Energizing Insular Communities (EIC)
The Energizing Insular Communities (EIC) program (formerly called the Empowering Insular Communities program) provides grant funding 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.
Energy-Related Funding to Insular Areas 2011 – 2020: See OIA’s Report to Congress, as per House Report 116-100, March 19, 2020
EIC Application Instructions
Energy Reports and Plans – Insular Areas
EIC Grant Award Announcements (FY 2017 – present)
- Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs Now Accepting Applications from U.S. Territories for Energy Projects, February 7, 2022
- Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs Awards $8.5 Million for Energy Initiatives in the U.S. Territories, October 13, 2021
- Interior Awards $6,800,000 to Promote Lower Consumer Costs and Greater Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Territories, September 17, 2020
- Interior Announces $5 Million to Support Cost-Saving Energy Projects in the U.S. Territories, November 1, 2019
- Interior Approves $250,000 Energy Grant for U.S. Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority, April 9, 2019
- Secretary Zinke Announces $3.5 Million in Energy Grants for American Samoa, Guam, CNMI, and USVI, June 27, 2017
