OIA Press Releases (2020 to Present)

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Interior Announces Executive Leadership Development Program for Public Sector Officials from U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States

04/12/2018

WASHINGTON (April 12, 2018) - The Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs is pleased to announce open applications for the 2018-2019 cohort of the Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) for candidates from the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and from the freely associated states –the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia.

United States and Federated States of Micronesia Confer At Mid-Year Meetings on Compact Financial Assistance and Trust Fund

03/30/2018

U.S. and Federated States of Micronesia officials met in San Francisco this week for their mid-year meetings to discuss financial assistance provided for the benefit of the people of the Federated States of Micronesia on behalf of the people and government of the United States.

U.S. and Marshall Islands Hold Mid-Year Meetings on Compact Funding and Trust Fund

03/26/2018

SAN FRANCISCO (March 26, 2018) – U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary - Insular and International Affairs - Doug Domenech was in San Francisco last week where he participated in meetings between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

Secretary Zinke Praises U.S. Congress and President Trump for Funding Palau Compact Agreement in the 2018 Omnibus Funding Bill, Provides $123 Million through 2024

03/26/2018

WASHINGTON – U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke praised President Donald Trump for signing the 2018 Omnibus Funding Agreement which included $123 million in funding through 2024 for the 2010 Palau Compact Review Agreement as agreed to between the United States and the Republic of Palau.

Interior Requests Proposals from U.S. Territories for Energizing Insular Communities Program Funding

03/16/2018

WASHINGTON – U.S. Interior Assistant Secretary - Insular and International Affairs Doug Domenech is requesting proposals for its Energizing Insular Communities Program for FY2018 funding.  

Interior Announces $653,003 for Judicial Education and Development in U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Island Areas

03/15/2018

WASHINGTON – U.S. Interior Assistant Secretary - Insular and International Affairs Doug Domenech has authorized a payment of $653,003 to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Council Pacific Islands Committee to provide and oversee legal training for FY2018 in the judiciaries of the U.S. Territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, as well as the freely associated states of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau.

Interior Announces $900,000 for Close Up Insular Area Program

03/13/2018

WASHINGTON – U.S. Interior Assistant Secretary Insular and International Affairs Doug Domenech has authorized a payment of $900,000 for FY 2018 funding of the Close Up Insular Area Program.  

Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech Visits the USVI

03/12/2018

 WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Interior Assistant Secretary Insular and International Affairs Doug Domenech met with U.S. Virgin Islands (VI) and FEMA officials in St. Croix to review hurricane rebuilding efforts.  He provided $2.8 million in federal grants for rebuilding infrastructure and utilities.

Interior Announces $460,900 for Prior Service Trust Fund

03/09/2018

WASHINGTON – U.S. Interior Assistant Secretary Insular and International Affairs Doug Domenech has authorized a payment of $460,900 in FY 2018 funding for the Prior Service Trust Fund (PSTF) Administration which distributes benefits to former employees of the post-World War II, U.S.-administered, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) in the Western Pacific.

U.S. Coral Reef Task Force to Focus on Conservation

02/20/2018

WASHINGTON (February 20, 2018) - The Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will host the 39th biannual meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force this week. 

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