The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $486,628.28 Project Grant (Federal Grant Award ID D23AP00240) to the American Samoa Government Department of Commerce, doing business as Community Planning and Development Programs, on August 10, 2023. This grant funding will support the ongoing trapping efforts of the American Samoa Government to control remaining populations of invasive birds on Tutuila Island, thereby reducing their impact on native animals. The grant...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $245,000 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to the American Samoa Government Department of Commerce, operating as the Community Planning and Development Programs. The grant funding will be used to: Purchase a new truck to help eliminate both aggressive and non-aggressive invasive bird populations in the northern areas of Tutuila Islands. Repair and...
This $850,000 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) aims to rehabilitate and restore disturbed lands, coastal landscapes, and ecosystems in American Samoa through a native seed propagation and reforestation strategy. The project, implemented by the American Samoa Government Department of Commerce, will focus on propagating and planting native trees, plants,...
This federal 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) provides $365,800 in funding to the American Samoa Government Department of Commerce to address critical biosecurity concerns. The award will enable the procurement of equipment and training for fumigation and incineration of invasive pest species at the border, which is expected to reduce accidental...
The American Samoa Government Department of Commerce is the recipient of a $1,097,597 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs "Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories" (CFDA 15.875) program. The award will fund a 4-year initiative to establish healthy wetland ecosystems, clean up and restore disturbed mangrove forest zones in three villages on Tutuila Island. Key activities include: Removing waste and replanting...
The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $280,000 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to the American Samoa Government Department of Commerce on July 2, 2024. The grant, with a performance period through September 30, 2028, will support the department's implementation of the DSAR Emergency Transportation and Maintenance MAP Program. This program aims to address critical needs in American Samoa...
The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $552,430.05 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to the American Samoa Government Department of Commerce to implement a multifaceted project focused on coastal ecosystem restoration and climate change adaptation. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include: (1) establishing living shorelines and green-gray infrastructure at...
The American Samoa Governor's Office was awarded a $389,025 project grant from the Department of the Interior's Insular Affairs office under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program. The funding will support efforts to restore approximately 20.7 acres of degraded wetlands and 8.9 acres of mangrove rainforests in Leone Village, American Samoa that were damaged in the 2009 tsunami. Specifically, the Governor's Office will remove waste from the wetland areas,...
The federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs (CFDA 15.875 - Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories) will provide $500,000 to the American Samoa Government Department of Commerce's Community Planning and Development Programs to establish healthy wetland ecosystems in American Samoa. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Cleaning up and restoring 15.5 acres of disturbed mangrove forest...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $465,000 Project Grant to the American Samoa Government's Department of Treasury, Disbursing Office on July 1, 2024. The grant funding will support the ASG's operations and maintenance needs associated with current and recent OIA-funded grant projects. This award falls under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), which provides financial assistance to U.S. territories...