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Opportunities – Federal contracts, grants, and jobs for and in the Mariana Islands


Opportunities – Federal contracts, grants, and jobs for and in the Mariana Islands:

Jobs:

  • Lead Transportation Security Officer - The Transportation Security Administration is accepting applications for a Lead Transportation Security Officer in Saipan. As a Lead Transportation Security Officer, you will be responsible for leading at least three full-performance level Transportation Security Officers and, as assigned, trainee and apprentice level TSOs. As an LTSO, you will identify, distribute, and balance workloads and tasks among employees in accordance with established workflow and skill level. You will make adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities. Closing date is March 31, 2024. For more information, visit https://www.usajobs.gov/job/766442000#.
  • Supervisory Transportation Security Officer - The Transportation Security Administration is accepting applications for a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer in Saipan. As a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer, you will be responsible for mitigating actual and potential threats against civil aviation and other transportation modes. You will also perform and supervise in your area of specialty, which may include Transportation Security Officers and Lead Transportation Security Officers in the performance of all security functions related to the screening of people, property, and cargo through the use and application of procedures, techniques, and technology. Closing date is March 31, 2024. For more information, visit https://www.usajobs.gov/job/766445800#.

Internships:

  • WHIAANHPI Internship ProgramThe White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders is accepting applications for the student volunteer internship program for the 2024 summer and fall cycles. The deadline for summer internships, starting May or June, is February 28. The deadline for fall internships, starting August or September, is May 21. For more information, and to apply, click here.

Grants:​​​​​​

  • Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act-  The LEMHWA Implementation Projects topic area aims to support state, local, tribal, or territorial law enforcement agencies seeking to implement new or enhance existing programs that offer training and services on officer emotional and mental health, peer mentoring, suicide prevention, stress reduction, and support services for officers and their families. Current closing date is April 23, 2023. For more information, go to https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/352682.
  • Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate implements and administers the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants. SAFER grants provide financial assistance to help fire departments increase frontline firefighters. SAFER offers grants to support activities in tthe hiring of Firefighters and recruitment & retention of volunteer firefighters. Current closing date is April 12, 2024 at 5:00pm EST. For more information, go to https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/firefighters.
  • Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Grants Programs Directorate is responsible for the implementation and administrations of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Programs. The purpose of the AFG Program is to enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. The Grants Programs Directorate administers the Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) grants as part of the AFG Program. Current closing date is April 12, 2024 at 5:00pm EST. For more information, go to https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/firefighters.

  • Senior Community Service Employment Program - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that approximately $312 million is available in grant funding for organizations to provide community service and offer work-based learning to older workers through the Senior Community Service Employment Program. The department’s Employment and Training Administration will award between 10 and 22 national grants, ranging from $2 million to $50 million each. Successful applicants must also provide a 10 percent non-federal funding match. Current closing date is May 06, 2024. For more information, go to https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/352098.

  • Community Policing Development (CPD) - Implementation of De-Escalation Training Act- CPD is a competitive grant program designed to advance the practice of community policing by providing guidance on promising practices through the development and testing of innovative strategies; building knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and supporting new, creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities.  The goal of the CPD – Implementation of De-Escalation Training Act solicitation is to develop and support a training approval program as specified in the Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022.  The current closing date is April 3, 2024. For more information, go to https://cops.usdoj.gov/de-escalation_training_act

  • Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program (EB-TNP)This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program (EB-TNP). The purpose of this program is to integrate behavioral health services into primary care settings using telehealth technology through telehealth networks and evaluate the effectiveness of such integration. The goal for the BHI/EB-TNP Program is to support evidence-based projects that utilize telehealth technologies through telehealth networks in rural and underserved areas (i.e., rural areas that are also frontier communities, medically underserved areas, or have medically underserved populations), to: (1) improve access to integrated behavioral health services in primary care settings; and (2) expand and improve the quality of health information available to health care providers by evaluating the effectiveness of integrating tele-behavioral health services into primary care settings and establishing an evidence-based model that can assist health care providers. The closing date for this application is on March 22, 2024. For more information, go to grants.gov/search-results-detail/349061.
  • Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program -The Department of the Interior has announced a $224 million grant funding for communities in the United States for new parks and trails, or renovations for existing parks through the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) program. The ORLP program is the core of the Interior Department’s efforts to create access to nature for communities across America. The ORLP program helps to advance the Biden-Harris administration’s America the Beautiful initiative, which aims to address natural and climate crises, improve equitable outdoor access, and strengthen the economy. Applications are now being accepted for the next funding round through May 27, 2024, with an early submission deadline of April 30, 2024. For more information, go to grants.gov/search-results-detail/350903
  • Climate Pollution Reduction Grants - The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Program: Implementation Grants Competition for Tribes and Territories announces the availability of up to $300 million for competitive grants to eligible applicants to implement GHG reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in a Priority Climate Action Plans developed under a CPRG planning grant. Lead organizations for tribes and territories must submit their PCAPs to EPA by the deadline of April 1, 2024, for lead organizations and other eligible applicants under this announcement to submit grant applications to fund measures contained in those plans. For more information, go to https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=350253.
  • WaterSMART Planning and Project Design – Through Planning and Project Design Grants, Reclamation provides funding for collaborative planning and design projects to support water management improvements. This includes funding for: Water Strategy Grants to conduct planning activities to improve water supplies; Project Design Grants to conduct project-specific design for projects to improve water management; and comprehensive Drought Contingency Plans. Closing date for applications is April 2, 2024. For more information, go to https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349785.

 

Public Comment:

  • Native American program changes - The Administration for Native Americans seeks comments on proposed interpretive rules and general statements of policy that relate to ANA's Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) in fiscal year FY24. Changes to FY NOFOs will be based on the previously published programs: Environmental Regulatory Enhancement , Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance-Esther Martinez Immersion, Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance, Social and Economic Development Strategies, and Social and Economic Development Strategies-Alaska. Deadline for comments is March 18, 2024. For more information, click here.
  • Apprenticeship regulation changes – The Employment and Training Administration seeks comments on a proposal to revise the regulations for registered apprenticeship by enhancing worker protections and equity, improving the quality of registered apprenticeship programs, revising the State governance provisions, and more clearly establishing critical pipelines to registered apprenticeship programs, such as registered career and technical education (CTE) apprenticeships. The proposed rule would improve the capacity of the National Apprenticeship System to respond to evolving employer needs, provide workers equitable pathways to good jobs, and increase the system's long-term resilience. Deadline for comments is March 18, 2024. For more information, click here.
  • G–CNMI VWP & EVS-TAP rules - U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeks comments on an interim final rule that amends the Department of Homeland Security regulations to require persons intending to travel to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program (G–CNMI VWP) to submit Form I–736 electronically in advance of travel and receive an electronic travel authorization prior to embarking on a carrier for travel to Guam or the CNMI Deadline for comments is March 18, 2024. For more information, click here.
  • Bus data collection - The Federal Highway Administration seeks comments on data being collected related to State Infrastructure Banks (SIB), Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicles, and Toll Credits. This information is published on FHWA's public websites to monitor activity in each innovative finance program. The data is for the “Innovative Finance and Equal Access for Over the Road Busses.” Deadline for comments is March 25, 2024. For more information, click here.
  • Tech program performance data - The Administration for Community Living seeks comments on data being collected for  the Performance Data for State Grants for Assistive Technology Program Annual Progress Report. Deadline for comments is March 29, 2024. For more information, click here.
  • Election survey data - The Election Assistance Commission seeks comments on data being collected for the 2024 Election Administration and Voting Survey. Deadline for comments is April 3, 2024. For more information, click here.
  • Fishery zone data - The National Marine Fisheries Service seeks comments on data being collected regarding Exclusive Economic Zones and fishery ecosystem plans. Deadline for comments is April 5, 2024. For more information, click here.
  • Fishery Ecosystem Plan changes - The National Marine Fisheries Service seeks comments on a proposal to amend the five fishery ecosystem plans (FEP) for fisheries in the Pacific Islands Region. If approved, the FEPs would be amended to update data collection mechanisms identified as standardized bycatch reporting methodologies (SBRM) as needed, and revise descriptions of SBRM for consistency with current NMFS regulations. Deadline for comments is April 9, 2024. For more information, click here.
  • Accrediting organization oversight - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services seek comments on proposed provisions to strengthen the oversight of accrediting organizations by addressing conflicts of interest, establishing consistent standards, processes and definitions, and updating the validation and performance standards systems. Additionally, this proposed rule would revise the psychiatric hospital survey process, add a limitation on terminated deemed providers and suppliers when reentering the program, and provides technical corrections for End-Stage Renal Disease facilities and Kidney Transplant Programs. Deadline for comments is April 15, 2024. For more information, click here.
  • WIC data - The Food and Nutrition Service seeks comments on data being collected to provide FNS and WIC State agencies with an ongoing/annual data set that can be used to assess State agencies' compliance with WIC vendor management requirements and estimate State agencies' progress in eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse. Deadline for comments is April 29, 2024. For more information, click here.
  • Fire Emergency Response rule change - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration seeks comments on a proposal to issue a new safety and health standard, titled Emergency Response, to replace the existing Fire Brigades Standard. The new standard would address a broader scope of emergency responders and would include programmatic elements to protect emergency responders from a variety of occupational hazards. Deadline for comments is May 6, 2024. For more information, click here.