Cooperative Agreement NA17NOS4820078

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) provides $1,748,942 to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to address climate change impacts in American Samoa. The project aims to strengthen the territory's critical infrastructure by empowering a resilient workforce through collaboration with the American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA), the territory's utility company. Key activities include...

The American Samoa Government Department of Commerce, doing business as Community Planning and Development Programs, received a $2.8 million project grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program. Funded activities include updating sea level rise data and vulnerability assessments, conducting community outreach on climate adaptation, developing shoreline protection best practices,...

The American Samoa Government Department of Commerce is the recipient of a $1,097,597 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs "Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories" (CFDA 15.875) program. The award will fund a 4-year initiative to establish healthy wetland ecosystems, clean up and restore disturbed mangrove forest zones in three villages on Tutuila Island. Key activities include: Removing waste and replanting...

The American Samoa Governor's Office was awarded a $389,025 project grant from the Department of the Interior's Insular Affairs office under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program. The funding will support efforts to restore approximately 20.7 acres of degraded wetlands and 8.9 acres of mangrove rainforests in Leone Village, American Samoa that were damaged in the 2009 tsunami. Specifically, the Governor's Office will remove waste from the wetland areas,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Program (CFDA 15.098) awarded a $938,050 project grant to the Ho'Omahua Foundation in Waianae, Oahu. The 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, supports the "Lei Kaiulu" youth and community engagement project that addresses climate change adaptation. The project aims to empower students as community climate leaders through education, preserve and promote native Hawaiian cultural practices, and enhance the...

The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) received a $175,000 project grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs to develop a disaster recovery plan and upgrade critical infrastructure systems. Funded under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program, the July 2022 award will support two phases. The first phase involves establishing off-site data backup capabilities to address audit findings regarding ASCC's ability to prevent and...

The American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (ASDMWR) was awarded a $552,430.05 Project Grant under the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875). The grant will fund a comprehensive effort to restore native vegetation and mitigate environmental hazards from sand, coral, and gravel mining on federal and non-federal lands in American Samoa. Key objectives include: 1) improving the...

The American Samoa Government Department of Commerce, Coastal Zone Management Division will receive $250,000 from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to modernize five environmental regulations and develop new wastewater regulations from July 2022 through September 2025. The goal is to improve food and water security and public health protections given expected impacts from climate change...

This Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Meteorologic and Hydrologic Modernization Development program (CFDA 11.467) provides $1,132,402 to the American Samoa Department of Homeland Security (Office of the Governor) from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. The funding will enable American Samoa to acquire resources to sustain and upgrade preparedness for future tsunami threats through projects and efforts by the American Samoa Tsunami...

The American Samoa Government Department of Commerce was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs. The grant, awarded on January 7, 2025, will be used to 1) clean up and restore 20 acres of degraded mangrove forest wetlands in Vatia Village and Aunuu Island, 2) replant the areas with native mangrove and riparian tree seedlings...