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FY 2026 Energizing Insular Communities Program deadline 2026

The current listed application deadline is May 18, 2026. Use this page to verify timing fast, then move into the full grant record for planning, comparison, and drafting.

Agency
Department of the Interior
Award range
Up to $15,000,000
Total funding
$15,000,000
Funding instrument
Grant
CFDA / ALN
15.875
Cost share
No

Application Countdown

59
Days
14
Hours
41
Minutes

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Quick facts

Opportunity number
OIA-EIC-2026
Last updated
March 17, 2026
Expected awards
10

Deadline summary

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 ele...

Date note

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.

Key dates

Posted
March 16, 2026
Deadline
May 18, 2026

Before you apply

Confirm the official submission path and any portal requirements.
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Validate fit against the listed eligibility groups before investing drafting time.
This program expects about 10 awards, which can help frame competitiveness.

Eligibility snapshot

25Eligible applicants are local government entitiesutilitiessemi-autonomous agenciesand institutions of higher education located in the U.S. territories of GuamAmerican Samoa

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.