American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency

American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency, a territorial government entity structured as a non-profit organization, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient across a portfolio of criminal justice and victim services programs from the Department of Justice. The agency does not hold federal contracts or serve as a subcontractor; its federal footprint consists entirely of grants that support criminal justice administration, personnel, systems development, and service delivery across American Samoa's justice agencies.

The agency's grant portfolio concentrates heavily within the Department of Justice. Of 135 awards spanning 2010 to October 2026, the Bureau of Justice Assistance accounts for 51 awards; the Office on Violence Against Women for 21; Office of Justice Programs for 18; Victims of Crime for 16; and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for 10 — together representing 86 percent of awards. These are all formula and block grants, not competitive procurements, allocated to support territorial criminal justice operations.

Recent grant work exemplifies the agency's scope. The Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded $803,786 on October 1, 2026 (the most recent award in the source), under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554), to develop an integrated criminal records management system and enhance reporting to federal systems including the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, National Crime Information Center, Interstate Identification Index, and National Incident-Based Reporting System. Performance runs through March 31, 2028. The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $1,088,146 on October 1, 2025 under the COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Program (CFDA 16.072) to investigate methamphetamine manufacturing and distribution across the territory through September 30, 2028. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded two Title II formula grants (FY 2024 and FY 2025) to strengthen the juvenile justice system, support the State Advisory Group, fund the Manaia Shelter Care Program for abused and neglected children, and support the juvenile detention center.

Additional grant awards fund substance abuse treatment in correctional facilities (Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program, CFDA 16.593), violence against women services (STOP Formula Grants and Sexual Assault Services Formula Program under CFDA 16.588 and 16.591), victims of crime services (Crime Victims Fund), sex offender registration and tracking (SORNA, CFDA 16.203), and juvenile justice compliance including Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) implementation. The agency also administers Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants (CFDA 16.738) and funds targeted at attorney recruitment and retention to address limited access to affordable legal services in the territory.

Activity has declined from a peak of eleven awards in 2022 to two in 2026, reflecting the shifting grant award calendar. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $37.8 million. Ten awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete opportunity across the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office on Violence Against Women, and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention grant streams. The agency holds no position on federal IDIQs, GWACs, or schedules and generates no subcontract revenue; its role is exclusively as a territorial administering agency and direct grant recipient managing the flow of federal criminal justice funding to local American Samoa government departments and sub-recipient community organizations.