Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice of several grants from the Office of Insular Affairs’ Maintenance Assistance Program (MAP).

In a letter received Tuesday from Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor to Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga and Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, the OIA announced $750,280 in three MAP grants for the territory.

The largest of the three is $544,780 to the American Samoa Power Authority for the Lineman Training and Development program. The public utility is led by a Board of Directors and Executive Director Wallon Young.

Another grant is $150,000 to the American Samoa Department of Parks and Recreation directed by Kenneth Soala Tupua for the renovations of the Tia Seu Lupe Historical Monument site project, as detailed in a proposal submitted on March 16, 2023. The Tia Seu Lupe Historic Monument was dedicated by Uifa’atali Governor Peter T. Coleman in 1990.

Finally, $55,500 to the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority is for the Geographic Information System (GIS) Mapping and Survey Software & Hardware project.

“Thank you to those who applied for or will take part in implementing these grant projects,” said Congresswoman Amata. “Congratulations to Governor Lemanu and his team on these several efforts, and thank you as always to OIA upon the announcement of these funds.”