OIA Press Releases (2020 to Present)

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Interior Provides $490,000 to Help Prevent Measles Outbreak and Support Vaccination Campaign in American Samoa

01/10/2020

DOI Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, Doug Domenech today announced $490,000 in funding support to prevent the spread of measles in American Samoa and to help bolster efforts to vaccinate the entire population with the Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccination in the territory. 

Office of Insular Affairs Applauds President Trump Signing the FY 2020 Budget and FY 2020 NDAA

01/07/2020

Assistant Secretary Douglas W. Domenech applauds President Trump and Congress for signing the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020, Public Law 116-94, which includes funding increases for key programs provided by the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) to the insular areas

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Interior Provides $2 Million in Supplemental Disaster Recovery Funding to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

12/19/2019

Assistant Secretary Doug Domenech today announced that Interior will provide $2,000,000 to the government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to streamline financial management and coordination of disaster recovery funding across local agencies and organizations receiving federal assistance as a result of impacts from Typhoon Yutu.

Interior Announces $327,022 to Support Junior State of America Program for Students from U.S. Insular Areas

12/19/2019

Assistant Secretary Doug Domenech announced $327,022 in fiscal year 2020 funding support for the Junior State of America (JSA) program for students from American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands as well as the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech Spreads Cheer with U.S. Air Force for Operation Christmas Drop 2019

12/12/2019

Assistant Secretary Doug Domenech concluded official business in Guam and in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands by participating in the U.S. Air Force’s 68th annual Operation Christmas Drop on Monday, December 9.

Insular Areas Explore World Heritage Opportunities and Participate in Historic Preservation Grants Training

12/05/2019

Over seventy-five insular area government officials, historic preservation officers, natural and cultural preservation experts, and non-government representatives met to discuss opportunities to preserve and protect historic, cultural, and natural resources in the U.S. Insular Areas at the World Heritage Opportunities Workshop and Insular Areas State Historic Preservation Officers training, held December 3-6, 2019 on Guam. 

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Interior Applauds the Census Bureau for Opening Offices in the U.S. Territories to Conduct the 2020 Census

11/26/2019

DOI Assistant Secretary Doug Domenech congratulated the U.S. Census Bureau for recently opening  census offices in American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) – St. Croix and St. Thomas. Census has been working closely with the governors of each territory in preparation for the upcoming 2020 Island Areas Censuses.

Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech to Visit Guam, Saipan, Tinian, and Rota

11/25/2019

DOI Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, Doug Domenech will be in the Western Pacific for meetings in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) from December 2–9. U.S. Department of the Navy Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Environment, Karnig Ohannessian, will be traveling with Domenech.

Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech Completes Trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands

11/14/2019

Interior Assistant Secretary Doug Domenech completed a productive trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). He was traveling with Dwayne Petersen, the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) USVI desk officer. This is the Assistant Secretary’s sixth trip to the islands since the beginning of the Trump Administration.

Fiscal Year 2020 Grants Now Open to U.S. Insular Areas

11/14/2019

Three grant programs in the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) are open for applications for fiscal year 2020 funding: the Technical Assistance Program, the Maintenance Assistance Program, and the Coral Reef and Natural Resources Initiative. 

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