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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa has submitted to the US Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service the territorial implementation plan and estimates for distribution of the federal stimulus money to qualified local residents, says ASG COVID-19 Task Force chairman Iulogologo...
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata hailed Senate passage of a bill to replenish the urgently needed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for small business assistance, including new support for hospitals and small lenders. The House will consider the $484 billion interim economic...
Aumua Amata with Congressman Mike McCaul
Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is highlighting ongoing CARES Act federal funding for COVID-19 response national emergency efforts in American Samoa. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are making available $259,066 in...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Human and Social Service Department will start processing today, Apr. 15th, subsidy payments for all daycare providers in the territory, after approval was given by the agency’s federal grantor, according to director Muavaefa’atasi John Suisala at last Sunday’s ASG...
LBJ Medical Center  triage system in front of the hospital
Washington, D.C. —  Congresswoman Aumua Amata on Monday welcomed $766,000 for American Samoa’s medical providers through the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department in another appropriation resulting from the CARES Act. This HHS assistance is part of COVID-19 relief for hospitals and clinics...
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has informed the ANZ Amerika Samoa Bank, Territorial Bank of American Samoa and the Development Bank of American Samoa, that he and his administration stand ready to provide any assistance with programs available to help local businesses through...
Washington, D. C. — U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, Douglas W. Domenech announced today that he has formally invited the Governors of the territories and the Presidents of the freely associated states (FAS) to submit requests for funding made...
Congresswoman Aumua Amata
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed another health grant for the second straight day — $745,000 for American Samoa Community Health Centers — this time from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and once again directly through the recent congressional...
Congresswoman Aumua Amata
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata on Monday welcomed a second health grant — this one $740,000 — to American Samoa from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) specifically to support our COVID-19 response. Combined with the CDC’s previous $370,000 grant to American Samoa in...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Aumua Amata and her Washington, D.C. office are assuring American Samoa businesses and individuals that ANZ Amerika Samoa Bank is a qualified lender for loans under the CARES Act. When asked, Amata told Samoa News, “Yes ANZ is a qualified bank to process...

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