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American Rescue Plan Act
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming $200,000 in federal health services funds for the American Samoa Department of Health for home visiting efforts. These funds are from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus signed into law on March 11,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Half of the $10 million allocated from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for the Business Loan Program allocated to the local Commerce Dept. to administer and oversee has been budgeted for the Line of Credit (COL) initiative; while an additional $4 million is going to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s “dependence on imports is extreme, compared to other U.S jurisdictions” and in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the territory saw a 30,000 tonnage increase in imports from the prior year for the Port of Pago Pago, according to a Port...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The ASG Oversight Office of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) released late last week funding requirements under the federal ARPA Business Loan Program, for which $10 million has been allocated by the Lemanu Administration to help small businesses impacted by COVID-19.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sen. Malaepule Saite Moliga believes more funds should be allocated for housing and small businesses from the $479 million that American Samoa has received under the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021.
The American Samoa Recovery Plan Performance Report for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While American Samoa has already been allocated $10 million for broadband infrastructure under the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, additional funds are expected later under a separate federal grant for infrastructure that includes broadband, and both...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s more than $400 million allocation under the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 is held at a U.S-based bank due to US Treasury requirements for the banking institution, while the territory is awaiting a final decision by the US Treasury on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A new medical facility, improved mental health services as well as expanded health services to villages and outer islands are some of the “Public Health” projects being allocated millions of dollars in funding under the territory’s more than $479 million from the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Just over $23 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds have been budgeted for American Samoa’s vaccination program, repatriation, along with the Safe Travels American Samoa website design, development and deployment, according to the American Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local Tax Office Manager Vaaimamao E. Poufa told the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee yesterday that ASG has already received over $33 million from the US Treasury for local payments to those who qualify under the federal Advance Child Tax Credit through the...