American Samoa Government Department Of Commerce

The American Samoa Government Department of Commerce, through its American Samoa Coastal Zone Management Division, serves as the territory's primary entity for administering coastal management programs and supporting economic development initiatives. Registered in SAM.gov since May 2005 with a UEI of DH33YGNJYHC6, this division operates as a not-for-profit government organization located in Pago Pago, Eastern District. The entity does not hold federal contracts or serve as a prime federal grant awardee but has received substantial federal grant funding as a sub-awardee to support critical coastal zone management, community development, and economic resilience initiatives across American Samoa.

The American Samoa Coastal Zone Management Division has received federal grant funding across multiple programs and agencies, demonstrating its comprehensive role in territorial development. Primary funding has come from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through the Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards program (CFDA 11.419) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law capacity-building initiatives, totaling approximately $3.3 million for coastal management activities including wetland delineation, habitat restoration, living shoreline feasibility studies, and coastal hazard mitigation planning. The division has also received Community Services Block Grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.569), totaling approximately $2.4 million across multiple funding years to support anti-poverty initiatives, workforce development, education, healthcare access, and community-based support programs. Additional support has come from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration for tourism revitalization and economic assessment projects, the Department of Interior Office of Insular Affairs for environmental regulatory development and territorial capacity building, the Federal Communications Commission for affordable connectivity outreach, and the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration for broadband infrastructure and workforce skills assessment projects. These diverse grant programs have funded services including coastal resource protection, climate resilience planning, community development, poverty reduction, workforce training, infrastructure improvements, and long-term economic recovery efforts.