OIA Press Releases (2020 to Present)

Biden Proposes $736 Million in the 2023 FY Budget for the U.S. Territories and the Freely Associated States

03/28/2022

The President’s budget for fiscal year 2023, includes $736 million in funding for the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA). The proposal would fund initiatives benefiting fellow Americans in the U.S. territories and also includes funding for U.S. allies in the Pacific who have a Compact of Free Association (COFA) with the United States.

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Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs Announces $1.8 Million for the Four Atoll Healthcare Program in the Marshall Islands

02/28/2022

OIA announces $1,876,297 in fiscal year 2022 Technical Assistance Program (TAP) funding to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Ministry of Health and Human Services for the Four Atoll Healthcare Program. The program provides primary healthcare services for communities from the four nuclear-affected atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utrok in the Marshall Islands. The funding will include support for women’s and children wellness, vision, vaccinations, screening for non-communicable diseases, education and outreach on non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, along with an increase in support for dentists and dental equipment. 

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Biden-Harris Administration Focuses on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in First Meeting of the Interagency Group on Insular Areas

02/01/2022

On February 1, the Interagency Group on Insular Areas (IGIA) convened its annual meeting with territorial governors, members of Congress, and top government officials to discuss critical infrastructure needs in the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Coral Reef and Natural Resources Initiative Grants for FY 2022 Now Open to Insular Areas

12/14/2021

Applications for fiscal year (FY) 2022 funding under the Coral Reef and Natural Resources (CRNR) Initiative may now be submitted to Grants.Gov for funding consideration to support the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as the freely associated states – the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

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Maintenance Assistance Program Grants for FY 2022 Now Open to Insular Areas

12/09/2021

The United States (U.S.) Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) hereby announces that applications for fiscal year (FY) 2022 funding under the Maintenance Assistance Program (MAP) may now be submitted to Grants.Gov for funding consideration to support the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as the freely associated states – the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

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