Assistance Listing 15.875
Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories
Insular Affairs · Department of the Interior
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Recipient types are not reported for most awards under this program, so read the past winners below before you commit time.
Based on 549 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $857,992. Expect about 104 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 4%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- n/a
- recipient types not reported for most awards
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $858K
- $250K – $2.7M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 112
- $885M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Oct
- annual · 104-day window
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of the Marshall Islands - Ministry of Finance | Government | 155 | $635,658,078 | |
| FSM National Government | Government | 137 | $688,797,739 | |
| Office of the Governor | Government | MP | 89 | $24,005,608 |
| American Samoa Government | Government | AS | 77 | $104,180,109 |
| Government of Guam- Department of Administration | Government | GU | 66 | $92,116,563 |
| Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | Government | MP | 60 | $49,679,301 |
| Office of Management & Budget | Government | VI | 39 | $21,987,867 |
| American Samoa Government Department of Commerce | Government | AS | 38 | $9,444,312 |
| Republic of Palau | Government | 31 | $216,845,035 | |
| Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority | Government | VI | 17 | $11,975,299 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 234 | $326M | $331K | $161K – $922K |
| 2022 | 216 | $331M | $297K | $160K – $731K |
| 2023 | 219 | $477M | $360K | $189K – $1.3M |
| 2024 | 218 | $962M | $333K | $185K – $1.0M |
| 2025 | 112 | $885M | $858K | $250K – $2.7M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | 2026-06-08 | 84 d | OIA-CRNR-2026 · OIA Coral Reef Initiative and Natural Resources (CRNR) Program 2026 |
| 2026-03-16 | 2026-06-08 | 84 d | OIA-EIC-2026 · FY 2026 Energizing Insular Communities Program |
| 2026-03-16 | 2026-06-08 | 84 d | OIA-TAP-2026 · OIA Technical Assistance Program 2026 |
| 2026-03-16 | 2026-06-08 | 84 d | OIA-BTS-2026 · OIA Brown Treesnake Program 2026 |
| 2026-03-16 | 2026-06-08 | 84 d | OIA-MAP-2026 · OIA Maintenance Assistance Program 2026 |
| 2025-07-02 | 2025-08-15 | 44 d | OIA-BTS-2025-V2 · Brown Treesnake Program 2025 funding announcement - updated July 2, 2025 |
| 2025-07-02 | 2025-08-15 | 44 d | OIA-TAP-2025-V2 · OIA Technical Assistance Program (TAP) 2025- reposting July 2, 2025 |
| 2025-07-02 | 2025-08-15 | 44 d | OIA-MAP-2025-V2 · OIA Maintenance Assistance Program (MAP) 2025 - reposted July 2, 2025 |
| 2025-07-02 | 2025-08-15 | 44 d | OIA-CRNR-2025-V2 · Copy of OIA Coral Reef Initiative and Natural Resources (CRNR) Program 2025 - reposted July 2, 2025 |
| 2025-07-02 | 2025-08-15 | 44 d | OIA-EIC-2025-1 · New FY 2025 Energizing Insular Communities Program |
| 2024-04-04 | 2024-06-14 | 71 d | OIAOIA-EIC2400538 · FY 2024 Energizing Insular Communities Program |
| 2023-10-26 | 2024-03-15 | 141 d | OIA-MAP2024 · OIA Maintenance Assistance Program 2024 |
| 2023-10-26 | 2024-03-15 | 141 d | OIA-CRNR-2024 · OIA Coral Reef and Natural Resources Program 2024 |
| 2023-10-26 | 2024-03-29 | 155 d | OIA-BTS2024 · OIA Brown Treesnake Program 2024 funding announcement |
| 2023-10-26 | 2024-03-15 | 141 d | OIA-TAP-2024 · OIA Technical Assistance Program 2024 |
| 2023-07-21 | 2023-11-01 | 103 d | OIA-BIL-ECOSYSTEMS-RESTORATION-2023 · OIA Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Funding |
| 2023-07-18 | 2023-10-30 | 104 d | OIA-TAP23-PR-IRA · Inflation Reduction Act funding - 2023 - Puerto Rico |
| 2023-03-27 | 2023-07-17 | 112 d | OIAOIA-EIC2300317 · FY 2023 Energizing Insular Communities Program |
| 2022-10-03 | 2023-07-31 | 301 d | OIA-TAP2023 · OIA Technical Assistance Program 2023 |
| 2022-10-03 | 2023-03-24 | 172 d | OIA-MAP2023 · OIA Maintenance Assistance Program 2023 |
| 2022-10-03 | 2023-06-14 | 254 d | OIA-IRA-CLIMATE-TAP2023 · Inflation Reduction Act funding - 2023 |
| 2022-10-03 | 2023-03-17 | 165 d | OIA-BTS2023 · OIA Brown Treesnake Program 2023 funding announcement |
| 2022-10-03 | 2023-03-24 | 172 d | OIA-CRNR2023 · OIA Coral Reef and Natural Resources Program 2023 |
| 2022-10-03 | 2023-03-03 | 151 d | OIA-BIL-MINEDLANDS-2023 · OIA-BIL Activity 8 - Restore native vegetation and mitigate environmental hazards on mined Federal and non-Federal land |
| 2022-06-23 | 2022-08-30 | 68 d | OIA-BIL-MINEDLANDS-2200402 · OIA-BIL Activity 8 - Restore native vegetation and mitigate environmental hazards on mined Federal and non-Federal land |
| 2022-02-02 | 2022-06-15 | 133 d | OIAOIA-EIC2200637 · FY 2022 Energizing Insular Communities Grant Program |
| 2022-01-07 | 2022-04-01 | 84 d | OIAOIA-BTS2200039 · OIA Brown Treesnake Program 2022 funding announcement |
| 2021-11-30 | 2022-04-15 | 136 d | OIAOIA-CRNR2200043 · OIA Coral Reef and Natural Resources Program 2022 |
| 2021-11-15 | 2022-04-15 | 151 d | OIAOIA-MAP2200044 · OIA Maintenance Assistance Program 2022 |
| 2021-10-15 | 2022-04-15 | 182 d | OIAOIA-TAP2200038 · OIA Technical Assistance Program 2022 |
| 2021-03-30 | 2021-06-30 | 92 d | OIAOIA-EIC2100423 · FY 2021 Energizing Insular Communities Grant Program |
| 2021-02-02 | 2021-04-01 | 58 d | OIAOIA-BTS2100288 · OIA Brown Treesnake Program 2021 funding announcement |
| 2021-01-05 | 2021-04-21 | 106 d | OIAOIA-MAP2100236 · Maintenance Assistance Program 2021 |
| 2021-01-05 | 2021-04-16 | 101 d | OIAOIA-CRNR2100234 · Coral Reef and Natural Resources Program 2021 |
| 2020-10-14 | 2021-04-21 | 189 d | TAP-2021 · OIA Technical Assistance Program |
| 2020-03-19 | 2020-06-15 | 88 d | EIC-2020 · Energizing Insular Communities Program |
| 2019-10-16 | 2020-06-01 | 229 d | CRNR-2020 · Coral Reef and Natural Resources Program |
| 2019-10-16 | 2020-06-01 | 229 d | MAP-2020 · Maintenance Assistance Program |
| 2019-10-16 | 2020-04-08 | 175 d | BTS-2020 · Brown Tree Snake Program |
| 2019-10-04 | 2020-06-01 | 241 d | TAP-2020 · Technical Assistance Program |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 15.875?
Recipient types are not reported for most awards under this program, so read the past winners below before you commit time. Based on 549 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $857,992. Expect about 104 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $858K; the middle half ran from $250K to $2.7M. 112 new awards were made, with $885M committed to them.
When does 15.875 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Oct with about 104 days to apply. The most recent round posted Mar 16, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of the Interior (Insular Affairs). Assistance Listing 15.875 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 49% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.