Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Governor's Office yesterday announced the launch of the newly developed Grants Clearinghouse Grants Management System, known as MATA, a centralized digital application designed to help all government departments and agencies efficiently and effectively manage current grants and new grant applications. 

MATA is scheduled to go live on October 1, 2026. Beginning on that date, all departments and agencies will be required to use MATA as a mandatory government process for managing grants, supporting consistent oversight, improving transparency, and strengthening compliance with applicable grant requirements. 

"MATA represents an important step forward in modernizing how our government manages grant resources. By bringing grant information, applications, reporting, and compliance processes into one coordinated system, we are improving accountability and helping departments and agencies better serve the people of American Samoa,” Division Administrator Robert "Uti" Gebauer said. 

The Grants Clearinghouse developed MATA to provide a more efficient and standardized approach to grant management across the American Samoa Government. 

The system is intended to support departments and agencies throughout the full grant lifecycle, including tracking active awards, coordinating new applications, maintaining required documentation, and supporting timely reporting departments and agencies are encouraged to prepare for the transition by reviewing internal grant procedures, identifying staff who will use the system, and participating in any training or onboarding activities issued by the Grants Clearinghouse prior to the October 1 launch. 

For more information, please contact the Office of the Governor, Grants Clearinghouse Division at 633-4121, or contact the Division Administrator, Robert Gebauer at 733-8641 and robert.gebauer@go.as.gov.

(Source: Governor’s Office press release)