Formula Grant 2601ASOAFC

Federal Grant Award Summary

The Administration for Community Living (ACC) awarded American Samoa Department of Health $160,059 under the National Family Caregiver Support, Title III, Part E program (CFDA 93.052) on October 1, 2025, with performance through September 30, 2027. This formula grant funds a multifaceted system of support services for family caregivers and older relative caregivers, including information and referral services, assistance accessing community resources, individual counseling, caregiver training, respite care, and supplemental services to complement informal caregiving. The award reflects a population-based allocation formula standard to the program, with American Samoa receiving one of the lower allocations among state and territorial recipients, compared to larger jurisdictions such as California's $26.2 million award under the same program cycle.

As a formula grant recipient, the American Samoa Department of Health is required to flow these funds through its designated state unit on aging to sub-state area agencies in accordance with an approved state plan and intrastate funding formula. The department must maintain financial records for three years following expenditure report submission and five years after final disposition of non-expendable property. Given the relatively modest award amount, the department is exempt from single or program-specific audit requirements under 2 CFR 200, Subpart F, which apply only to non-federal entities expending $750,000 or more annually in federal awards.