Amata Welcomes $830,662 CDC Grant

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a grant notice of $830,662 for the American Samoa Department of Health from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

This is a new, discretionary grant from the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), covering the year ahead with the rest of a five-year planned project to follow, based on a grant application from ASDOH.

“Thank you to Yolanda Masunu for her work surrounding this grant, and everyone at ASDOH involved in obtaining federal funds and important preventative efforts for our people,” said Congresswoman Amata. “Congratulations to Health Director Dr. Saipale Fuimaono, and thank you, for the second announcement in a week, for this support from HHS and CDC.”

The grant is to strengthen vaccine and prevention efforts in the territory.

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