Project Grant NA24NMFX441G0011

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 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, Coastal Zone Management Division will receive $199,000 through a three-year Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs. The funding supports the Vessel Fleet Maintenance Program and Staff Maintenance Training Program. Under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories federal grant program (CFDA 15.875), the award will allow the grantee to conduct vessel fleet maintenance and provide staff...

The American Samoa Government was awarded a $116,595.16 Formula Grant from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the Sport Fish Restoration federal grant program (CFDA 15.605) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The funding will support the Department of Marine & Wildlife Resources in conducting activities designed to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance sport fish populations for public use and benefit in American Samoa....

The American Samoa Government, through its Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR), was awarded a $164,849 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). This grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, will support the implementation of village Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to help restore and maintain nearshore fishery stocks in American Samoa. The grant funding aims to...

The American Samoa Government was awarded a $252,739.67 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The funding will support the Office of the Governor, Department of Marine & Wildlife Resources' operations and maintenance of boating access to public waters to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance sport fish populations and...

The American Samoa Government Department of Commerce, doing business as Community Planning and Development Programs, received a $167,400 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 training additional harbor pilots in American Samoa from June 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027. Harbor pilots are essential to escorting cargo vessels into the harbor of Pago...

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 American Samoa Government Department of Commerce was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs. The grant, awarded on January 7, 2025, will be used to 1) clean up and restore 20 acres of degraded mangrove forest wetlands in Vatia Village and Aunuu Island, 2) replant the areas with native mangrove and riparian tree seedlings...

The American Samoa Government was awarded a $136,015.86 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the Sport Fish Restoration federal grant program (CFDA 15.605). The award period is October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. Under this Formula Grant, the American Samoa Government's Department of Marine & Wildlife Resources will support activities to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance sport fish populations for public use and...