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FY 2026 Energizing Insular Communities Program

Federal funding opportunity OIA-EIC-2026 from Department of the Interior.

Posted
March 16, 2026
Closed
June 8, 2026
Award ceiling
$15,000,000
Program funding
$15,000,000
Expected awards
10
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
15.875
Category
Energy
Archives
October 1, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 15.875 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.

FY2025 obligated
$867.5M
FY2026 obligated
$488.4M
FY2027 (to date) obligated
$0
Awards in window
596

Top recipients: Trust Fund for the People of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Fsm National Government, Trust Fund for the People of the Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands - Ministry of Finance, Republic of Palau

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) requests proposals for its Energizing Insular Communities (EIC) Program promoting domestically produced energy and protecting the United States" economic and national security interests and military preparedness by ensuring that an abundant supply of reliable energy is readily accessible in every state and territory of the Nation. The EIC program provides grant funding for energy strategies that reduce reliance on imported foreign fuels, reduce the cost of electricity, and improve the performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency and reliability in the territories.

Who can apply

Eligible applicants are local government entities, utilities, semi-autonomous agencies, and institutions of higher education located in the U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, in accordance with Federal regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations Title 2, Part 200 "Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards" or 2 CFR 200.Per 2 CFR 200.444, OIA cannot provide funding to the Judicial or Legislative branches of local governments.

The official record

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Agency contact: Department of the Interior · [email protected] · 703-851-1570

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