Feleti barstow public library, the designated state library administrative agency for american samoa, will use funds to support the goals of their five-year plan for FY 2023-2027, which reflect the…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded $115,910 to Feleti Barstow Public Library, the designated State Library Administrative Agency for American Samoa, on October 1, 2025, under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310).

The funds support implementation of American Samoa's five-year strategic plan (FY 2023–2027) aligned with Library Services and Technology Act priorities. Specific activities include maintaining, expanding, and promoting technological capacity and services; literacy programs; the Polynesian Photo Archives, a joint initiative with the American Samoa Historic Preservation Office to electronically catalog and physically preserve historic still and moving images; and professional development of the state library workforce.

Performance occurs in Pago Pago, Eastern District, American Samoa, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027. As the State Library Administrative Agency, Feleti Barstow Public Library may distribute a portion of these funds through competitive subawards or cooperative agreements to eligible public, academic, research, school, or special libraries and consortia throughout American Samoa. This is a formula grant with a two-year period of performance.

Feleti barstow public library, the designated state library administrative agency for american samoa, will use funds to support the goals of their five-year plan for FY 2023-2027, which reflect the purposes and priorities of the library services and technology act (LSTA). In american samoa, specific goals address maintaining, expanding, and promoting: 1) technological capacity and services; 2) literacy programs; 3) the polynesian photo archives (PPA), an ongoing joint initiative between the state library and the american samoa historic preservation office to electronically catalog and physically preserve historic still and moving images; and 4) professional development of the state library workforce.