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Discretionary Financial Assistance to the U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States (Technical Assistance Program (TAP), Maintenance Assistance Program (MAP), and Coral Reef and Natural Resources Initiative (CRNR)) is sponsored by U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Insular Affairs (OIA). Discretionary Financial Assistance to the U. S.
Territories and Freely Associated States (Technical Assistance Program (TAP), Maintenance Assistance Program (MAP), and Coral Reef and Natural Resources Initiative (CRNR)) is sponsored by U.
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Discretionary Financial Assistance to the U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States | U.S. Department of the Interior Executive Orders & Public Laws Interagency Group on Insular Areas (IGIA) Compacts of Free Association Grant Programs & How to Apply Data on the Insular Areas Federated States of Micronesia Discretionary Financial Assistance to the U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) provides discretionary funding to 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 three freely associated states which are the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
The OIA discretionary funding programs are the Technical Assistance Program (TAP), the Maintenance Assistance Program (MAP), and the Coral Reef and Natural Resources Initiative (CRNR) that includes funds to combat invasive species, the Brown Tree Snake Program, and the Energizing Island Communities (EIC) program.
All OIA discretionary funds when made available, usually in the Fall at the beginning of the new fiscal year, are posted on Grants. gov under CFDA# 15. 875.
HELPFUL GUIDANCE , FAQs , AND RESOURCES There are other OIA funding programs that are specific and targeted for certain purposes. Simple descriptions are provided in the link above and additional information may be found in the OIA Budget or the Press Release Archive . This page was not helpful because the content:
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: U. S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U. S. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Discretionary Financial Assistance to the U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States (Technical Assistance Program (TAP), Maintenance Assistance Program (MAP), and Coral Reef and Natural Resources Initiative (CRNR)) is funded by U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Insular Affairs (OIA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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OIA DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAMS (Maintenance Assistance Program (MAP)) is sponsored by U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Insular Affairs (OIA). MAP grants promote and develop insular institutions and capabilities that improve the operation and maintenance of infrastructure in the island areas. Geotechnical expertise could be relevant for infrastructure improvements.
Coral Reef and Natural Resources (CRNR) Initiative is sponsored by U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Insular Affairs (OIA). The CRNR Initiative provides grant funding for the management and protection of coral reefs and to combat invasive species in the U. S. territories and the freely associated states.
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