dmwr.rishers funding
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) that has been inundated with CARES Act applications wants to set the record straight — no checks have been issued since the applications closed two weeks ago, Dec.11, 2020.
“We want to send out this message to...

![A Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources employee working to screen and evaluate some of the over 2,000 applications received by the office from individuals applying to the CARES Act program for funds for local fishers and businesses. TO DATE: NO CHECKS HAVE BEEN ISSUED SO FAR! [photo by AF] DMWR employee inputting data.](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/dmwr_screening_process_0501.jpg?itok=965oOekr)