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By Raquel Bagnol; Marianas Variety THE Buy American Act is one of the obstacles that the CNMI is facing in applying for the various grants from different funding agencies, but there is no exemption as this is federal law. CNMI American Recovery and Reinvestment Act program director Geri Willis told the Variety that there are ......

By Raquel Bagnol; Marianas Variety THE commonwealth government wants federal officials to include Chamorros and Carolinians in the Native American Programs Act of 1974. CNMI American Recovery and Reinvestment Act program coordinator Geri Willis said the inclusion of the Chamorros and Carolinians will allow the commonwealth to tap more federal grants and prog...

By Raquel Bagnol; Marianas Variety THE three applicants for the broadband grant may have to wait up to February next year for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to announce who will get it. NTIA was set to announce the broadband grant award on Nov. 4, but due to the volume of applications, applicants will ......

EPA, HUD, DOE, DOA, USDA Announces Environmental Grant Opportunities  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Department of Energy (DOE), and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced grant opportunities aimed at the education and protection of the environment.  For more information about ...

By Gemma Q. Casas – Marianas Variety A TWO-MILE stretch of public road from San Vicente to Papago  will be paved starting this week thanks to a $6.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportations’ Federal Highway Administration. Press Secretary Charles P. Reyes Jr. said the construction for the Cross Island Road Project will ......

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By Raquel Bagnol; Marianas Variety THE National Telecommunications and Information Administration will be announcing the awarding of the CNMI broadband grant on Nov. 4, 2009. Department of Commerce Secretary Michael Ada said  the NTIA is going through the applications sent by three service providers — IT&E, Docomo and Northern Marianas College. The ap...

By Moneth Deposa; Saipan Tribune The Public School System’s share in the $28 million the CNMI just received from the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund will be used to hire 105 teachers, renovate some schools, and expand some programs, according to a ranking official. Federal programs officer Tim Thornburgh said yesterday that PSS will get a ......

By Brett Kelman, Pacific Daily News Although the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands recently received at least $24 million in federal stimulus funding to improve its public schools, the Guam Department of Education has still only been awarded about $1 million. Guam DOE applied for more than twice as much money as the CNMI public ......

By Haidee V. Eugenio, Saipan Tribune The CNMI received on Friday the initial $28 million of a $44 million State Fiscal Stabilization Fund grant, which is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding, but millions of the expected federal money had already been spent on local programs in Fiscal Year 2009. The $28 ......

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Washington, D.C. October 6, 2009– CNMI’s office of the Governor has partnered with One Economy in its efforts to create a comprehensive broadband availability map for the CNMI, identifying and reducing barriers to broadband access, while also recognizing the opportunities for broadband expansion in unserved and underserved areas.    One Economy and it...

The CNMI Department of Commerce has recently come under criticism for not spending its ARRA funds as expeditiously as other jurisdictions in the nation, including other insular areas. While recovery.gov, the web site that tracks ARRA spending, shows the CNMI has only spent 1% of its total ARRA funds, the CNMI Secretary of Commerce, Michael ......

(09/16/09) HONOLULU – In an effort to improve water quality and create jobs, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $200,000 to the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. A total of $39 million will be awarded nationally to states and territories for Water Quality Management Plan...

HONOLULU – In a move that stands to create jobs, boost local economies, improve aging water and wastewater infrastructure and protect human health and the environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $350,000 to the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. This new infusion of money provided by the American Recovery and Rein...

NITA Announces Broadband application extension. To view full announcement, click here...

EPA: Funds help create jobs and protect CNMI land and water (07/27/09) (HONOLULU) — In an effort to protect people where they live, work, and play, EPA announced the distribution of $57,000 to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess and clean up underground ......

Obama Administration Announces Availability of $3.9 Billion to Invest in Smart Grid Technologies and Electric Transmission Infrastructure Recovery Act Funding Will Create Jobs, Help Modernize Nation’s Electric Grid Washington, DC – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that the Department of Energy is soliciting applications for $3.9 billion i...

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The CNMI is awarded $2.9 million through a competitive grant process for completion of the Lao Lao Bay Project. Read the official news release: www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090630_restoration.html...