Funding will assist the american samoa medical center authority with personnel salaries

The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded $4.198555 million to the American Samoa Medical Center Authority on October 1, 2025, under the American Samoa Operations program (CFDA 15.082) to support personnel salaries at the facility.

The American Samoa Medical Center Authority, operating as LBJ Tropical Medical Center in Fagaalu, American Samoa, is the territory's sole acute care and tertiary care provider serving approximately 55,000 residents. The award obligated $4.198555 million with a period of performance through September 30, 2026, and covers place of performance in the United States territory of American Samoa.

The American Samoa Operations program funds the difference between the American Samoa Government's budget needs and its local revenues to maintain current programs and services. The Office of Insular Affairs coordinates with the Government of American Samoa to allocate grants for eligible entities' specified purposes as outlined in the annual appropriation act.