AMERICAN SAMOA

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Recent Updates

May 29, 2009
Last week it was reported that American Samoa has already had $20 million in stimulus funding released to the territory. According to a Samoa News report, "released" is defined as "the territorial government having signed the funding agreement with the federal grantor and the money is ready or has already been released to the territory." The released funds include $7.1 million for Pell Grants and over $6 million in funds for the Department of Education. 

March 13, 2009
Gov. Togiola Tulafono recently launched a Web site to disseminate information about the ARRA to citizens of American Samoa.

Executive Branch

March 13, 2009
Gov. Tulafono has recently created the Economic Stimulus and Recovery Office. The office, which will be an agency within the Office of the Governor, will serve as the liaison between federal agencies and local departments, coordinate all certifications and projects, and ensure the implementation and transparency of stimulus-related items.

The governor also put together a special stimulus team to oversee the spending. This team is headed up by Federal Grants Manager Pat Galea'i. It is unclear if this team of people will also be staffing the newly created Economic Stimulus and Recovery Office.

Feb. 22, 2009
The Senate and House created a wish list of stimulus projects in January and at that time Gov. Tulafono stated that his office and other government agencies would review the list and add additional projects. Upon the signing of the bill, Congressman Faleomavaega sent a letter to territory officials explaining what benefits they would receive.

Territory Certification Letter

Executive Orders

Press Releases