The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) is requesting proposals for climate change funding program under the Inflation Reduction Act.
Donor Name: Office of Insular Affairs
Territory: American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $3,000,000
Details:
The funds are to provide technical assistance for climate change planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience to United States Insular Areas Governments. The Insular Areas include American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Per 2 CFR 200.444, OIA cannot provide funding to the Judicial or Legislative branches of local governments.
The top priorities of this administration:
- Climate Change Planning
- Climate Change Mitigation
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Resilience
TAP grants are not intended to supplant local funding of routine operating expenses of an insular government or organization or to be used for construction projects. “Routine operating expenses” include the purchase of office supplies and equipment upgrades, such as new computers, that are not necessitated as part of a broader project, such as the installation of new financial management software. TAP grants are not intended to fund the salaries of local, existing, employees though they may be utilized to provide temporary short-term expertise if approved in the proposal budget.
Funding Information
Award Ceiling: $3,000,000
Eligibility Criteria
The funds are to provide technical assistance for climate change planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience to United States Insular Areas Governments. The Insular Areas include American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
