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2019 Press Releases
Interior Provides $2 Million in Supplemental Disaster Recovery Funding to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Archive
12/19/2019
Interior Announces $327,022 to Support Junior State of America Program for Students from U.S. Insular Areas - Archive
12/19/2019
Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech Spreads Cheer with U.S. Air Force for Operation Christmas Drop 2019 - Archive
12/12/2019
Insular Areas Explore World Heritage Opportunities and Participate in Historic Preservation Grants Training - Archive
12/5/2019
Interior Applauds the Census Bureau for Opening Offices in the U.S. Territories to Conduct the 2020 Census - Archive
11/26/2019
Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech to Visit Guam, Saipan, Tinian, and Rota - Archive
11/25/2019
Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech Completes Trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands - Archive
11/14/2019
Fiscal Year 2020 Grants Now Open to U.S. Insular Areas - Archive
11/14/2019
Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech to Visit the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, November 12 – 15 - Archive
11/8/2019
Interior Announces $5 Million to Support Cost-Saving Energy Projects in the U.S. Territories - Archive
11/1/2019
Interior and EPA Leverage Funding and Expertise in Support of Clean Water and Utility Efficiency in the Freely Associated States - Archive
10/15/2019
Interior and Energy Leverage Resources and Expertise to Conduct Analysis of Runit Dome on Enewetak - Archive
10/3/2019
Interior, CDC, and American Samoa Leverage Funding and Expertise to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis in American Samoa - Archive
10/2/2019
Interior Provided $4 Million to Insular Areas in Maintenance Assistance Grants for FY 2019 - Archive
9/30/2019
Interior Applauds JEMCO, JEMFAC, and Trust Fund Meetings Held under Compact of Free Association Partnerships with Micronesia and Marshall Islands - Archive
9/19/2019
Interior Announces $5 Million to Protect Coral Reefs and Natural Resources; Combat Invasive Species in Island Areas - Archive
9/18/2019
Interior Applauds Association of Pacific Islands Public Auditors 2019 Annual Conference on Guam - Archive
9/12/2019
FSM Trust Fund Committee Conducts Annual Review - Archive
9/10/2019
RMI Trust Fund Committee Conducts Annual Review - Archive
9/10/2019
Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech Meets with Palau President Remengesau - Archive
9/10/2019
Interior Announces Release of $328 Million to Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands in Rum and Section 30 Tax Payments for FY 2020 - Archive
9/4/2019
Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech to Travel to Hawai’i, Guam, and Palau for Meetings on Compact Funding and Coral Reef Preservation - Archive
9/3/2019
Interior Secretary Bernhardt and U.S. Delegation Conclude Trip to the Pacific Islands Forum Partners Dialogue in Tuvalu - Archive
8/26/2019
Secretary of the Interior Bernhardt to Lead U.S. Delegation to Tuvalu for Partners Dialogue at the Pacific Islands Forum
8/8/2019
2018 Economic Impact on U.S. Insular Areas Estimated at $888 million, Supports More than 26,000 Jobs - Archive
7/22/2019
U.S. and CNMI Submit Final Report on Federal Discretionary Parole Policies
7/22019
Interior Congratulates 24 Graduates of the Pacific Executive Leadership Development Program - Archive
6/19/2019
Interior’s Insular Affairs Director Pula Meets with Governor Torres, Other Leaders in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Archive
6/18/2019
Assistant Secretary Domenech Applauds Congress and President Trump for the 2019 Disaster Relief Act - Archive
6/12/2019
Interior Supports Marshallese Community in Arkansas with Grant to Marshallese Resource and Educational Center - Archive
6/11/2019
Interior Supports Fiscal Accountability in Island Areas through Insular Government Finance Officers Association - Archive
6/6/2019
Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech Meets with Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. in the U.S. Virgin Islands - Archive
6/5/2019
Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech and National Park Service Deputy Director Smith to Visit U.S. Virgin Islands - Archive
5/31/2019
Interior Announces $830,848 in FY 2019 Discretionary Funding Support for the Federated States of Micronesia - Archive
5/31/2019
Interior Announces more than $1.2 Million in Funding Support for the Republic of Palau - Archive
5/30/2019
Interior Secretary Bernhardt Applauds President Trump for Historic Meeting with Presidents of Palau, Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia - Archive
5/21/2019
Interior Applauds President Trump for Executive Order on Economic Empowerment of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders - Archive
5/15/2019
Interior Distributes $34 Million in Compact Impact Funding to Guam, Hawai’i and other Affected Jurisdictions - Archive
5/13/2019
Interior Announces $35.6 Million in FY 2019 Support for American Samoa - Archive
5/6/2019
Interior Provides $2 Million in FY 2019 Grant Allocations to Guam - Archive
5/1/2019
Interior Provides $517,014 to Mañe’lu on Guam and We are Oceania in Hawai’i to Help Mitigate Compact Impact - Archive
4/30/2019
Assistant Secretary Domenech Applauds United States Senate Confirmation of David Bernhardt as Interior’s 53rd Secretary - Archive
4/15/2019
Interior Applauds Successes Reported at Mid-Year Meeting on Compact Funding in the Republic of the Marshall Islands - Archive
4/12/2019
Interior Funds Initiatives to Develop Financial and Leadership Capacity in Pacific and Virgin Islands - Archive
4/10/2019
Interior Funds Training “Innovation: Without Additional Resources” for Government Leadership in Palau - Archive
4/10/2019
Interior Approves $250,000 Energy Grant for U.S. Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority - Archive
4/9/2019
Assistant Secretary Meeting with Guam Governor Leon Guerrero and Other Leaders on Guam - Archive
4/8/2019
Formal 902 Consultation Process Continues Between the U.S. Federal Government and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Archive
4/8/2019
Interior Applauds Efforts in Federated States of Micronesia to Systematize Professional Management of Public Infrastructure Projects - Archive
4/4/2019
Interior Announces $1 Million for FY 2019 for Island Area Students to Participate in Close Up Program - Archive
4/4/2019
Compact Trust Fund for RMI Reviews Performance; Releases FY18 Annual Report - Archive
4/3/2019
Compact Trust Fund for FSM Reviews Performance; Releases FY18 Annual Report - Archive
4/3/2019
Joint Economic Management Committee Meets in Chuuk - Archive
4/2/2019
Interior Applauds Executive Leadership Development Program - Archive
3/14/2019
Grants Now Open to U.S. Insular Areas Under Coral Reef and Natural Resources Initiative
3/14/2019
Interior Provides $853,590 for Former Trust Territory of Pacific Islands Employees through Prior Service Trust Fund Program - Archive
3/13/2019
Interior Praises President for Signing Bipartisan Public Lands Bill Bringing Parity for U.S. Territories and States - Archive
3/12/2019
President Proposes $611 Million FY 2020 Budget for the U.S. Territories and the Freely Associated States - Archive
3/11/2019
U.S. Convenes Formal 902 Consultations with Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Archive
2/28/2019
Interior and White House Host Territory Governors and Delegates at 2019 Interagency Group on Insular Areas Meeting - Archive
2/27/2019
Interior Supports Students from U.S. Insular Areas through Junior State of America Program - Archive
2/27/2019
Interior Announces $2.2 Million Payment to U.S. Virgin Islands for Adjustment in FY 2018 Rum Excise Tax - Archive
2/26/2019
Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech and High-Level U.S. Delegation Meet with Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine; Visit Kwajalein and Ebeye Atolls - Archive
2/20/2019
Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech and U.S. High-Level Delegation Meet with President Remengesau in Palau - Archive
2/19/2019
Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech Visits Chuuk, Micronesia with High-Level U.S. Delegation to Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Operation Hailstone - Archive
2/18/2019
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