Project Grant D23AP00126

The American Samoa Government Department of Commerce received a $174,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program. The grant will fund the hiring of a senior policy analyst and technical assistant to coordinate data collection and develop an American Samoa tuna fisheries management policy. This policy will provide guidance to the American Samoa Department of Marine and...

The Development Bank of American Samoa (DBAS) received a $295,703 Project Grant award on April 19, 2024 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875). The grant will fund a project to enhance DBAS's cybersecurity and harden its IT infrastructure. Key activities include upgrading routers, firewalls, and surveillance systems, installing enterprise Wi-Fi and satellite internet,...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The American Samoa Government Department of Treasury received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), effective August 28, 2025, through September 30, 2029. This award funds the hiring of staff with financial and accounting expertise to perform activities necessary for generating accurate, auditable financial...

The American Samoa Government Department of Commerce, a not-for-profit organization, received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the "Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories" (CFDA 15.875) program. The grant funding will be used to support the renovation of the Fale Samoa and Tia Seu Lupe historical site, with a project completion date of September 30, 2027. The Department of Commerce has...

The American Samoa Government Department of Commerce received a $200,000 project grant award from the Department of the Interior's Insular Affairs office under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) federal grant program. The funding will support the department's fisheries training program and business incubator program through September 2027 by ensuring its prototype Super Alia vessel fleet and related operations are fully resourced. As a sub-recipient,...

The American Samoa Government Department of Commerce received a $265,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program. The grant will support the development and implementation of the Port Workflow Invoice System to streamline invoicing processes for harbor master, water transportation, pier, and port security services provided by the Department of Port Administration in...

The American Samoan Department of Commerce received a $450,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on March 15, 2022 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant will fund a feasibility study and preliminary engineering designs to redevelop a skytram system in American Samoa to boost tourism and support long-term economic recovery and resiliency. Specifically, the funding will support assessing the viability of constructing a...

Federal Grant Award Summary The American Samoa Government Department of Treasury received a $1.0 million Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) for the architectural design and environmental assessment of the Aunuu and Auasi Wharf Reconstruction project. The award, effective September 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030, funds the planning and preliminary phases...

The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded $270,000 to the American Samoa Government Department of Treasury on November 3, 2025, under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875). This Project Grant will modernize technology and operations at the Territorial Emergency Operations Center (TEOC) and three satellite Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) in the Manu'a Islands to enhance emergency management capabilities across...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to the American Samoa Government (ASG) Department of Treasury under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875). The grant will fund the construction of a new Eastern District local government building for ASG. The project is scheduled for completion by June 30, 2029. As an insular area of the United States, American Samoa relies heavily on federal...