ASG supports a statewide broadband data collection and mapping efforts thereby developing statewide broadband deployment and technical assistance plans; conduct a statewide skills assessment and…

The American Samoa Government Department of Commerce was awarded a $2 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program to support broadband data collection and mapping efforts, conduct a statewide skills assessment to inform workforce development needs, and undertake a statewide supply chain and logistics assessment. The grant period runs from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024. Under this EDA Economic Adjustment Assistance award, the ASG Department of Commerce will develop statewide broadband deployment and technical assistance plans, coordinate a skills assessment with the state labor market agency and workforce board to identify employer demand, and create action plans to increase supply chain efficiencies and benefit American Samoa's economy regionally and globally.

ASG supports a statewide broadband data collection and mapping efforts thereby developing statewide broadband deployment and technical assistance plans; conduct a statewide skills assessment and analysis to help inform workforce development and training needs based on employers' demand for skills, including coordination with the state labor market information agency and the state workforce development board; and undertake a statewide supply chain and logistics assessment to increase efficiencies, identifying state assets and economic resources and developing action plans that will benefit the state's economy in a regional and global marketplace.