2018 Press Releases
- Interior Provides Funding to Ensure Continued Services under Four Atoll Healthcare Program in the Marshall Islands
12/21/2018 - Interior Highlights Fiscal Accountability in the Island Areas
12/21/2018 - Interior Solicits Applications for Grant Funding in Support of U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States
11/19/2018 - Guam Receives $5.7 Million in 2019 Compact Impact Funding
11/15/2018 - Interior Provides More Than $1.6 Million to Help Northern Mariana Islands with Recovery from Super Typhoon Yutu
11/14/2018 - Assistant Secretary Domenech Applauds Progress at Pohnpei Utility and JEMCO Support
9/24/2018 - Interior Secretary Zinke Applauds Completion of Palau Compact Funding Agreement
9/20/2018 - Interior Secretary Zinke Announces Release of $77 Million to Guam in Section 30 Tax Advance Payments for FY 2019
9/20/2018 - Interior Secretary Zinke Announces Release of $251 Million to the U.S. Virgin Islands in Rum Tax Payments for FY 2019
9/20/2018 - Interior Announces Additional Support to the U.S. Virgin Islands
9/18/2018 - Interior Announces $4 Million in Discretionary Compact Impact Funding for Hawaii and Territories in FY 2018
9/18/2018 - Interior Funds Annual Economic Reviews and Statistical Updates for Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau
9/14/2018 - United States and the Federated States of Micronesia Hold Annual Joint Economic Management Committee Meeting
9/14/2018 - United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands Hold Annual Joint Economic Management and Financial Accountability Committee Meeting
9/14/2018 - Interior Secretary Zinke Concludes Trip to the Pacific Islands With Visits to the U.S. Territories and Hawaii
9/11/2018 - Interior Announces $333,572 to Provide Health Care and Public Services for Marshall Islanders in the RMI and in the U.S.
9/6/2018 - 2019 Executive Leadership Development Program for Pacific Island Mid-Level Professionals Launches on Guam
9/5/2018 - U.S. Secretary of the Interior Visits Port Moresby
9/5/2018 - Secretary Zinke Will Lead U.S. Delegation to the Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru
8/30/2018 - Interior Supports the Association of Pacific Islands Public Auditors 2018 Annual Conference
8/29/2018 - Interior Provides $3 Million in Hurricane Supplemental Funding To Create Office of Disaster Recovery in U.S. Virgin Islands
8/28/2018 - Interior Provides $1.5 Million to Combat Invasive Species and Protect Natural Resources in the Insular Areas
8/20/2018 - Interior Provides $1.3 Million in FY 18 Funding to Protect Coral Reefs in Insular Areas
8/17/2018 - Interior Supports Schools in U.S. Territories with $3 Million for Deferred Maintenance Needs
8/17/2018 - Secretary Zinke Praises U.S. Congress and President Trump for Signing Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018
7/24/2018 - Interior Provides $1.2 Million in Grants for the U.S. Virgin Islands
7/19/2018 - $2.8 million Provided to Combat Brown Tree Snake
7/18/2018 - Interior Provides $667,000 to RMI to Bolster Water Supplies
7/12/2018 - Interior Provides $2.3 Million to CNMI
7/11/2018 - Interior Provides $1.6 Million in FY 2018 Grant Allocations for American Samoa
7/9/2018 - Interior Provides $250,314 in FY 2018 Funding for Micronesian Resource Center One-Stop Shop on Guam
7/5/2018 - Interior Announces $827,812 in FY 2018 Grant Allocations to U.S. Virgin Islands
7/3/2018 - Interior Provides $2.5 Million in FY 2018 Grant Allocations to Guam
7/3/2018 - Interior Helps Launch Pilot Robotics Program in Palau
7/3/2018 - Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech Visits Pohnpei, Micronesia
6/24/2018 - Interior Announces Funds to Extend Yap Robotics League Program to Pohnpei, Chuuk and Lauds Strength in Partnerships
6/22/2018 - Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech Makes Official Visit to Palau
6/19/2018 - Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech Visits Palau’s President Remengesau
6/18/2018 - Interior Announces $550,000 in Grant Assistance for Enewetak Atoll Food and Agriculture Program
6/11/2018 - Interior Provides FY2018 Funding for We are Oceania Hālau Ola One Stop Center in Hawai’i
6/5/2018 - Interior and National Park Service Announce $3.2 Million in Historic Preservation Grants to U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States
5/31/2018 - Interior Provides Complete FY2018 Funding for Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utrok Healthcare Programs
5/31/2018 - Interior Funds Atmospheric and Wave Forecasting Program for U.S. Territories in Pacific
5/30/2018 - Interior Support Will Help Virgin Islands to Be “Audit Ready”
5/25/2018 - Interior Supports Coral Reef Management Fellowship Program for the U.S. Territories with FY2018 Funding
5/23/2018 - Interior Announces FY2018 Support of Junior State of America Program for Students from U.S.-Affiliated Islands
5/22/2018 - Statement from Doug Domenech Assistant Secretary Insular and International Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior on the passing of Pedro “Teno” Pangelinan Tenorio
5/21/2018 - Interior Announces $247,405 in Funding Support for Power Utilities and Lineman Training in the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands
5/18/2018 - Assistant Secretary Domenech Meets with Micronesia’s Island Leaders
4/26/2018 - Assistant Secretary Domenech Visits CNMI Governor Torres On Saipan
4/25/2018 - Assistant Secretary Domenech Meets with Governor Calvo on Guam
4/24/2018 - Interior Provides $10.6 Million to American Samoa for Training, Infrastructure at Wharf, Schools, and Hospital
4/19/2018 - Assistant Secretary Domenech Visits American Samoa Keynotes at 118th Flag Day: We are all Part of the American Family
4/17/2018 - Interior Announces Executive Leadership Development Program for Public Sector Officials from U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States
4/12/2018 - United States and Federated States of Micronesia Confer At Mid-Year Meetings on Compact Financial Assistance and Trust Fund
3/30/2018 - U.S. and Marshall Islands Hold Mid-Year Meetings on Compact Funding and Trust Fund
3/26/2018 - Secretary Zinke Praises U.S. Congress and President Trump for Funding Palau Compact Agreement in the 2018 Omnibus Funding Bill, Provides $123 Million through 2024
3/26/2018 - Interior Requests Proposals from U.S. Territories for Energizing Insular Communities Program Funding
3/16/2018 - Interior Announces $653,003 for Judicial Education and Development in U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Island Areas
3/15/2018 - Interior Assistant Secretary Domenech Visits the USVI
3/12/2018 - Interior Announces $460,900 for Prior Service Trust Fund
3/9/2018 - U.S. Coral Reef Task Force to Focus on Conservation
3/20/2018 - President Proposes $608 Million FY 2019 Budget for the U.S. Territories and the Freely Associated States
2/12/2018 - Interior Announces $5 Million in FY 2018 Infrastructure Funds to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
2/7/2018 - Interior Announces $12.8 Million for Hawaii in 2018 Compact Impact Funding
1/19/2018 - Interior Releases $9.6 million in FY17 Infrastructure Funding for American Samoa
1/11/2018