The Trump Administration has transmitted $4,667,000 in grant funding to the American Samoa government through the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs’ American Samoa Operations program.
This funding provides critical support to the hospital, the community college, public schools, and the judicial system in the territory, and is made available under the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act (Public Law 116-159), which remains in effect until December 11, 2020.
The funds will be divided as follows:
- American Samoa Government $2,530,000
- LBJ Tropical Medical Center $1,750,000
- American Samoa Community College $300,000
- High Court of American Samoa $87,000
The full Fiscal Year 2020 amount provided by Congress to the American Samoa Government for operations in fiscal year 2020 was $23,665,000.
This payment of $4,677,000 is the initial amount to be paid in fiscal year 2021.
“The Office of Insular Affairs team works hard every year to ensure that any available funding – including under a continuing resolution – is transmitted to American Samoa as quickly as possible for its essential government operations,” said Interior Assistant Secretary Douglas W. Domenech.
“The American Samoa Operations program provides critical support to the people of American Samoa through its hospital, community college, public schools, and judicial system.”
