Grant administration and management is critical in the implementation of project goals and success

This $168,424 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.605 - Sport Fish Restoration) supports the American Samoa Government's Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) in managing and implementing fishery investigation projects. Key activities include grant administration, project management, labor distribution, procurement, reporting, financial monitoring, staff training, and presenting project data and results. The award period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025 and enables DMWR to enhance local capacity and provide critical services in marine conservation, environmental protection, and public resource management across American Samoa.

Program management covers activities such as internal technical guidance by the chief of fisheries to various supervisors project implementation labor distribution and grant administration and management. Activities listed under this goal are directly related to managing projects under fishery investigations. This involves grant writing follow UPS on purchases project update meetings project implementation and project report writing proposals and quarterly and annual performance reports. The monitoring and management of expenses related to personnel and assets also falls under this project. Finally staff management covers enhancement of local capacity through investments in technical training and participation in various meetings where project data and results are presented.