{"id":391705,"date":"2023-05-16T06:06:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T20:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=391705"},"modified":"2023-05-16T06:06:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T20:06:29","slug":"nmi-will-get-3-4m-for-9-projects-on-climate-change-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/nmi-will-get-3-4m-for-9-projects-on-climate-change-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"NMI will get $3.4M for 9 projects on climate change resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The CNMI will receive $3.4 million in federal funds to carry out nine projects for climate change resilience and ecosystem efforts, according to Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan (D-MP) over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Sablan disclosed in his e-kilili newsletter that the U.S. Department of the Interior announced Thursday that the Marianas will get $3.44 million through funding from the Inflation Reduction Act that the U.S. Congress passed into law last year.<\/p>\n

Sablan said the CNMI government will be receiving $2.79 million directly for eight projects; the U.S. Geological Survey will use the remaining $649,996 to evaluate coral reef restoration on Saipan, Tinian, and other islands.<\/p>\n

The eight projects are:<\/p>\n

– $903,070 to restore and rehabilitate Jeffrey\u2019s Beach;<\/p>\n

– $540,423 to update the CNMI Stormwater Management Manual;<\/p>\n

– $323,131 to promote food security for Saipan families through the Home Gardens Food Security Initiative;<\/p>\n

– $322,525 to improve stormwater drainage and rehabilitate the shoreline at Tanapag Beach Park;<\/p>\n

– $258,020 to manage stormwater and mitigate land-based pollution at the Lower Base Lift Station;<\/p>\n

– $215,914 to promote food security through Rota\u2019s \u201cTa Tanom: Let\u2019s Plant\u201d project.<\/p>\n

-$135,461 to improve stormwater infrastructure at Tanapag Middle School and Gregorio T. Camacho Elementary School<\/p>\n

-$87,460 to fund National Environmental Policy Act project compliance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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