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Press Release The Guma Hustisia has received a much needed upgrade to their air-conditioning system thanks to funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s State Energy Program. The ARRA State Energy Program funding awarded to the CNMI Division of Energy is focused on promoting the concept of “going green.” This project is a ......

Press Release: The CNMI ARRA Office has just completed the second quarter 2011 reporting of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act funds for CNMI. The CNMI ARRA Office reiterated the importance of distinguishing between the amounts awarded to the central government directly and those applied for and received by autonomous agencies. The central governme...

Press Release: The CNMI ARRA Office, in collaboration with the CNMI Division of Energy and the Commonwealth Utilities Corp., has purchased four new turbochargers for CUC’s Power Plant 1 through the ARRA State Energy Program. CUC power plant engines Nos. 5-8 have been designated to receive the new units. The project began in August of ......

By: Haidee Eugenio Saipan Tribune In two to three months, Saipan Southern High School will be able to produce its own electricity, enough to power the entire campus. This “green energy” project is expected to be replicated in 10 other public schools on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. Yesterday marked the groundbreaking for six 95-feet wind ......

By Oyaol Ngirairikl  Pacific Daily News The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System is getting a $2.4 million federal grant to install solar power panels and wind turbines at 11 public schools. Gov. Benigno Fitial said the money will help the CNMI reduce its dependence on imported oil. “This is a huge ......

Press Release: The Fitial administration said yesterday that the CNMI ARRA Office has successfully completed its fourth quarter of reporting under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund. The SFSF continues to make a tremendous impact for both the Public School System and the Northern Marianas College, especially in...

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Press Release: Rota resident Milagro Manglona became the first beneficiary of the Rota Weatherization Assistance Program under the CNMI Division of Energy. An income-based program that is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, WAP aims to help qualified residents reduce their energy consumption with the use of energy efficient appliances. Manglo...

Press Release: U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that an additional $11,994,405 is now available for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)  under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.  To date, CNMI has received $48,922,625 through the ARRA.   “With this application, CNMI provided us with bas...

Press Release: The CNMI ARRA Office is currently working with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to secure a $1.2M grant for its Broadband Data and Development Project. Gov. Benigno R. Fitial said, “The Broadband Data and Development Project is a great opportunity for the CNMI to realize quality broadband service. This will help...

Press Release: With over $8 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, IT&E will be bringing to the CNMI and Guam a multi-million dollar next generation network that will upgrade existing infrastructure. IT&E ushered in a new era of coverage and connectivity in the Marianas with the recent completion of ......

Press Release: The CNMI Division of Energy, along with the ARRA Office, welcomed to the CNMI this past weekend three visiting U.S Department of Energy officials who were here to check on how the Commonwealth was spending the energy grants it recently received. Cathy Iverson, Golden Field Office branch chief, State Energy Program; Carole Gates, ......

By Haidee V. Eugenio Commerce Secretary Michael Ada told members and guests of the Saipan Chamber of Commerce yesterday that the CNMI has so far spent $16.3 million of the $94 million in stimulus funds received through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The federal tracking agency recovery.gov, however, places the total ARRA grants awarded ......

Posted by Ed DeSeve on July 27, 2010 at 01:03 PM EDT Nearly a year and a half after the Recovery Act’s enactment, virtually all of the funds have been allocated: how they will be spent has been identified, and they are at work providing relief, creating jobs, or funding projects underway or coming soon. So why ......

Press Release: Capitol Hill, Saipan – The CNMI Division of Energy learned recently that it could potentially see an increase in funds for its Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). The increase comes as a direct result of findings in a recent audit by the Department of Energy’s Inspector General Office. The Inspector General’s Office determined that ...

Press Release:  Capitol Hill, Saipan – On January 21, 2009, an Executive Memorandum from President Barack Obama fundamentally changed the way the US Federal Government operated.  This memorandum to Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies stated three objectives; the government should be transparent, participatory, and collaborative.  In August of ...

Press Release: The lighting retrofit project at the Joeten-Kiyu public library began yesterday and the library expects to save some 30 to 40 percent of its power usage once the project is completed, according to the CNMI ARRA Office, in association with the CNMI Division of Energy.  This project is funded by the American Recovery ......

Press Release: Responding to a resolution passed by the Guam legislature, Governor Benigno R. Fitial expressed his deep disappointment with the message that was sent by the Guam Senators. Resolution 352-30, passed on a vote of 9-1, with 5 senators absent, states that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) not award any ARRA mon...

Press Release: The CNMI ARRA Office issued a statement yesterday reportedly to “clear up certain misconceptions being portrayed to the public by officials regarding the handling of ARRA funding by its office.” The statement said that since its inception, the ARRA Office has spent countless hours working with individual local and federal agencies to ensur...

By Haidee V. Eugenio; Saipan Tribune The Fitial administration said yesterday that the Public School System and other officials should not mislead the public in justifying exemption from the austerity measure at a time when government resources continue to dwindle and PSS could afford to provide laptops for every middle and high school students, among ......