Governor Ralph DLG. Torres announced on Thursday that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $1 million to the CNMI Office of Planning and Development under the CNMI Office of the Governor. The grant funding will be utilized for CNMI initiatives for economic revitalization, recovery, and growth, and support work that builds on the CNMI’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy priorities and ongoing Comprehensive Sustainable Development Plan implementation efforts to enable the CNMI to assess and implement opportunities to diversify the economy and invest in critical planning and capacity building needs.