Federal Grant Award Summary

The American Samoa Department of Health received a $309,431 Formula Grant award from the Administration on Aging (AOA), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, under CFDA 93.045 (Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part C, Nutrition Services). This award supports home-delivered meal services for older adults in American Samoa, a mandatory formula-based grant distributed under Title III, Part C of the Older Americans Act. The grant funds nutritious meals and related nutrition services designed to maintain health, independence, and quality of life for seniors across the territory.

As the sole public health authority serving American Samoa's approximately 50,000 residents, the Department of Health administers a substantial portfolio of federal aging network grants, with this nutrition award representing one of multiple Older Americans Act Title III formula grants under the Administration for Community Living. The home-delivered meals program operates in conjunction with the department's broader senior services infrastructure, delivering critical nutrition support to homebound and isolated older adults throughout American Samoa's inhabited islands, including the remote Manu'a district. Award funds are obligated through the standard state plan approval process and are subject to standard federal audit and record-retention requirements.