Federal Programs and Initiatives

Excerpt from initiative announcement:

An overview of BusinessUSA, a cross-agency initiative to make it easier for American Businesses to access the services they need to grow and hire.

Excerpts from a report on grants for education jobs in Insular Areas. The report is part of the record for the 2012 Interagency Group on Insular Areas: 

Excerpt from HUD Programs and Funding in Insular Areas, presented at the 2012 IGIA :

2. Funding levels in FY 2010 - FY 2012
a. Office of Public and Indian Housing
i. Public Housing
1. There are no public housing projects in American Samoa. American Samoa has inquired about becoming a PHA, but does not have the funding for Public to start the program.

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ii. Section 8
1. Housing Choice Voucher
a. There are no Section 8 HCV or HUD Multifamily Housing units in the American Samoa.

Excerpt from Small Business Administration Offerings in the Insular Areas, presented at 2012 IGIA :

The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
October 28, 2011
Presidential Memorandum -- Making it Easier for America's Small Businesses and America's Exporters to Access Government Services to Help Them Grow and Hire

MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
SUBJECT: Making it Easier for America's Small Businesses and America's Exporters to Access Government Services to Help Them Grow and Hire

Excerpt from : SSBCI Approved Programs in American Samoa, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands
(As of February 24, 2012)
 

American Samoa
Allocation: $13.2 million

USDA Rural Development in AMERICAN SAMOA

Excerpt from: USDA - RURAL DEVELOPMENT BRIEFING PAPER - Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, & Marshall Islands
INTERAGENCY GROUP ON INSULAR AREAS (IGIA) - FEBRUARY 28, 2012

The Insular A, B, C’s - Phase II initiative announced by U.S. Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas, Anthony Babauta on March 17, 2011, represents a partnership between the governments of Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA), to conduct a baseline inventory and deferred maintenance assessment of 125 public elementary, middle and high schools comprising of approximately 1,600 buildings.

Key Points

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US Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program