American Samoa Government

American Samoa Government Department of Treasury Division, doing business as Disbursing Office ASG Treasury, is a non-profit territorial government entity that acts as the primary recipient of federal formula grants and project grants supporting the governance, infrastructure, and social services of American Samoa. The entity has no federal contracting footprint; all 661 prime awards across its portfolio are federal grants distributed through formula allocations and discretionary programs rather than procurement vehicles.

The American Samoa Government's grant portfolio reflects the funding mechanisms through which the Department of Interior, Department of Education, Department of Transportation, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Department of Energy support territorial operations and capital projects. The top five customer agencies by award count account for 77% of recent activity, led by the Department of Interior's Office of Insular Affairs (320 awards, covering general territorial operations, capital improvement projects, and emergency infrastructure), the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (85 awards for vocational rehabilitation and independent living services), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (53 awards for behavioral highway safety programs), HUD's Community Planning and Development office (35 awards for affordable housing and community development), and the Department of Energy (20 awards for weatherization assistance and energy efficiency). By potential value, the portfolio is concentrated in formula grants from Insular Affairs, OSERS, NHTSA, and HUD, though four awards to FEMA Region 9 and ten awards from CDC carry material dollar magnitudes relative to the territory's total grant ceiling.

Activity has grown across the recent period—36 awards in 2022 rising to 46 in 2025—reflecting sustained federal support to the territory. Grants support concrete operational and infrastructure activities: homelessness prevention and emergency shelter operations under HUD's Emergency Solutions Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (formula awards running through 2028 and 2034 respectively); vocational rehabilitation and independent living services for individuals with disabilities under OSERS formula awards (CFDA 84.126 and 93.432); state and community highway safety programs under NHTSA Section 402 and 405(C) grants; energy efficiency retrofits for low-income households under DOE's Weatherization Assistance Program (CFDA 81.042, valued at $278 thousand annually); and capital projects including port authority modernization, emergency communications infrastructure on the Manua Islands ($2.6 million), vocational facility construction, and secondary road repairs. Twenty-five awards face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months and therefore require recompete or renewal. The entity also carries one sub-award as recipient of a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant focused on invasive species eradication on Tutuila Island. American Samoa Council on Arts, Culture, and Humanities is listed as a named minority-owned and Asian-Pacific American owned subsidiary within the corporate structure.