American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency

American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency, a U.S. government entity (territorial government) based in Pago Pago, American Samoa, operates as a prime recipient of federal formula grants and cooperative agreements focused on environmental management, drinking water compliance, low-income home energy assistance, and air quality monitoring in American Samoa. The agency receives 100% of its awards as a prime recipient; no subcontracting activity appears in the source.

The agency's customer base is concentrated in two federal sources. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families accounts for 26 awards anchored in Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding (CFDA 93.568), delivering utility bill payment assistance, emergency energy crisis intervention, weatherization improvements, and minor energy-related home repairs to eligible low-income households across the territory. The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 accounts for 8 awards totaling $115 thousand in combined potential value, including a consolidated environmental management and protection formula grant running through September 2028 that addresses drinking water provision to 100% of the population, watershed and water-quality monitoring, brownfield cleanup, and pesticide management; a Safe Drinking Water Act compliance assistance grant ($154,000) for public water system baseline monitoring and operator training through December 2025; and an American Rescue Plan-funded cooperative agreement ($200,000) completed in October 2024 for the purchase and installation of four permanent air quality monitoring stations on the island of Tutuila. The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity placed 3 awards for Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DSMOA) cooperation agreements. Recent awards include a LIHEAP Infrastructure Supplement block grant and a LIHEAP formula grant, both issued October 1, 2025 and running through September 30, 2027, under the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Community Services.

Activity has declined year over year—eight awards in 2021 to two in 2025—with five awards reaching ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months. Combined dollars obligated across all 44 awards total $90.1 million against a combined potential value of $115 thousand, indicating that most awarded funding has been delivered and reported. The agency's role is limited to territorial administration of federal environmental and energy assistance programs rather than competitive procurement or service delivery to other federal customers.