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 $500,000.00 to the American Samoa Government Department of Commerce to establish healthy wetland ecosystems in the territory. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: 1) Cleaning up and restoring 15.5 acres of disturbed mangrove forest zones in Vatia Village and 4.5...
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...
This 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 $850,000 in funding to the American Samoa Government Department of Commerce to implement the Native Seed Strategy Rehabilitation and Restoration Project. The project aims to propagate native seeds and seedlings for reforestation and revegetation efforts in order to rehabilitate and restore disturbed lands,...
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 U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $324,374 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program to the American Samoa Government Department of Commerce (Community Planning and Development Programs) to facilitate and conduct coral restoration activities in five sites across Tutuila, Ofu, and Tau Islands. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Coral transplanting to restore critical...
The American Samoa Government Department of Commerce, doing business as Community Planning and Development Programs, received a $2.8 million 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. Funded activities include updating sea level rise data and vulnerability assessments, conducting community outreach on climate adaptation, developing shoreline protection best practices,...
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 $100,000 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to the American Samoa Government Department of Commerce. The grant aims to establish an accessible database and streamlined surveillance system to more efficiently monitor and eradicate invasive species in American Samoa, including myna birds, African tulip trees, and tamaligi trees. The funding will allow the...
The American Samoa Government will receive $120,000 through a five-year Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs to support operations and maintenance activities for infrastructure projects on the island. The grant funds are provided through the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), which aims to bolster healthcare capacity, strengthen island economies, and fulfill U.S. Compact obligations in U.S. territories....
The Department of the Interior Insular Affairs awarded a $525,240.32 Project Grant to the American Samoa Government from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2026. The grant funding will support capital improvement projects under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875). This program aims to bolster healthcare capacity, strengthen island economies, and fulfill U.S. Compact obligations in U.S. territories as part of the Department of the...