Congressman Faleomavaega today received notification
from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) office of the Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) that “Native Resources Developer” and
“Aquaculture Cooperative of American Samoa” have been awarded a combined
total of $266,777 in federal grants. Awarded under the HHS Social
and Economic Development Strategies (SEDS) program, the Native Resources
Developer will receive $190,000 for the second phase of its Samoan Fishery
Development Project while the Aquaculture Cooperative of American Samoa
will receive $76,777 for its aquaculture project development.
“The SEDS grants are aimed at encouraging community and individual
productivity through community development and to reduce dependency,” Congressman
Faleomavaega explained. “It is a competitive financial assistance
grants program that supports locally designed projects that address community
needs and goals toward self-sufficiency.”
“I am pleased to see that there is a growing number of our people
that are taking advantage of these business development opportunities and
are competing for these federal grants,” Congressman Faleomavaega continued.
“I congratulate both the Native Resources Developer and the Aquaculture
Cooperative of American Samoa for submitting successful proposals.” |
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