CIP Funding for American Samoa Is $9.5 M+

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ASG is receiving more than $9.5 million in grant funding under the Capital Improvement Program which is disbursed to the territories by the Department of Interior.

The funding for Fiscal Year 2016 is now ready for release as announced by Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Esther Kia’aina today.

CIP funding for American Samoa has hovered around $10 million for the last two decades.

The distribution of funding for FY2016 is as follows:

  • Tug Boats – $1,750,000
  • LBJ Tropical Medical Center Labor, Delivery, and Operating Room – $1,700,000
  •  Samoana High School – $1,204,700* for the construction of a new two-story building
  • Insular ABC’s Initiative – $1,000,000* to implement maintenance and repairs to public schools.
  • Disaster Matching Funds – $1,000,000 to the Office of Disaster Assistance and Petroleum Management to provide a local match to federal funding received under FEMA’s Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Program.
  • School Buses – $600,000 to acquire up to six new school buses
  • Heavy Equipment – $500,000 for  a backhoe, two dump trucks, and a sweeper for Department of Public Works.
  •  Maintenance Set-Aside – $475,250 for a long-term preventative maintenance program for all CIP-funded infrastructure projects in American Samoa.
  • FAA Matching Funds – $350,000 to provide the required local match for federal funding from the Federal Aviation Administration for airport improvements and maintenance. The FAA awards American Samoa between $9 –11 million per year for continued improvements to the airports
  • Aua Elementary School – $300,000 for the construction of a pre-fabricated metal building to serve as a covered recreational area and assembly area for students 
  • Microfiltration Plant – $250,000 for the purchase of microfiltration equipment for the American Samoa Power Authority 
  • Ofu Wharf – $200,000 to design improvements to the Ofu Wharf 
  • CIP Administrative Office – $95,050 to support the operations of the CIP Administrative Office
  •  Service Wharf – $40,000 to supplement OIA grant funding that has already been awarded for the construction and rehabilitation of a new service wharf in Pago Pago Harbor. 
  • Port Drainage Improvements – $40,000 to fix drainage problems at the Pago Pago Port container yard where rain runoff is ponding and greatly affecting stevedore operations and facilities.

Assistant Secretary Kia’aina said, “This year’s projects reflect the hard work of Governor Lolo Moliga and his Administration in prioritizing critical infrastructure and maintenance projects in transportation, education, and health for the territory.

“She added she’s especially pleased to help American Samoa advance stable ocean and air transportation between the islands of Tutuila and Manu’a with OIA funds and pending legislation in the U.S. Congress.”

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