$1.7 million grant intended to help build resilient workforce in American Samoa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program (Hawaiʻi Sea Grant) and American Samoa Community College (ASCC) were awarded one of nine selected projects as

![Through collaboration with the ASPA, a DOC- NOAA grant will provide training and certifications focused on creating climate-ready positions, enhancing the territory’s capacity to manage and adapt to climate-related threats. [photo: ASPA water division] ASPA WATER DIVISION](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/aspa_water_div.jpg?itok=QUaT5v0c)



![Professor Caroline Sinavaiana Gabbard [photo: Univ. of Hawaii] Professor Caroline Sinavaiana Gabbard](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/gabbard1-1.jpg?itok=3GtfLEKN)

![Fagasa has committed to protecting their village coral reef fisheries resources by signing a cooperative agreement with the DMWR, joining the Community-based Fisheries Management Program, and establishing a MPA. [Courtesy graphic] FAGASA VILLAGA MARINE PROTECTED AREA](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fagasa_village_mpa_map_final_.png?itok=ScW2yDko)

![The three junior tennis players from American Samoa competing in the 2024 Annual Australian Junior Teams Championships in Gold Coast, Australia 21-30 June. (l-r) Hermann Thomsen, Aifili Tamasoaali’i and Joelei Ioane. [photo: Joe Leuila Ioane] Hermann Thomsen, Aifili Tamasoaali’i and Joelei Ioane.](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/5062.jpg?itok=-FbNf4nI)