OIA Press Releases (2020 to Present)

Interior Announces $1,737,051 in FY 2021 Funding for the Four Atoll Healthcare Program in the Marshall Islands

02/12/2021

The fiscal year 2021 funding provided to the Four Atoll Healthcare Program will be used to support healthcare clinics on Majuro, Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap and Utrok that provide healthcare to approximately 20,000 people. Services include primary and ancillary healthcare services such as eye care, dental care, cervical screenings, and diabetes prevention and wellness education. 

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Interior Awards $1,033,100 to Mitigate COVID-19 Among Pacific Islanders in Hawai’i

02/09/2021

The Honolulu Civil Beat reported last November that Pacific Islanders in Hawai’i are more than twice as likely to die from or be hospitalized by the coronavirus than other racial and ethnic groups, after adjusting for age and gender, according to data from the Hawai’i State Health Department. The report indicated that Chuukese, Marshallese, and Samoans are among the most impacted.

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Find OIA on Social Media

02/08/2021

Follow the Office of Insular Affairs on Twitter @InsularAffairs. Like and Follow us on Facebook at Insular Affairs and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for OIA Conversations, video conversations to share more information about people, program, and issues of importance in the U.S. Territories and the Freely Associated States.

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OIA Highlights Accomplishments for Insular Areas; Applauds Recent Legislative and Administrative Actions

01/19/2021

Medicaid Eligibility Restored for Pacific Islanders in the U.S. Simultaneously Provides Compact Impact Relief to Affected Jurisdictions; CARES Act Benefits Extended to CW-1 Workers in the CNMI; Philippines Now Deemed an H-2B Eligible Country for Workers; WHIAAPI Report Calls for Action to Improve Economic Livelihood of Pacific Islanders; U.S. Strategic Framework for Indo-Pacific De-Classified for Transparency with Allies and Partners in Region.

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Accomplishments 2017 - 2021

01/14/2021

“Attached find our major Accomplishments from 2017-2021.  It touches on many of the things we have done to improve the lives of people and the environment in island communities and countries around the world.  I hope this list makes you proud – it should.  We could not have done this without the support of the Administration, the Secretary, and Congress,” Assistant Secretary Douglas W. Domenech. 

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President Trump Signs Three Important Oceans-Related Bills Passed by Congress

12/23/2020

“These three pieces of legislation are the latest actions by President Trump to support ocean health and technology, all of which are critical to and complement the work that we do at the Department of the Interior with other federal partners in support of ocean, coastal, and marine resources health for the benefit of all Americans,” said Assistant Secretary Domenech.

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Interior Applauds Inclusion of Insular Areas through Operation Warp Speed to Receive COVID-19 Vaccines

12/16/2020

Interior applauds President Trump’s strong leadership and strategy for Operation Warp Speed in coordinating the development of a vaccine to be delivered rapidly while adhering to standards for safety and efficacy. Interior further applauds the White House team and federal partners for their ongoing support to the U.S. territories and the freely associated states during this pandemic. The U.S. distribution schedule will include 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 of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

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