Federal Partners Communicating on the Insular Areas
Federal partners communicating on the Insular Areas convenes federal officials whose work touches the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the freely associated states which are the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. The purpose is to facilitate communication and information sharing among federal partners related to efforts in and about the insular areas.
Meetings in 2023
- Agencies and Topics Discussed in 2022
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- Commerce EDA Seattle Regional Office, September 8, 2022
- Commerce NOAA - National Ocean Watch (ENOW), February 8, 2022
- Commerce NOAA – Office for Coastal Management, Coral Reef Conservation, April 19, 2022
- Defense - Office of the Secretary East Asia and the Pacific, October 11, 2022
- East West Center Washington Office – The Pacific Islands Matter Brochure, January 11, 2022
- HHS Administration for Native Americans Pacific Region Technical Assistance, March 31, 2022
- HHS Region IX, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, October 11, 2022
- Interior National Park Service – MOU with Palau on Tourism Mgmt at Ngardok, July 12, 2022
- Interior OIA – Budget and Grants Management, March 15, 2022
- Interior OIA – Technical Assistance Programs, January 11, 2022
- Interior OIA – Data Gaps for the Territories, February 8, 2022
- Interior OIA – Update on Territorial Climate Infrastructure Conference, February 24, 2022
- Interior USGS – National Geospatial Program, January 25, 2022
- Interior USGS – Considering Coral Reefs as Natural, National Infrastructure for Coastal Protection, June 28, 2022
- US Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu Engineer District, March 15, 2022
- US Coast Guard, Public Affairs District 14, Hawai’i-Pacific and Guam, November 3, 2022
- USDA Geospatial Enterprise Operations Branch, February 24, 2022
- Veterans Affairs Hawaii Regional Benefit Office, July 28, 2022
- Agencies and Topics Discussed in 2021
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- Commerce Census Bureau – The 2020 Island Areas Census, December 14, 2021
- Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis – GDP for the Insular Areas, December 14, 2021
- Interior National Park Service – National Historic Preservation Act, July 29, 2021
- Interior OIA - Climate Change Planning Conference, October 26, 2021
- USDA Forest Service, September 20, 2021
- USDA Rural Development, September 20, 2021
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, November 23, 2021
Federal Partners Communicating on the Insular Areas convenes federal officials, virtually, once a month to facilitate communication and information sharing among federal partners related to work and efforts in and about the Insular Areas.
Contact Tanya Joshua tanya_joshua@ios.doi.gov to be added to or removed from this federal partner’s email distribution list.