Amata Welcomes DOI Grant for Close Up

Pago Pago — Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed notification of an education grant for the Close Up program from the Interior Department's Office of Insular Affairs (OIA).

OIA is providing a grant of $672,978 to the Close Up Foundation for their youth opportunities in the Insular Areas, specifically designated to the Close Up Insular Area Program, with the federal funding via OIA's Technical Assistance Program (TAP).

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"I've always enjoyed so much having our Close Up students visit the U.S. Capitol and American Samoa's congressional office in D.C.," said Aumua Amata. "I don't know the next time those travel activities will be, but it's a good program for our young people, a reward for their efforts, and a chance to learn. Thank you to Secretary David Bernhardt, Assistant Secretary Doug Domenech, and especially our own local educators working in the lives of our students."

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