicate existing or newly established BTS populations in U.S. areas.

It is a cooperative effort involving primarily the Office of Insular Affairs, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Geological Survey; the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services; the U.S. Department of Defense; and the Governments of Hawai'i, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.  Funding for BTS is appropriated annually by the U.S. Congress.

ENERGIZING INSULAR COMMUNITIES (EIC)

The EIC program provides grant funding to the U.S. territories for energy strategies that reduce the cost of electricity and reduce dependence on foreign fuels. This program is intended to support the Secretary’s priority to utilize our natural resources by ensuring American energy is available to meet security and economic needs. Funding for EIC is appropriated annually by the U.S. Congress.

 

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