{"id":660,"date":"2026-05-18T23:44:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/micronesiasun.com\/?p=660"},"modified":"2026-05-18T23:58:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:58:33","slug":"660","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/micronesiasun.com\/?p=660","title":{"rendered":"New U.S. Department of Interior Grants for Freely Associated States"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/micronesiasun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-19-at-7.42.00-AM-1-1024x638.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/micronesiasun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-19-at-7.42.00-AM-1-1024x638.png 1024w, https:\/\/micronesiasun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-19-at-7.42.00-AM-1-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/micronesiasun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-19-at-7.42.00-AM-1-768x479.png 768w, https:\/\/micronesiasun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-19-at-7.42.00-AM-1-1536x957.png 1536w, https:\/\/micronesiasun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-19-at-7.42.00-AM-1-24x15.png 24w, https:\/\/micronesiasun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-19-at-7.42.00-AM-1-36x22.png 36w, https:\/\/micronesiasun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-19-at-7.42.00-AM-1-48x30.png 48w, https:\/\/micronesiasun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-19-at-7.42.00-AM-1.png 1662w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Photo Sources: U.S. Embassy Kolonia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Christopher Cottrell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May 19, 2026, Federated States of Micronesi<\/strong>a___The U.S. Department of the Interior&#8217;s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) has announced multiple discretionary funding grants open to the Freely Associated States with a deadline of June 8, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/18odWHLQUR\/\">U.S. Embassy Kolonia<\/a>, these cover, &#8220;the FY2026 Technical Assistance Program (TAP), Maintenance Assistance Program (MAP), and Coral Reef Initiative and Natural Resources (CRNR),&#8221; activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click on the <a href=\"https:\/\/simpler.grants.gov\/search?utm_source=Grants.gov&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawR4hhFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFjT0tqbjJ0WHZkU2VYa1Z6c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHq_EwA1OHD4cAiA77r8OnUP-EqOS0f7CXLnuXY8qb9D3JEE6RATnehGc9f5F_aem_2h82xBgQLa02aToFSztXHA\">application page here<\/a> and the frequently asked questions (FAQ) like for applying to Department of Interior&#8217;s Office of Insular Affairs Grants <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doi.gov\/oia\/financial-assistance?fbclid=IwY2xjawR4hiRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFjT0tqbjJ0WHZkU2VYa1Z6c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsdwTgyTS1BHnwBVh4SLqBmzlIvZ7V-mF85sBB0lqgs_HYDtySXNMJuJcvMB_aem_0ERezjTy4aoPVK9pHGKd2w\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Sources: U.S. Embassy Kolonia By Christopher Cottrell May 19, 2026, Federated States of Micronesia___The U.S. Department of the Interior&#8217;s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) has announced multiple discretionary funding grants open to the Freely Associated States with a deadline of June 8, 2026. 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