American Samoa Community College

American Samoa Community College, a U.S. government entity and 1862 land-grant institution headquartered in Pago Pago, American Samoa, operates as the sole provider of postsecondary education in the territory and receives federal grant funding as a recipient (95% of recent awards) rather than as a federal contractor. ASCC's grant portfolio centers on agricultural research, extension programming, workforce development, forest stewardship, nutrition education, and institutional capacity building across USDA, Department of Interior, Department of Education, and NSF funding streams.

ASCC's customer concentration reflects its land-grant mission and territorial role. The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture dominates the portfolio with 128 awards, followed by the Department of Interior's Office of Insular Affairs (34 awards), Department of Education's Office of Career Technical and Adult Education (19 awards), and the USDA Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region (16 awards). These top four agencies account for approximately two-thirds of recent awards. The recipient operates across multiple USDA-NIFA formula grant vehicles including the Hatch Act (CFDA 10.203) for agricultural research, Smith-Lever Extension Funding (CFDA 10.511) for cooperative extension, and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (CFDA 10.514); recent awards include a $3.33 million Hatch Act formula grant (FY 2026-27) supporting taro crop improvement through conventional breeding and vegetable variety trials, a $3.5 million Smith-Lever award (FY 2026-30) delivering agricultural sustainability and family consumer sciences programming, and a $103,886 EFNEP award (FY 2026-30) targeting low-income nutrition education for families and youth.

ASCC's capability footprint spans agricultural research and extension, workforce development programming, forest and nursery management, community nutrition education, STEM curriculum modernization, and institutional infrastructure. Representative prime recipient work includes a $750,000 USDA Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry Program grant (FY 2024-28, CFDA 10.727) to plan and manage forest resources across American Samoa, multiple USDA-NIFA research and extension awards supporting taro breeding programs and vegetable crop variety trials spanning multi-year cycles, a $400,000 NSF STEM Education Program grant (FY 2025-27, CFDA 47.076) for faculty professional development and hybrid course redesign in mathematics, science, and computer science, and $260,000 in Department of Interior Insular Affairs support for the Apprentice Workforce Development program Phase II targeting trades certification (air conditioning, automotive, construction, electrical, welding) for 400 participants. The institution also received a small $23,220 firm fixed-price purchase order from NOAA (September 2024) for the NPSA-NOAA Marine Debris Display project completing April 2025, representing minimal contract activity relative to grant volume.

Activity has averaged 13 to 19 awards per year over the past five years (2022-2025), with 19 awards completing ultimate performance dates within the next twenty-four months and therefore facing renewal or recompete decisions. ASCC subcontracts as a sub-recipient under larger university-led federal grants, with recent sub-awards from the University of Hawaii for AHEC (Area Health Education Centers), Pacific Basin University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, and STEM scholarship programs, and from Portland State University on an EXITO research training initiative. As a territorial government educational institution, ASCC does not compete under 8(a), HUBZone, or other small business set-asides; awards are full-and-open competitive or formula-based allocations to land-grant institutions.