Interior Office of Insular Affairs Announces Full and Final Allocation of $55 Million in Cares Act Funds to Insular Areas

Joshua, Tanya Harris (2021-11-01). Interior Office of Insular Affairs Announces Full and Final Allocation of $55 Million in Cares Act Funds to Insular Areas (Report). Office of Insular Affairs, Department of the Interior.

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Abstract: The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) announces its final allocation of $55 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act through the Technical Assistance Program (TAP) to the Insular Areas. The funds were distributed among the insular area governments to prepare for and address the impacts of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Funds were also distributed to several non-government organizations in Guam, Hawai’i, and the mainland to assist insular area populations disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are pleased to support the Biden-Harris administration’s work with insular areas governments and nonprofit organizations as they work to protect families against the coronavirus pandemic and to address the ongoing health, economic, and social effects of the pandemic,” said Deputy Assistant Secretary Keone Nakoa. “Insular area communities in Guam, Hawai’i, and the continental United States have been among the most heavily impacted populations, and we applaud Congress for including funding to help meet the needs of these communities through the Office of Insular Affairs’ Technical Assistance Program...