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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is commending entrepreneurship for Small Business Week, and thanking small businesses for their important role in the community.
“Small businesses are the heartbeat of our economy. You mean so much to our community. May your diligent planning lead to well-earned thriving for your small business! (Proverbs 21:5)
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata testified Wednesday in the House Wasy and Means Committee for her bill, H.R. 399, which she introduced last week, to permanently renew the American Samoa Economic Development Credit, a tax extender long known as 30A based on the section of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming the announcement of $2.1 million for American Samoa’s broadband and digital accessibility from the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), as part of over $60 million nationally for Digital Equity Plans.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a nationwide announcement by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that restores $30,382 in funds to recipients in American Samoa.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata highlighted National Small Business Week, which has been celebrated for 60 years, and thanked our small businesses.
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting broadband funds announced Monday from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) passed by Congress in 2021. These funds, specifically $37,564,827.53, are for the Broadband, Equity and Deployment (BEAD) program administered by the NTIA as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Pago Pago – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a federal funding notice received Tuesday from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) totaling $1,413,520 from the Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Act signed into law on December 29, 2022.
The largest of the three grants is a Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) of $1,029,433, along with a HOME program grant of $298,791, and an Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) of $85,296.
Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is announcing the launch of the Capital Readiness grant competition by the US Department of Commerce. The CRP grant competition is funded by the US Treasury Department’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), which is a program that aims to promote entrepreneurship, help businesses grow, and increase access to capital. The CRP grant competition is intended to help entrepreneurs who have applied or will apply to the SSBCI and other programs.
Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed Friday’s announcement of $100,000 in federal funds through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a Housing Preservation Grant for the Development Bank of American Samoa (DBAS).
American Samoa’s grant, although part of a large nationwide series of 273 projects in 47 states, was the only one awarded among the island territories.