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OIA Technical Assistance Program (TAP) 2026 — short-term grants for insular areas

The Office of Insular Affairs is accepting proposals for the 2026 Technical Assistance Program (TAP), providing discretionary short-term grants to address immediate economic, financial, government service, and capacity challenges in U.S. insular areas. Projects should target urgent needs and build local capacity to respond to pressing governance and economic issues.

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, financ…

Funding Source

Agency: Department of the Interior

Awards & funding

Total Funding: $22.5M
Award Ceiling: $22.5M

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 …

Dates

Open Date: March 16, 2026
Close Date: May 18, 2026

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