Department of the Interior Announces $3,866,108 in Grants
to American Samoa for Fiscal Year 2021
Supports constitutional convention, tourism development, cybersecurity, training in maternal and fetal health care, and more.
Department of the Interior Announces $3,866,108 in Grants
to American Samoa for Fiscal Year 2021
Supports constitutional convention, tourism development, cybersecurity, training in maternal and fetal health care, and more.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced $3,866,108 in grant funding to the American Samoa government from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Office of Insular Affairs’ Technical Assistance Program, Maintenance Assistance Program, and CARES Act funding for fiscal year 2021. On Monday, June 14, Secretary Haaland and Acting Assistant Secretary Nikolao Pula joined American Samoa Governor Lemanu Mauga on a phone call announcing funds that will support constitutional convention planning, human resource development and training, technological upgrades, digitization and preservation efforts, and small business incubation efforts in American Samoa.
“We appreciate the time and the attention that Secretary Haaland has given to the territory of American Samoa and we look forward to working with her side by side as we carry out the President’s agenda to ensure that all Americans, especially in the territories, are included,” said Nikolao Pula, Acting Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs. “The funds will provide important support to the government as they begin to transition out and away from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.”
The Technical Assistance Program grants totaling $2,451,108 for fiscal year 2021 will be provided to various departments and offices within the American Samoa Government (ASG) as follows:
The Maintenance Assistance Program grants totaling $865,000 are provided to various departments and offices within the American Samoa government for fiscal year 2021 as follows:
Lastly, OIA will also be awarding CARES Act funding to LBJ Tropical Medical Center in the amount of $550,000 for the Emergency Medical Services Maintenance & Responder Training project in an effort to meet recommendations and guidelines outlined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
All funds provided through the Office of Insular Affairs are made available each year by Congress to support priorities in the U.S. territories and the freely associated states. More information about the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs can be found at www.doi.gov/oia.
The Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, @InsularAffairs, and the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) carry out the Secretary of the Interior’s responsibilities for the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Additionally, OIA administers and oversees federal assistance under the Compacts of Free Association to the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Follow and “like” OIA on Facebook and subscribe to the OIA YouTube Channel.
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