Talent Search Program

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59:59 pm Eastern Time. We are reopening the FY 2026 Talent Search competition for eligible applicants in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands due to a major disaster declaration caused by Super Typhoon Sinlaku (DR-4910-MP). The revised Deadline for the Transmittal of Applications will apply only to eligible applicants for the FY 2026 Talent Search competition who are affected applicants. To qualify as an affected applicant, the applicant must be located in the applicable federally declared major disaster area (e.g., the applicant organization mailing address is in the affected area), and must provide appropriate supporting documentation, if requested. Where a consortia or group of eligible parties are eligible to submit a single application, the lead applicant must be an affected applicant to qualify for a reopening or extension. The revised deadline for Intergovernmental Review is September 7, 2026. We are not reopening the application period for all applicants. Thus, applications from applicants not affected by the federally declared major disaster declaration will not be accepted as part of this limited reopening.