Opportunity Listing - OIA Technical Assistance Program (TAP) 2025- reposting July 2, 2025

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OIA Technical Assistance Program (TAP) 2025- reposting July 2, 2025

Agency: Department of the Interior

Assistance Listings: 15.875 -- Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories

Last Updated: July 2, 2025

Description

The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) is requesting proposals for its Technical Assistance Program (TAP) which provides grant funding for short-term projects intended to meet the immediate needs of the insular areas. TAP funds may be used for a wide range of priority purposes, with the following being key focus areas: disaster planning, response, and recovery with a strong emphasis on risk assessments and measures to enhance resilience; ensuring accountability and effective financial management; driving economic development; supporting education, training, and capacity building; strengthening management...

control initiatives; advancing information technology (IT); boosting energy production; safeguarding natural and cultural resources; empowering youth programs; promoting health initiatives and health IT systems; enhancing public safety and emergency preparedness; and improving data systems.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Eligible applicants are non-federal entities such as local government agencies (including utilities) in the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands; and in the Freely Associated States, which are the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau; hospitals/health centers, institutions of higher education and any non-profit organizations whose projects directly benefit the seven insular areas in accordance with Federal regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations Title 2, Part 200 "Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards" or 2 CFR 200. Per 2 CFR 200.444, OIA cannot provide funding to the Judicial or Legislative branches of local governments. Please see the Application Package Checklist.

Grantor contact information

Description

Hailey McCoy Hailey_McCoy@ios.doi.gov

Email

Work email

Hailey_McCoy@ios.doi.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
Foa_Content_of_OIA-TAP-2025-V2.pdf	Foa_Content_of_OIA-TAP-2025-V2.pdf	Jul 2, 2025 03:04 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Closing: August 15, 2025

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, ET, on the listed application due date (August 15, 2025).

Application process

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Award

$22,300,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$400,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

OIA-TAP-2025-V2

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Other

Category Explanation:

The Technical Assistance Program provides funding to the following U.S. Territories: Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands; as well as the following Freely Associated States: Palau, The Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia. The top priorities for this Administration include, but are not limited to: Disaster planning and response, energy production, natural and cultural resources, youth programs, health initiatives and health IT systems, public safety/emergencies, data improvements, and climate change (including water, energy, invasives species, food security and coral reef management). Other priorities for this Administration include, but are not limited to: accountability, financial management, economic development, education, management control initiatives, capacity building, and information technology.

History

Version:

Posted date:

July 2, 2025

Archive date:

April 10, 2026