The project described here is designed to provide technical guidance and scientific information to the public and other government agencies in order to promote wildlife conservation in american samoa

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded $108,795.00 to the American Samoa Government's Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This formula grant provides technical guidance and scientific information to the public and other government agencies to promote wildlife conservation in American Samoa.

Under this award, the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources will deliver wildlife conservation services aligned with the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act framework, which supports habitat restoration, wildlife population monitoring, conservation research, and related management initiatives. As a territorial fish and wildlife agency with lead management responsibility for American Samoa's natural resources, the awardee will utilize these funds to advance the territory's wildlife conservation objectives through coordinated federal-territorial partnership activities administered through the Fish and Wildlife Service's regional office structure.