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Washington, D.C. – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming $406,084 in CARES Act funds to expand American Samoa's COVID-19 testing capacity. This discretionary grant is from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department.
"The CARES Act continues to make helpful resources available," said Aumua Amata. "It's a blessing we have no coronavirus cases, and it remains very important to have readiness in place and be capable of testing as needed."
Washington, D.C. – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming $411,385 in CARES Act funds for American Samoa's health priorities through the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department.
These CARES Act resources are for the Territory to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on improving mortality, expanding testing, better tracking of any cases, managing any high-risk areas or populations, monitoring health system capacity, and containment.
Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming $766,000 for American Samoa's medical providers through the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department in another appropriation resulting from the CARES Act.
This HHS assistance is part of COVID-19 relief for hospitals and clinics under the CARES Act's Provider Relief Fund, and this payment does not require repayment or matching funds.
Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is highlighting National Public Health Week, and thanking all those working to make health care and basic needs steadily available during this time of precautions.
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed an in-depth briefing provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Region 9 Director Robert Fenton on the agency’s action plan to assist in coronavirus efforts in American Samoa and other island territories, and she supports Governor Lolo’s request for the federal government to take on the entire financial responsibility and waive the Territory’s 25 percent matching requirement.
Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming another health grant for the second straight day — $745,000 for American Samoa Community Health Centers — this time from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and once again directly through the recent congressional appropriations in the CARES Act.
Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming a second health grant – this one $740,000 – to American Samoa from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) specifically to support our COVID-19 response.
Combined with the CDC's previous $370,000 grant to American Samoa in late March this makes a total of $1.1 million to date directly for local coronavirus efforts.
Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is providing the following summary of the recent coronavirus relief from Congress and what these bills mean for American Samoa.
How the COVID-19 Federal Relief Packages Affect U.S. Territories
The United States Congress has passed three aid packages in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Luamua i Uosigitone – Aso Tofi, Ua tuuina mai e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata le nei otootoga e uiga i fesoasoani e tali atu ai i le coronavirus mai le Konekeresi ma tulaga e aofia ai Amerika Samoa.
O ITU E AOFIA AI TERITORI O LE IUNAITE SETETE I FESOASOANI TAU SELENI MO LE COVID-19 MAI LE MALO FETERALE |
Na pasia e le Konekeresi a le Iunaite Setete ni vaega fesoasoani e tolu i le tali atu i le pesi o le COVID-19
Laumua i Uosigitone—Aso Sa, Ua tuuina mai e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata se faapupulaga auiliili o se faamoemoe mo Amerika Samoa mai le Pili o le CARES: