OIA Technical Assistance

The summary for the OIA Technical Assistance Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	OIA Technical Assistance
	CFDA Number:	15.875
	CFDA Description:	Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of the Interior
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Technical assistance for the U.S. Insular Areas.
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	OIA-FY2011-TA
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Nov 24, 2010
	Creation Date:	Nov 26, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 31, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 31, 2011
	Archive Date:	Sep 30, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	100
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$12,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are the four U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; the three Freely Associated States of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau; and any organizations whose mission directly benefits these seven insular areas.
Grant Description: The Office of Insular Affairs is soliciting project proposals for its Technical Assistance (TA) program which provides funding for short-term projects that meet the immediate needs of the seven insular areas under the Office of Insular Affairs' jurisdiction. TA funding priorities include, but are not limited to, projects that foster the development of the insular areas in the following categories: accountability; financial management (including tax collection improvements); economic development; training/education; energy; management control initiatives, safety, emergency, and health initiatives. TA grants are not meant to supplant local funding of routine operating expenses of an insular government or organization or to be used for construction-related activities such as renovations. Technical assistance grants do not fund the salaries of local government employees, but may be utilized to provide temporary short term expertise.Please download the attached Application Instructions in order to apply for this grant funding.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Faride Kraft Program Specialist Phone 202-219-1335
faride_kraft@ios.doi.gov [faride_kraft@ios.doi.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • OIA Water and Wastewater Program; • OIA Insular Management Controls; • OIA Maintenance Assistance