OIA Press Releases (2020 to Present)

Year

Type

Letter: Interior Awards $407,950 in BTS funds for CNMI

07/16/2021

The Office of Insular Affairs has awarded $407,950 in funding, via the Brown Tree Snake Program, for the benefit of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Letter: Interior Awards $1,000,000 in TAP funds for the Close Up Foundation in FY 2021

07/14/2021

The Office of Insular Affairs has awarded $1,000,000, in Technical Assistance funds to support the participation of students from the insular areas in civic education programs provided by the Close Up Foundation.

Letter: Interior Awards $499,100 in FY 2021 TAP funds to the Junior State of America (JSA) Foundation

07/14/2021

The Office of Insular Affairs has awarded $499,100 in Technical Assistance funding to support civic education, writing, public speaking, and leadership skills for students from the territories and the freely associated states through participation in Junior State of America Foundation programs.

Interior Applauds U.S. Virgin Islands Graduates of Executive Leadership Program

06/29/2021

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs applauds and congratulates seven new graduates from the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) who successfully completed the Executive Leadership Program (ELP). A virtual commencement honoring these current and future leaders in public service was held on Friday June 11, 2021.

 

Letter: Interior Awards $5,795,259 in TAP, MAP, and CARES Act funds for Northern Mariana Islands in FY 2021

06/23/2021

The Office of Insular Affairs has awarded $5,795,259 in discretionary grant programs, via the Technical Assistance Program, Maintenance Assistance Program, and CARES Act for the benefit of the Northern Mariana Islands in fiscal year 2021.

Department of the Interior Announces $3,866,108 in Grants to American Samoa for Fiscal Year 2021

06/23/2021

The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced $3,866,108 in grant funding to the American Samoa government from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Office of Insular Affairs’ Technical Assistance Program, Maintenance Assistance Program, and CARES Act funding for fiscal year 2021.

Letter: Interior Awards $3,353,861 in TAP, MAP, and CARES Act funds for Guam in FY 2021

06/21/2021

The Office of Insular Affairs has awarded $3,353,861 in discretionary grant programs, via the Technical Assistance Program, Maintenance Assistance Program, and CARES Act for the benefit of Guam in fiscal year 2021.

Letter: Interior Awards $3,417,256 in TAP and MAP funds for the U.S. Virgin Islands in FY 2021

06/15/2021

The Office of Insular Affairs has awarded $3,417,256 in discretionary grant programs, via the Technical Assistance Program and the Maintenance Assistance Program for the benefit of the U.S. Virgin Islands in fiscal year 2021.

Department of the Interior bison seal set against green mountainous background.

President Biden Proposes $684 Million in FY 2022 Budget for the U.S. Territories and the Freely Associated States

05/28/2021

The OIA budget proposal includes $122 million in current appropriations and $562 million in permanent funding. The OIA budget includes an increase of $7 million for clean energy and grid infrastructure development with an emphasis on climate resilience and conservation in the Insular Areas.

Gift to Interior Museum Highlights History Made by First Pacific Islander in Challenger Deep

05/21/2021

Ms. Yamase has gifted items to the Interior Museum that include a  polystyrene cup with "Micronesia", "United We Stand," and the names of the Micronesian islands written on it that accompanied her on the outside of the Deep Submergence Vehicle (DSV) Limiting Factor and has shrunk to the size of a large thimble, visibly demonstrating the effects of ocean pressure.

 

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