Federal Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $2,934,750.00 under the Nutrition Assistance Program for American Samoa (CFDA 10.548) to the American Samoa Government Department of Human and Social Services, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This capped federal block grant provides nutrition benefits to eligible low-income households in American Samoa, enabling them to purchase healthy food at authorized retail stores. As a territorial alternative to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Nutrition Assistance Program operates under an annual federal-territorial agreement whereby Congress appropriates a fixed funding amount that American Samoa must manage within its eligible population caseload.

The Department of Human and Social Services administers program operations, including determining eligibility criteria and benefit levels subject to Food and Nutrition Service approval via annual Memorandum of Understanding and State Plan of Operations. The awardee is responsible for managing program compliance, maintaining required records per the State Plan of Operations, and submitting annual single audit reports within nine months of each fiscal year end to demonstrate financial stewardship and regulatory adherence. This award continues the territory's ongoing delivery of nutrition assistance services to American Samoa's approximately 50,000 residents.