(Office of the Governor) — Gov. Ralph DLG Torres was recently informed by Acting Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Nikolao Pula that the Office of Insular Affairs has awarded $3,493,510 in grant funding under the FY 2021 Technical Assistance Program and the Maintenance Assistance Program to the CNMI for the following priority projects:
• $1,171,160 to the Department of Finance for the Revenue Management Information Tax System
• $363,736 to the Department of Finance for a CNMI Wide Valuation Report
• $265,500 to the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. for an automated Water Read, Supply, and Lead Detection System Pilot Project
• $245,000 to the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. for a feasibility study for a Wastewater Collection, Transmission, and Treatment System Project
• $241,431 to the Office of the Governor for a CNMI Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreational Planning Initiative
• $183,876 to the Office of the Governor for a Comprehensive Wetlands Management Plan
• $169,307 to the Municipality of Tinian and Aguiguan for the House of Taga Restoration and Preservation Project
• $150,000 to the Office of the Governor for the Implementation of the Saipan Street Naming and Addressing Master Map
• $368,500 to the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. for the Jet Vac Sewer Cleaning Equipment Acquisition
• $150,000 to the Municipality of Tinian and Aguiguan for the Backhoe Loader Acquisition
• $185,000 to the Commonwealth Ports Authority for maintenance equipment for the Tinian Airport and Port of Tinian
The OIA also authorized the awarding of CARES Act funding to the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. for the following:
• $1,720,000 for the Pharmacy Improvement Project and Renovation Improvement Project
• $581,749 for the Renovation and Improvements to the Laboratory Project
“The CNMI’s partnership with the Office of Insular Affairs over the last several years has been critically important for many of our priorities, and this award is just another product of our shared goal to improve the lives of the people of the Marianas. We are very thankful to Acting Assistant Secretary Pula and OIA for their continued support of our community priorities and our ongoing recovery from the 2018 typhoon season and the Covid-19 pandemic,” Governor Torres said.
Ralph DLG Torres
