new funding
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed a grant of $170,963 for American Samoa Community College (ASCC) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
“Congratulations to ASCC for this federal funding, and...

![Congresswoman Amata pointed out in her media release that the project's main objectives focus on faculty preparation, student experiential learning and recruitment, retention, and equity. [SN file photo] Congresswoman Aumua Amata](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_new_photo_002_17.jpg?itok=01ubk6Jq)