Amata Highlights DOJ Grant for CJPA Delinquency Prevention Program

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice of a grant of $100,036 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for the American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency (CJPA) led by Director Mariana Timu-Faiai. These formula grant funds are for the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention program, with four years remaining in the project period. 

“Thank you to Director Faiai once again and the Criminal Justice Planning Agency for their work on both the funding and the programs themselves,” said Congresswoman Aumua Amata. “I trust this support will help some of our youth in need, and thank you to the DOJ for this grant.”

The funds will be used to strengthen the territory's juvenile justice system, in support of the State Advisory Group, providing services for child abuse and neglect programs (including the Manaia Shelter Care Program for abused and neglected children), positive youth development programming, and support for the Juvenile Detention Center. Funds also support personnel responsible for compliance monitoring of the core requirements.

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