OIA Technical Assistance Program 2026

DOI Posted OIA-TAP-2026

Description

The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) is seeking proposals for its Technical Assistance Program (TAP), which offers grant funding for short-term projects aimed at addressing the immediate needs of insular areas. The TAP program provides discretionary grant funding to tackle urgent economic, financial, government service, and capacity challenges in the insular areas.

Eligibility

Authorized under Public Law 96-597, Section 601, and subsequent amendments, OIA TAP funds are available to benefit the U.S. territories of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) and the freely associated states which are the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and the Republic of Palau.Eligible applicants include non-federal, local government entities and component units, hospitals, health centers, institutions of higher education, and non-profit organizations in the United States and its territories, as well as international entities whose proposed projects will benefit these insular areas and comply with 2 CFR 200.Judicial and legislative branches of local governments are not eligible per 2 CFR 200.444.
Actions
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Funding Details
Award Floor
Not specified
Award Ceiling
$22,500,000.00
Total Estimated Funding
$22,500,000.00
Expected Awards
40
Key Dates
Posted
March 16, 2026
Closes
June 8, 2026
Archive Date
April 10, 2027
Agency Information
Agency Name
Department of the Interior
Agency Code
DOI
Funding Instrument
Other