WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior announced that it expects to award a grant for the Energizing Insular Communities Program. The agency description of the grant states: "The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) is requesting proposals for its Energizing Insular Communities (EIC) Program which provides grant funding for sustainable energy strategies that mitigate climate change, reduce reliance and expenditures on imported fuels, develop and utilize domestic energy sources, a  more