Dept. of Interior Presented $29.5 Million in Grants to Leaders of U.S. Territories During 2020 Senior Plenary Session at White House
- Staff Consortium
- February 13, 2020
On Tuesday at the White House, Secretary of Interior David Bernhardt and White House Deputy Assistant to the President & Director, White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Douglas Hoelscher, co-chaired the 2020 Senior Plenary Session of the Interagency Group on Insular Areas (IGIA) with territorial governors, lieutenant governors, and members of Congress. Mr. Bernhardt also presented a total of $29,480,076 in Capital Improvement Project (CIP) and Technical Assistant Program (TAP) grant funding for the territories. “We discussed the constant and urgent pursuit of economic development in our insular areas,” said Mr. Bernhardt. “This meeting ensures that insular voices and concerns are heard in the Federal Government.” “At the IGIA this year, we focused on economic development and insular resilience issues that continue to challenge the governors in each of the territories,” said Assistant Secretary Douglas Domenech. “The IGIA allows the governors to communicate what they see...
