OIA Press Releases (2020 to Present)

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OIA Funds Close Up Program Youth Summits in the Territories

09/20/2024

An additional $100,000 has been approved to fund local youth summits in the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands where students will explore policies and laws important to territorial governments, legislatures, and local communities.

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Office of Insular Affairs Hosts 3rd Territorial Climate and Infrastructure Workshop, Highlights Historic Impact of President’s Investing in America Agenda on the U.S. Territories

08/02/2024

“The interagency and cross-cutting discussions we have shared this week to highlight implementation efforts have been extremely useful,” said Assistant Secretary Cantor. “Through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, we are delivering historic investments to the territories that will build resilience for the future, especially as climate change continues to impact these areas.”

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OIA Applauds Recent Release of the 2022 Economic Census of Island Areas

07/22/2024

Asst. Secretary Cantor and OIA applaud the U.S. Census Bureau’s recently released 2022 Economic Census of Island Areas for American Samoa, the CNMI, Guam, and the USVI, the most comprehensive measure of economic activity providing island and local economic estimates at various industry levels as well as information on the number of business establishments, total employment, annual payroll, total sales, and select expenses and inventories in these jurisdictions.

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OIA Announces $233 Million Contribution to FSM Compact Trust Fund

07/17/2024

AS Cantor today announced $232,732,731 to the Trust Fund for the People of the FSM, bringing the total United States contributions to the Trust Fund for fiscal year 2024 to $250 million and represents the first installment of U.S. contributions that will total $500 million over a two-year period. The Trust Fund is part of the recently negotiated agreement on amendments to the Compact of Free Association (Compact) signed between the United States and the FSM on May 23, 2023.

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