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A. Samoa awarded $11.8M for government operations
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Posted on Apr 10 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Department of the Interior has awarded $11,833,000 to the American Samoa government under the American Samoa Government Operations grant for fiscal year 2020. These funds provide critical support to the hospital, the community college, and the judicial system in the territory.
“[Interior] Secretary [David] Bernhardt and I are pleased to support American Samoa through this program as it helps provide basic government operations and essential public services in the territory,” said Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, Douglas W. Domenech. “Every year, the Office of Insular Affairs team works with the American Samoa government to ensure these funds are provided in a timely manner and to ensure continuation of critical public services for the people of American Samoa.”
The funds will be divided as follows:
-American Samoa Government Operations: $6,410,634
-Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center: $4,436,011
-American Samoa Community College: $762,790
-High Court Operations: $223,565
Made available each year by Congress, the American Samoa Government Operations grant is provided through the Office of Insular Affairs on behalf of the federal government. The full amount provided by Congress for American Samoa government operations in fiscal year 2020 is $23,665,000. Initial payments of the fiscal year 2020 funding totaling $11,832,000 have already been paid to the American Samoa government starting in the fall of 2019.
For more information about the OIA Budget, visit: https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/oia-2021-greenbook-final.pdf
For more information about the work of the Office of Insular Affairs, visit http://www.doi.gov/oia or follow on Twitter @ASIIADomenech. (PR)
