Amata Congratulates The Christopher James Foeoletini Ledoux Foundation for Three-Year Grant
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is congratulating The Christopher James Foeoletini Ledoux Foundation for a federal grant of $223,365, as the year one allotment of a three-year project expected to be fully funded at $754,841. This ANA grant is due to the application and qualifying efforts of The Christopher James Foeoletini Ledoux Foundation, Leulu Trude Gasetotolemasina Sunia, Founder, Director, and CEO.
Congresswoman Amata spoke to the Samoan youth of Santa Clara EFKAS Pearls of the Pacific event in Silicon Valley in 2017
“We continue to receive good grant notices for projects that help people in our community,” said Congresswoman Amata. “Thank you to Foundation Director Trude Sunia and the Foundation for their work, and everyone who has any part through volunteering or providing support.”
This Social and Economic Development grant award is from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Some of the youth of Christopher James Foeoletini Ledoux Foundation proudly display their logo
The grant will fund the Pacific Innovation and Tech Academy (PITA) Project. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works to help families impacted by substance abuse through facilitating outreach, counseling, mentoring, and awareness.
Federal grants are determined by departments and agencies after the programs that administer these funds are created legislatively by Congress, then Congress funds them through each year’s appropriations.
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