Capital Improvement Program

Objective

The Office of Insular Affairs carries out the Secretary of the Interior's responsibilities for U.S.-affiliated insular areas. Capital Improvement Project (CIP) funds address a variety of infrastructure needs in the U.S. territories including critical infrastructure such as hospitals, schools, wastewater, and solid waste systems. Improvements to critical infrastructure not only benefit the current population and businesses but also lay the groundwork to attract new investment to the territories thereby promoting economic development.

Who Can Apply

• U.S. Territories and possessions
• Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
• State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)

Eligible applicants are the governments of the U.S. territories of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Assistance Types

• Project Grants

Program Contact

krystina_alfano@ios.doi.gov
202-219-8536