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OIA Technical Assistance Program 2026
Department of the Interior
OIA-TAP-2026
DOI
General Information
$22,500,000
Est. Program Funding:
Est. Program Funding:
May 18, 2026
Closing Date:
Closing Date:
40
Expected No. of Awards
Expected No. of Awards
$22,500,000
Award Ceiling
Award Ceiling
Opportunity Number:
OIA-TAP-2026
Owning Agency:
DOI
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary (D)
Synopsis
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. |
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| Response Date | May 18, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Posting Date | Mar 16, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Archive Date | Apr 10, 2027 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Award Ceiling | 22,500,000 |
| Award Floor | N/a |
| Cost Sharing | No |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants | Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) |
| Additional Info on 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name | Department of the Interior |
| Link to Additional Information: | March 31, 2026 NOFO workshop recording |
| Grantor Contact Information: |
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CFDA Program(s)
- 15.875: Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories
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