The United States Department of the Interior is requesting funding proposals for its OIA Maintenance Assistance Program to support, develop, improve and institutionalize infrastructure maintenance practices in the seven insular areas.
Activities will support maintenance training to extend the life of island infrastructure, ensure the safety of maintenance technicians, and/or increase the capacity of infrastructure to withstand extreme events; this includes training of maintenance technicians that increases knowledge and awareness of measures to be taken to protect infrastructure from severe weather impacts.
Goal
Program Goal is to build capacity to maintain and repair infrastructure in the insular areas, including short term repairs, tools and equipment.
Funding Information
Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,375,000
Award Ceiling: $350,000
Eligible Costs
Temporary expertise (management and technical)
Specialized vehicles, equipment and tools
Maintenance related training
Maintenance related programs/systems
Maintenance related analysis/studies
Minor renovations and critical repairs to infrastructure
Ineligible Costs
The following activities are generally not funded under MAP:
New construction
Salaries of existing employees
Routine operating expenses
Food or meals
Vehicles primarily used to transport personnel
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are non-federal entities such as local government agencies (including utilities) in Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau; and hospitals/health centers, institutions of higher education and any non profit organizations whose projects directly benefit the seven insular areas 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.
