Former council vice president Lee Q. Castro disclosed that $100,000 in federal grant has allowed their group to open its permanent office at the University of Guam.
The group had no permanent place to keep its records and perform office work.
Saipan hosted the council in 1999.
On behalf of the organization, Castro expressed gratitude do UOG officials for “adopting” the council.
One of the offices at the university, he said, was renovated and some equipment was provided by UOG which also assigned a faculty member to man the office.
Now, Castro said, they have to hire staff members.
This is why he urged council officials to temporary hold the disbursement of funding research grants to their members in the various jurisdictions.
From the fees collected from its members, the council gives out scholarship awards and research grants to their members.
Castro said they are also working on another grant that will hopefully allow them to staff their office on Guam.
