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$16.7M education grant aid to FSM, Marshalls
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs has awarded $16.7 million in fiscal year 2020 Supplement Education Grant assistance to the governments of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
The SEG assistance as provided for under the implementing legislation of the Compact of Free Association through the U.S. Department of Education supports the education sectors in both countries and was awarded for use during fiscal year 2021.
“The Interior and Education teams worked closely together to ensure that this assistance was awarded in a timely manner,” said DOI assistant secretary, Insular and International Affairs, Douglas W. Domenech. “These funds provide important support to teachers and students from pre-Kindergarten through post-secondary levels in both the FSM and in the RMI and are an example of the [Trump administration’s] continued support to the freely associated states.”
More information about SEG assistance may be found in the U.S. Department of Education budget which is available on their website.
Under U.S. Public Law 108-188, the eligibility for the FSM and the RMI to access SEG assistance expires after fiscal year 2023. Bilateral discussions are underway related to certain expiring provisions of the Compacts of Free Association between the United States and each of the freely associated states.
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