OIA Press Releases (2020 to Present)

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Interior and White House Host Territory Governors and Delegates at 2019 Interagency Group on Insular Areas Meeting

02/27/2019

This week at the White House, Acting Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt and White House Deputy Assistant to the President & Director, White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Douglas Hoelscher co-hosted territorial governors and members of Congress for the 2019 Senior Plenary Session of the Interagency Group on Insular Areas (IGIA). 

Interior Supports Students from U.S. Insular Areas through Junior State of America Program

02/27/2019

Doug Domenech, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular and International Affairs, today announced $86,450 in funding support for students from the U.S. territories and the freely associated states towards the Junior State of American (JSA) program. Seventy-five high school students will participate in the Insular Areas Youth Civic Engagement’s Academic Preparation and Community Project Boot Camp. 

Interior Announces $2.2 Million Payment to U.S. Virgin Islands for Adjustment in FY 2018 Rum Excise Tax

02/26/2019

Doug Domenech, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Insular and International Affairs, yesterday presented U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. $2,228,901 which represents an adjustment to the actual certified rum excise tax amounts for FY 2018. Certified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, this amount represents the final rum excise tax payment owed to the U.S. Virgin Islands for the 2018 fiscal year.

Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech and High-Level U.S. Delegation Meet with Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine; Visit Kwajalein and Ebeye Atolls

02/20/2019

Doug Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, met today with Republic of the Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine while on travel in the Republic of Palau. Assistant Secretary Domenech presented President Heine with $1,178,148 in grant funding to support the Four Atoll Healthcare program. 

Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech and U.S. High-Level Delegation Meet with President Remengesau in Palau

02/19/2019

Doug Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, and others in a high-level U.S. delegation from Washington, D.C. and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, who are visiting Palau and other areas in the Pacific met there today with Palauan President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. 

Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech Visits Chuuk, Micronesia with High-Level U.S. Delegation to Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Operation Hailstone

02/18/2019

Doug Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, was in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) this week with a high-level U.S. delegation from Washington, D.C. and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. They took part in commemorating the 75th anniversary of Operation Hailstone which took place during World War II in the Pacific. 

Interior Provides Funding to Ensure Continued Services under Four Atoll Healthcare Program in the Marshall Islands

12/21/2018

Doug Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, has moved to authorize $392,716, for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, which represents a partial funding amount for the Four Atoll Healthcare Program in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

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.

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