Cost matching for BIL funding is — as usual — ASG’s biggest obstacle
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) states that “available federal funding opportunities require a local cost matching,” says Office of Disaster Assistance



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