What is PITI-VITI?
The Pacific and Virgin Islands Training Initiatives (PITI-VITI), is a program managed by the Graduate School USA and funded by the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs. PITI-VITI supports the insular governments of American Samoa, Guam, CNMI, FSM, Palau, the Marshall Islands, and the US Virgin Islands. Find out more about the PITI-VITI program on the About PITI-VITI page.
PITI-VITI Training & Events
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Internal Control System & Responsibilities
This 3-day course introduces the internal control system and the role that each person plays in that system. A refresher in the internal control framework is provided along with a review of common high-risk areas and the controls used to address those areas.
June
19 - 23, 2023
Leases, Leases and More: The Implementation of GASB Statements 87, 96 and 94
Several new GASB accounting standards have recently became effective that alter the historical landscape of how lease accounting has always been performed (GASBs 87 and 96). In addition, a new GASB accounting standard has also been issued related to the accounting and financial reporting of public-private and public-public partnerships (GASB 94). GASB 87 not only does away with the methodology of previous accounting for leases, but also introduces new concepts for what a lease is, and even more importantly what is not a lease, and also provides new guidance on how to determine the true “term” of a lease for accounting and financial reporting purposes.
June
20 - 23, 2023
PITI-VITI Newsroom
Empowering Future Leaders to Understand Policy Advocacy in the Pacific Islands
Apr 25, 2023
The Graduate School USA’s Pacific and Virgin Islands Training Initiatives (PITI-VITI) hosted session three of the Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. During the seven-day session, held from April 16 to April 22, 24 ELDP participants engaged...
Island Government Finance Officers Association (IGFOA) Summer 2023 Meeting Concludes in Portland, Oregon, Navigating the Way for Growth and Collaboration
Jun 02, 2023
The Island Government Finance Officers Association (IGFOA) recently concluded its summer meeting in Portland, Oregon, bringing together finance leaders and staff from U.S.-affiliated island jurisdictions to foster growth and collaboration. The event featured discussions on challenges in issuing...
Latest Publications

First Report of the Palau Economic Advisory Group
Posted Jun 09, 2023
The First Annual Report of the Palau Economic Advisory Group provides an overview of the group's activities from August 2022 to April 2023. The report includes initial findings, preliminary recommendations, and proposed next steps for mon ...

IGFOA Winter 2023 Conference Report
Posted Jun 05, 2023
The Island Government Finance Officers’ Association (IGFOA) Winter meeting took place in Honolulu, Hawaii, from February 14-16, 2023. This was the first time since 2019 that the IGFOA had an opportunity to meet in person, and the theme ...