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OIA Technical Assistance Program 2026 deadline 2026

The current listed application deadline is June 7, 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 $22,500,000
Total funding
$22,500,000
Funding instrument
Grant
CFDA / ALN
15.875
Cost share
No

Application Countdown

27
Days
10
Hours
46
Minutes

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Quick facts

Opportunity number
Not listed
Last updated
April 30, 2026
Expected awards
40

Deadline summary

The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) is seeking proposals for its Technical Assistance Program (TAP), which offers grant funding for short-term projects aimed at addressing the immediate needs of insular areas. The TAP program provides discretionary grant funding to tackle urgent economic, financial, government service, and capacity challenges in the insular areas.

Date note

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, ET, on the listed application due date (deadline has been extended to June 8, 2026).

Key dates

Posted
March 15, 2026
Deadline
June 7, 2026

Before you apply

Confirm the official submission path and any portal requirements.
Review date notes carefully because this opportunity includes deadline-specific guidance.
Validate fit against the listed eligibility groups before investing drafting time.
This program expects about 40 awards, which can help frame competitiveness.

Eligibility snapshot

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Authorized under Public Law 96-597Section 601and subsequent amendmentsOIA TAP funds are available to benefit the U.S. territories of American Samoathe Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)

Authorized under Public Law 96-597, Section 601, and subsequent amendments, OIA TAP funds are available to benefit the U.S. territories of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) and the freely associated states which are the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and the Republic of Palau.Eligible applicants include non-federal, local government entities and component units, hospitals, health centers, institutions of higher education, and non-profit organizations in the United States and its territories, as well as international entities whose proposed projects will benefit these insular areas and comply with 2 CFR 200.Judicial and legislative branches of local governments are not eligible per 2 CFR 200.444.