The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs has announced that the fiscal year (FY) 2022 discretionary grant application deadline for the Technical Assistance Program (TAP), the Maintenance Assistance Program (MAP), and the Coral Reef and Natural Resources (CRNR) Initiative remains open for applications until April 1.
“Interior encourages applications from the Insular Areas to address critical issues and needs,” said Keone Nakoa, deputy assistant secretary for Insular and International Affairs. “We are especially interested in applications that address several of the Biden-Harris Administration’s highest priorities related to climate change, energy production, natural resources and health care.”
As first announced in the fall of 2021, applications for the FY 2022 TAP, MAP and CRNR grant funding, may be submitted by insular government entities, educational institutions or non-profit organizations with grant proposals that are in accordance with 2 CFR 200 and will directly benefit the U.S. territories: American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands or the freely associated states: Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau.
Fiscal year 2022 funding for the Brown Tree Snake Control program has also been made available to the Office of Insular Affairs by Congress and will be divided among several governments and federal partners to include Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Hawai’i, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of the Interior to continue efforts to mitigate and eradicate the Brown Tree Snake.
To apply, visit www.grants.gov and use CFDA# 15.875. The deadline for submissions is April 1; however, it is highly recommended that applications be submitted as early as possible. Applications will be reviewed beginning May 2022 once the Office of Insular Affairs receives full-year appropriations.
Applications related to public safety and emergencies will be reviewed in a timely manner, prior to the April deadline.
Complete instructions on how to apply for these discretionary financial assistance programs as provided through the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs can be found at https://www.doi.gov/oia/financial-assistance.